Lady Clapp

Pear

Lady Clapp

Origin/History

A promising variety that attracted attention in Eastern States, cited in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report of 1896 and offered by Ellwanger & Barry in their catalog of 1900.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size

Large.

Form

Not described in source.

Stem

Not described in source.

Cavity

Not described in source.

Calyx

Not described in source.

Basin

Not described in source.

Skin

Yellow, smooth.

Flesh/Flavor

Juicy, melting, vinous; quality very good (Budd & Hansen).

Core/Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

Last half of September, following the Bartlett.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Classified as first quality (Hedrick).

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1898–1900) from Missouri

Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (2)

Lady Clapp.

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 178. 1896.

Ellwanger & Barry Cat. 17. 1900.

Fruit large, yellow; flesh juicy, melting, vinous; first; Sept., following Bartlett.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Lady Clapp. — Large, yellow with smooth skin. Flesh juicy, melting, vinous, quality very good. Season last half of September, following the Bartlett. A promising new variety in Eastern States.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)