Lady Clapp

Pear

Lady Clapp

Origin / History

Budd and Hansen (1914) call it "a promising new variety in Eastern States." Hedrick (1921) gives as references the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, p. 178, 1896, and the Ellwanger & Barry Catalog, p. 17, 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: Smooth; yellow.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Juicy, melting, vinous. Quality "very good" (Budd and Hansen); "first" (Hedrick).

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September, the last half of the month (Budd and Hansen), following the Bartlett.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

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. — 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)

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)