Lincoln
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Lincoln (Pear)
[NOTE: Source text is incomplete — the passage cuts off mid-sentence. Formatted below is what is available from the 1921 Hedrick source.]
Origin/History
Nearly a hundred years old without having received favorable mention from pear growers, Lincoln has been brought from the limbo of lost fruits in recent years to take high rank in the list of pears for the Mississippi Valley. The variety is spoken of in such superlative terms for that region that judging from its behavior in New York, it would seem that western pear-growers give it attributes which Nature denies it.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited references:
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report 88 (1845)
- Illinois Horticultural Society Report 196, Plates (1894)
- Michigan Horticultural Society Report 141 (1894)
- Illinois Horticultural Society Report 42 (1889)
- Rural New York 48:754, figures 275–276 (1889)
- American Pomological Society Catalog 36 (1899)
- Budd-Hansen American Horticultural Manual 2:253 (1903)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 10 catalogs (1898–1932) from Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Washington
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
- Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Galbraith Nursery Co. (DeWitt Hansen , Pres.-Mgr.), Fairbury , Nebraska — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Van Holderbeke Nursery Co. , Incorporated, Spokane, Washington (nurseries at Otis Orchards WA, Pasadena WA, Kennewick WA) — 1913
- Stark Bro's Nurseries , Louisiana , Missouri — 1932
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)LINCOLN
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 88. 1845. 2. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 196, Pls. 1894. 3. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 141. 1894. 4. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 42. 1889. 5. Rural N. Y. 48:754, figs. 275 and 276. 1889. 6. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1899. 7. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:253. 1903.
Nearly a hundred years old without having received favorable mention from pear growers, Lincoln has been brought from the limbo of lost fruits in recent years to take high rank in the list of pears for the Mississippi Valley. The variety is spoken of in such superlative terms for that region that judging from its behavior in New York, it would seem that western pear-growers give it attributes which Nature denies it. At best, in the