Old Ky. Home

A hardy seedling pear, originated in this Co. nearly 60 years ago, by the father of Judge Martin Crow; the latter's daughter is still living who has a distinct recollection of the tree as my father tells me. The seed was brought from Ky. and planted in the spring of 1831; the pears were like the fruit from which the seed was taken. The tree bore from the first, the same kind of pears, an entirely different and inferior pear. The tree bore almost every year, usually very abundantly. The pear resembled a little the Beurre Clairgeau. The pear began to ripen about Aug. 20 and lasted about a month. The kept well when properly packed, made beautiful preserves, etc., and were well dried. Any friends or neighbors who tasted them while ripening on the tree, instead of it being so fine, that my grandmother always insisted upon giving them a reticule full to take home with them. Its good qualities make it an acquisition, especially for the West.