President Clark
PearPresident Clark
Origin / History
The President Clark pear was a hybrid produced from the crossing of Seckel with Belle Lucrative. It was raised by Francis Dana, who, before his death, placed several seedlings in the hands of Colonel Stone of Dedham, Massachusetts, saying he thought there might be some very good varieties among them. President Clark was among them, and it was named after the first President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. It was published in the Report of the American Pomological Society, page 98, in 1881.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Full medium.
Form: Turbinate, somewhat irregular and variable.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Clear lemon-yellow, with a carmine cheek next the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine-grained, very melting, juicy, slightly astringent, sweet and rich; very good to best.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
A little later in season than Bartlett.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Described by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)President Clark. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 98. 1881. This was a hybrid produced from the crossing of Seckel with Belle Lucrative. It was raised by Francis Dana, who, before he died, put several seedlings into the hands of Colonel Stone, Dedham, Mass., saying he thought there might be some very good varieties among them. This variety was among them, and was named after the first President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Fruit full medium, turbinate, somewhat irregular and variable, clear lemon-yellow, with a carmine cheek next the sun; flesh white, fine-grained, very melting, juicy, slightly astringent, sweet and rich; very good to best; a little later in season than Bartlett.