Smith's Hybrid
PearResembles Le Conte in tree and fruit, but is of better quality and a little later. Superior to Le Conte and has the advantage of being hardy.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1891–1901) from Alabama, Illinois, Missouri
- Missouri Nursery Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1891
- The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
- J.V. Cotta (Cotta Nursery) , Carroll County , Illinois — 1898
- Alabama Nursery Co. , Huntsville , Alabama — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Mountain Grove Nurseries (Tippin & Moore , Proprietors; Geo. T. Tippin, J. W. Tippin, J. C. Moore), Mountain Grove , Missouri — 1901