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Veterans

Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Obtuse pyriform.

Skin: Light yellow with some russet.

Flesh: Firm.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.


Source: John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Veterans. Large, obtuse pyriform, light yellow, some russet; flesh firm—cooking. Winter.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
Bezi des Veterans