Waterloo
PearWaterloo
Origin / History
Cited by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921) from Hogg's Fruit Manual, page 663, 1884. Other originator, place, and naming history are not given.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Turbinate, broad at the apex.
Stem: Rather short, inserted in a small round cavity.
Cavity: Small, round.
Calyx: Open, set in a deep, wide, even basin.
Basin: Deep, wide, even.
Skin: Pale green becoming brownish-red, with a few streaks of brighter red next the sun.
Dots: Thickly covered with gray russety dots.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, crisp, juicy, sugary, perfumed. Quality second-rate.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Waterloo,
i. Hogg Fruit Man. 663. 1884.
Fruit medium, turbinate, broad at the apex, pale green becoming brownish-red, with a few streaks of brighter red next the sun, thickly covered with gray russety dots; stem rather short, inserted in a small round cavity; calyx open, in a deep, wide, even basin; flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, sugary, perfumed; second-rate; Sept.