Waterloo

Pear

Origin and History Not described in source.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Turbinate, broad at the apex.

Skin: 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.

Cavity: Small, round.

Calyx: Open.

Basin: Deep, wide, even.

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 and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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)

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.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)