Goodale. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 773, fig. 1869. 2. Ont. Dept. Agr. Fr. Ont. 163, figs. 1914.
Raised by E. Goodale, Saco, Me., from seed of the McLaughlin. Fruit large, oblong-obovate-pyriform, green, yellowing at maturity, shaded with crimson and fawn in the sun, slightly netted and patched with russet and sprinkled with small russet dots; flesh white, fine, rather gritty at core, juicy, sweet, pleasant, perfumed, slightly vinous; fair for dessert; first for market; Oct.
Got. 1. Field Pear Cult. 280. 1858. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:231, fig. 1869.
Origin unknown. According to Leroy this variety has been cultivated in Belgium ever since 1855. Fruit above medium; form rather variable, passing from long-conic and slightly obtuse to ovate, a little swelled; skin rough, fine, dark green; flesh white, semi-fine, breaking or semi-melting, granular around the core; juice sufficient, sugary, aromatic, rather delicate; second; Sept. and Oct.
Governor Carver. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1866.
Fruited in 1863 by S. A. Shurtleff from seed. Fruit “Diam. 3 in.; flesh firm and very rich in flavor; keeps perfectly until June or July of following year, and ripens well; fine flavor, and a valuable pear. Turbinate.”
Grabenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:159. 1856. 2. Löschnig Mostbirnen 64, fig. 1913.
A German and Austrian pear, common in middle Franconia. Fruit small to medium, turbinate or conic; skin smooth, shining, yellow-green turning yellow, with green marblings, sometimes slightly blushed, dotted; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, breaking, juicy, saccharine, without any perceptible acid; mid-Oct.
Graf Moltke. 1. Guide Prat. 95. 1876. 2. Lauche Deut. Pom. II:No. 80, Pl. 80. 1882.
Named after A. Von Moltke, a Prime Minister of Denmark, 1850. Fruit rather large, irregular in form although handsome; skin rough, yellowish-green covered with russet; flesh yellowish-white, fine, melting, very juicy, aromatic; quality variable; a table fruit; Oct.