The pears of New York

by U. P. Hedrick

Herborner Schmalzbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:189. 1856.

Nassau, Bel. Published by Diel in 1806. Fruit medium, nearly pyriform; skin smooth, with fine scales, light yellow turning to citron-yellow, without russet; flesh granular, gritty, sweet and acid; good for kitchen use; Sept.

Herbst-Citronenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:156. 1856.

Thuringia, published in 1810. Fruit small, globular, yellow-green changing to citron-yellow, dotted with green, lightly blushed; flesh yellowish-white, breaking, acidulous, sweet; second for dessert, first for culinary use; Sept. and Oct.

Herbst-Klöppelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:159. 1856.

A seedling of Van Mons, 1852. Fruit small, turbinate-ventriculous, sides unequal, green turning to yellowish, blushed on the sunny side with brown; flesh yellowish-white, fine, semi-melting; second for the table, first for the kitchen; Sept. and Oct.

Herbsteierbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:190. 1856.

Thuringia and Saxony; earliest report 1801. Fruit small, somewhat swelled, green-yellow, dotted with dark green, often strongly blushed with brown, with yellow dots; flesh greenish-white, sweet; third for the table, very good for kitchen use; Sept.

Herbstlanger. 1. Löschnig Mostbirnen 36, fig. 1913.