Naudin. 1. Guide Prat. 101. 1876.
Published in the Revue Horticole, Fr., in 1869. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, grass-green stained with gray; flesh extremely melting, very juicy, pleasantly relieved with a fresh savor; first; Aug. to Oct.
Naumkeag. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 149. 1841.
Originated at Salem, Mass., by George Johonnot; derives its name from the old Indian name of Salem. Fruit medium, globular, yellow-russet; flesh juicy, melting but rather astringent in flavor; good; Oct.
Navez Peintre. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 622. 1884.
Received by Hogg, the English pomologist, from M. Papeleu, Wetteren, Bel., in 1857. Fruit medium, ovate, even and regular in form, yellowish-green on the shaded side and marked with bands of brown-russet, but with a blush of brownish-red next the sun; flesh yellowish, melting, very juicy, piquant and sugary, with a fine aroma; a very fine pear; end of Sept.
Neapolitan. 1. Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 2:Pl. 72. 1823.
Described by Brookshaw in 1823 as a valuable acquisition to English collections. Fruit thin-skinned, green changing to yellow when quite ripe, rich in flavor, and so juicy that it cannot be pared without a considerable quantity of the juice running from it; Nov.
Nec Plus Meuris. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 622. 1884. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 189. 1920.
This is not the Nec Plus Meuris of France which is our Beurré d’Anjou. The origin is uncertain. Fruit small, round-oval, uneven, greenish-yellow, nearly covered with rough brown-russet; stem very short, stout, continuous with the fruit; calyx large, open, in a small basin; flesh pale, yellow, melting, deliciously perfumed; Feb. and Mar.