The pears of New York

by U. P. Hedrick

Peach. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 533. 1857. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 629. 1884.

Pêche. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:513, fig. 1869.

A variety obtained by Major Espéren, Mechlin, Bel., from a bed of mixed seeds he made in 1836, and first reported in 1845. Fruit small to medium, globular-obovate; skin smooth, pale greenish-yellow when ripe, occasionally tinted with a faint blush of red on the side toward the sun, dotted and mottled with brown; flesh white, citrine, fine, very melting, very juicy, sweet, richly flavored and delicately perfumed; first in France, but variable according to climate; Aug.

Pei-li. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 376. 1881.

Pei-li or Snow pears: A race of pears grown in northwestern China; globular, white, juicy and generally regarded as the best fruits in the country.

Pemberton. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 831. 1869.

A seedling of S. A. Shurtleff, Boston, Mass. Fruit medium, inclining to oval, light green, thickly sprinkled with dark dots, yellowish on the side of the sun, with sometimes a red cheek; flesh somewhat coarse, but juicy, sweet; good; Feb. and Mar.

Penderson. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 831. 1869.

Raised by Samuel Penderson, New Haven, Conn. Fruit medium, globular, greenish-yellow; flesh white, breaking, semi-melting, brisk, rather astringent; good; Oct.

Pendleton Early York. 1. Mag. Hort. 14:381, fig. 41. 1848.