Varuna. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866.
A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1862. Tree productive. Fruit turbinate, 3½ inches wide, 4 inches long, greenish-yellow; core small; flesh white, juicy, slightly acid; Sept.
Vauquelin. 1. Mag. Hort. 14:112. 1848. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:723, fig. 889. 1869.
Saint-Germain Vauquelin. 3. Pom. France 2:No. 65, Pl. 65. 1864.
Raised by M. Vauquelin, Rouen, Fr., from seed sown about 1816. Tree vigorous, pyramidal. Fruit medium to above, obovate-pyriform to oblong-obovate-pyriform, undulating in outline, yellow, brownish next the sun, with patches and traces of russet and russet dots; stem inserted without depression; calyx large, open; flesh white, very juicy, brisk; good; Dec. and Jan.
Venusbrust. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:178. 1856.
Said to have originated in Thuringia about 1796. Tree upright, leafy, very productive; leaves large, truncate. Fruit roundish-turbinate, rather large, beautiful bright yellow, usually red next the sun, dotted with fine brown dots, russeted at both ends; calyx segments short; flesh coarse-grained, granular, aromatic, sweet; Dec. to Apr.
Vergoldete oder wahre graue Dechantsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:92. 1856.
Said to have originated in Austria about 1836. Tree an early bearer. Fruit small to above, roundish-turbinate, greenish-gray becoming golden, russeted and dotted with gray, very agreeable; Nov.
Verguldete Herbstbergamotte. 1. Christ Handb. 551. 1817.