This table provides access to 345 scanned images of historic pear watercolors from the collection at the USDA National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland. Historic images of pear diseases and disorders can be viewed by following this link.
Information about the source of fruits used by the artists is from notes on the paintings or from notes on the storage folders. Comments about the cultivar origins is from "Nomenclature of the Pear; A catalog-index of the known varieties referred to in American publications from 1804 to 1907" - USDA Bulletin No. 126 compiled by W.H. Ragan and issued in June 30, 1908.
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Watercolor Contents | Thumbnail | Artist | Painting Date | Journal Number | Fruit Source - Image Comments (Cultivar Origin) |
Akarian | Amanda A. Newton | 1/27/1913 | 62114 | Received in January 1913 from G.F. Mather, Seattle, Washington. Note on folder that 'Akarayu' = Red Dragon. | |
America | Deborah G. Passmore | 09/13/1899 | 17976 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, September, 1899. (Originated in Massachusetts. First published as 'Dana's Seedling No. 19' in Magazine of Horticulture, 1859.) | |
Anjou | Royal G. Steadman | 11/1/1922 | |||
Anjou | Ellen I. Schutt | 3/12/1912 | 55690 | Received in March, 1912 from C.E. Thurston, New York. Grown by George W. Meyer, Orcas Island, Washington. (see 55689) | |
Anjou | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/27/1932 | 112554 | Obtained in October, 1932 from fruit stand at C St. SW, Washington, D.C. Probably grown in the Northwest. | |
Anjou | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/6/1932 | 112459 | Received in October 1932 from South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Anjou | Ellen I. Schutt | 2/8/1910 | 46292 | Received in February 1910 from C.H. Lewis, Medford, Oregon. | |
Anjou | Bertha Heigges | 11/05/1897 | 14636 | Received November, 1897 from Col. G.B. Brackett, Denmark, Iowa. | |
Ansault | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/13/1897 | 14692 | Received in October 1897 from T.T. Lyon, South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan. (Originated in France. Synonyms: 'Bonne de Puit-Ansault', 'Thatcher'.) | |
Arbre Courbe | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/28/1899 | 18678 | Received in October, 1899 from Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York. | |
Arnold | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/15/1902 | 26773 | Received in October, 1902 from Albertson and Hobbs, Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana. (Originated in Danville, Indiana. First exhibited in 1891. Synonym = 'Furnas'.) | |
Asian Pear | Royal G. Steadman | 09/29/1921 | copy | ||
Austrian Vergaleuse | Bertha Heigges | 12/14/1900 | 20933 | Collected December 8, 1900 by Col. G.B. Brackett at the Exposition in Paris, France. | |
Ayer | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/4/1900 | 19735 | Received July, 1900 from O.H. Ayer, Sibley, Douglas Co., Kansas. | |
Ayer | Deborah G. Passmore | 07/31/1896 | 12076 | Received July, 1876 from G.B. Brackett, Lawrence, Kansas | |
Ayer | Deborah G. Passmore | 07/31/1896 | 19735 | Received July, 1900 from O.H. Ayer, Sibley, Douglas Co., Kansas.Plate from Yearbook of Agriculture 1911. | |
Ayer | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/4/1900 | 19735 | Received July, 1900 from O.H. Ayer, Sibley, Douglas Co., Kansas. | |
B.S. Fox | Bertha Heiges | 09/28/1899 | 17978 | From Ellwanger & Barry via American Pomology Society Meeting, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, September 9, 1899. (Originated by B.S. Fox, Santa Clara, California.) | |
B.S. Fox - section | Bertha Heiges | 09/28/1899 | 17978 | From Ellwanger & Barry via American Pomology Society Meeting, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, September 9, 1899. | |
Baldwin | Royal G. Steadman | 8/20/1930 | 111509 | From Citronella Nursery & Orchard Co., Citronella, Alabama, August, 1930. | |
Baldwin | Royal G. Steadman | 8/18/1930 | 111509 | From Citronella Nursery & Orchard Co., Citronella, Alabama, August, 1930. | |
Barseck | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/1/1932 | 112458 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, October, 1932. Negative No. 57967. | |
Bartlett | Amanda A. Newton | 9/6/1905 | 34609 | From J.H. Ricketts, 639 G. St. S.E., Washington, D.C.on Sept 6, 1905. | |
Bartlett | Bertha Heigges | 09/04/1897 | 14302 | From A.F. Hitt, Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho, August 30, 1897. (not from Iowa) | |
Bartlett | Bertha Heigges | 09/03/1897 | 14302 | From A.F. Hitt, Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho, August 30, 1897. (not from Iowa) | |
Bartlett - storage sample | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/30/1902 | 26499 | From S.H.Fulton, Buffalo New York. Picked Sept. 8, stored Sept. 13 at 32 degrees. | |
Bartlett (Select) - storage sample | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/25/1902 | 26055 | From S.H. Fulton, Barker, Niagra Co., New York. Shipped Sept. 13, 1902 and held in cold storage in Washington until Sept. 25 when painting was made. | |
Bartlett x 30352 | Royal G. Steadman | 11/13/1931 | 112101 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. | |
Bartlett x Seckel | Mary Daisy Arnold | Fall 1924 | 105120 | Grown at Chico California. P.S.G. No. 18834. | |
Bartlett x Seckel | Royal G. Steadman | 10/10/1916 | 90802 | From Michican Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 7, 1916. | |
Beierschmitt | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/14/1938 | 110375 | From J.A. Beierschmitt, Fairbank, Iowa, September 14, 1928. | |
Beierschmitt | Royal G. Steadman | 9/22/1927 | 109414 | From John A. Beierschmitt, Fairbank, Iowa.. | |
Belle Angevine | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20899 | From G.B. Brackett, School of Horticulture, Flurry-Mordon, France, December, 1900. (See 'Pound' below.) | |
Belle Angevine - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20899 | From G.B. Brackett, School of Horticulture, Flurry-Mordon, France, December, 1900. | |
Bergamote Esperens | Bertha Heiges | 1/14/1901 | 20934 | From Austria. Sent by Col. G.B. Brackett, Paris Exposition, France, December, 1900. | |
Bergamotte Heitrich | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/28/1899 | 18681 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 18, 1899. | |
Beurre Baltet | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/3/1901 | 22877 | From J.N. Brusson, Paris, France, October 3, 1901. | |
Beurre d'Hiver | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/11/1898 | 16635 | From collection of E.O.B., North Hallock, Queens, New York, October 11,1898. | |
Beurre Easter | Amanda A. Newton | 12/20/1911 | 52984 | From J.H. Barber, Monterey, California | |
Beurre Easter | Amanda A. Newton | 10/28/2012 | 60292 | From Green Nursery Co., Clifton (Rochester), New York, October 24, 1912. | |
Beurre Easter | Mary Daisy Arnold | late 1925 | 107452 | Packed by H.G. Shillings, Sunnyvale, California. Bought at stand of Engle & Sons, Center Market, Washington, D.C. | |
Beurre Easter | Royal G. Steadman | 1/28/1927 | 108816 | From O'Toul Orchard, San Jose, California. Picked about September 25, 1926. | |
Beurre Easter | James Marion Shull | 11/25/1935 | 113232 | From Hood River Experiment Station, Hood River, Oregon. Received November 9, 1935. | |
Beurre Easter | L.C.C. Krieger | 1/1/1936 | 113209 | From J.R. Kienholz, Hood River, Oregon, September 20, 1935. | |
Beurre Easter - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 11/9/1912 | 59595 | From H.J. Ramsey, Medford, Oregon. Grown by J.N. McClatchie, Medford, Oregon. Picked and packed October 2. | |
Bloodgood | Mary Daisy Arnold | Fall 1924 | 105090 | From D.N. Shoemaker, Washington, D.C. Grown near Camden, Ohio. Introduced in 1835 by James Bloodgood of New York. | |
Bon Chretien de Vernois - section | Royal G. Steadman | 9/27/1918 | 95913 | From Martin Gomfras, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 1918. | |
Bon Chretien de Vernois - whole fruit | Royal G. Steadman | 9/27/1918 | 95913 | From Martin Gomfras, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 1918. | |
Bosc | Royal G. Steadman | 10/31/1925 | 107068 | Received through J.R. Magness. From Klamath Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked Sept. 5, 1925, stored at Arlington, Virginia until October 28. | |
Bosc | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/24/1911 | 52727 | From A. Bloch, Santa Clara, California, October 13, 1911. | |
Bosc | Ellen I. Schutt | 11/8/1907 | 39748 | From Wilfred Wheeler, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachussets, November 4, 1907. | |
Bosc | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/1/1932 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 1932. | ||
Bosc - delayed storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 01/24/1914 | 69063 | Delayed storage. From Medford, Oregon. Picked 9/9/13, stored 32 degrees on 9/21/13, withdrawn and mailed 1/13/14, received 1/24/14. | |
Bosc - heavy russet | James Marion Shull | 11/12/1934 | 113225 | From W.W. Aldrick, Medford, Oregon, Sept. 18, 1935.No 1659 | |
Bosc - storage injury | James Marion Shull | 4/16/1910 | 314 | From Bear Creek Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Stored at Merchants Ref. Co, Jersey City, N.J. October. 22 1909 at 32 degrees. Removed April 4, 1910 and held in warm office till April 13. | |
Bosc - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/23/1914 | 69062 | From K.B. Lewis, Palmer Investment Co., Portland, Oregon. Grown at Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked Sept. 9, 1913; stored 32 degrees; withdrawn January 20, 1914. | |
Bosc - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 12/13/1921 | 61604 | From K.B. Lewis, Palmer Investment Co., Portland, Oregon. Grown at Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Delayed storage. Picked Sept.12, 1912; stored 32 degrees. | |
Bosc - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 4/15/1910 | 46726 | From Bear Creek Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Stored at Merchants Ref. Co, Jersey City, N.J. October. 22 1909 at 32 degrees. Removed April 4, 1910. One firm specimen and one shrivelled with mold on stem. | |
Bosc - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/3/1912 | 58663 | From H.J. Ramsey, Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked Sept. 10, 1912; Received Sept. 19, 1912; placed in cold storage on arrival and held until painted on 10/3/1912. Not yet eating ripe when removed. | |
Bossock (Doyenne Boussock) | Royal G. Steadman | 9/5/1922 | 101777 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, September 1922. | |
Buffum | Bertha Heiges | 10/22/1897 | 14628 | From J.F. Taylor, Douglas, Michigan, October 7, 1897. Originated at Warren, Rhode Island before 1832. | |
Buffum | Royal G. Steadman | 10/7/1921 | 100366 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 1921. | |
Canners Japan | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/24/1906 | 36842 | From Huntsville Nursery Co., Huntsville, Alabama. Synonym of 'Golden Russet'. | |
Cayuga | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/1/1937 | 113512 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 24, 1937. | |
Chinese Pear | Royal G. Steadman | 11/29/1918 | 96519 | Pyrus ussuriensis domestic form, received as P. sinensis SPI 26591in November 1918. Collected in Mukden, Liaoning, China in 1910. | |
Chinese Pear | Royal G. Steadman | 11/30/1918 | 96519 | Pyrus ussuriensis domestic form, received as P. sinensis SPI 26591in November 1918. Collected in Mukden, Liaoning, China in 1910. | |
Cincincis | Royal G. Steadman | 9/26/1922 | 101965 | From Waldo, Florida. | |
Cincincis | Bertha Heiges | 11/5/1904 | 32824 | From G.A. Schattenberg, Boerne, Texas, November 1, 1904. Spelled 'Cincincus' on image. | |
Cincincis | Deborah G. Passmore | 08/04/1892 | 3426 | From O.P. Rock, Fruitland Park, Lake Co., Florida. Spelled 'Cincincus' on image. | |
Cincincis - section | Royal G. Steadman | 9/27/1922 | 101965 | From Waldo, Florida. | |
Cincincis - section | Bertha Heiges | 11/5/1904 | 32824 | From G.A. Schattenberg, Boerne, Texas, November 1, 1904. Spelled 'Cincincus' on image. | |
Clairgeau | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/27/1911 | 52986 | From L.H. Barber, Monterey, California, October 18, 1911. | |
Clairgeau | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/27/1911 | 52986 | From J.H. Barber, Monterey, California, received October 18, 1911. Second painting of same fruit. | |
Clairgeau | Royal G. Steadman | 1/31/1927 | 108815 | From O'Toul Orchard, SanJose, California, picked about August 1, 1926 | |
Clairgeau - cold storage | Deborah G. Passmore | 5/31/1904 | 31564 B | From G.H. Powell, Buffalo Cold Storage Co., Buffalo, New York. | |
Clairgeau - delayed cold storage | Amanda A. Newton | 12/15/1909 | 45994 | From Merchants Refrig. Co., Jersey City, N.J., Grown at Bear Creek Orchards, Medford, Oregon. Shipped 8/20, stored 9/8, removed 12/7. Howell in same painting. | |
Clairgeau - large | Amanda A. Newton | 3/12/1912 | 54653 | From J.H. Barber, Monterey, California, received December 4, 1911. | |
Clairgeau x Howell | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/28/1911 | 50156 | From Gabriel Hiester, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1911. | |
Clapp Favorite | Amanda A. Newton | 8/27/1911 | 51256 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York. | |
Clapp Favorite | Royal G. Steadman | 8/24/1922 | 101747 | From South Haven, Mighigan | |
Clapp Favorite - calyx end | Royal G. Steadman | 8/6/1924 | 105026 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. Probably grown at Niles, Calif. | |
Clapp Favorite - section | Royal G. Steadman | 8/6/1924 | 105030 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. Probably grown at Niles, Calif. | |
Clapp Favorite - stem end | Royal G. Steadman | 8/5/1924 | 105026 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. Probably grown at Niles, Calif. | |
Clapp Favorite - third crop | Ellen I. Schutt | 9/26/1901 | 39176 | From F.F. Nelson, DeQueen (Sevier Co.), Arkansas, September 1901. | |
Clapp Favorite ? (no image) | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/22/1907 | 39584 | From H.E. VanDeman, Jamestown Exposition, Virginia. Grown by A.F. Mason, Hood River, Oregon. | |
Cobert | Mary Daisy Arnold | mid-September 1936 | 113419 | From G.H. Howe, N.Y. Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, September 26,1936. | |
Coles Winter | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/11/1895 | 10489 | From Thos. J. Garden, Gardenia (Prince Edwards Co.) Virginia. | |
Comice | Royal G. Steadman | 12/8/1926 | 108662 | From G.H. Anderson estate, San Jose, California. Trees over 50 years old; picked August 15, 1926. | |
Comice | Mary Daisy Arnold | 11/1/1935 | 113228 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York. | |
Comice | Amanda A. Newton | 10/18/1911 | 52449 | From A. Block, Santa Clara, California, October 18, 1911. | |
Comice | Deborah G. Passmore | 08/21/1896 | 12230 | From J.S. Bruce, Fayetteville, North Carolina. | |
Comice | Bertha Heiges | 11/02/1899 | 18684 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 28, 1899. | |
Comice | Amanda A. Newton | 2/7/1910 | 46293 | From C.H. Lewis, Medford, Oregon, February 5, 1910. | |
Comice - maturity test | Ellen I. Schutt | 9/28/1912 | 59053 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 19. Sent by H.G.Ramsey, Medford. Placed in cold storage on arrival. Specimen is representative of all 3 picks on arrival in Washington, D.C. | |
Comice - maturity test, 1st pick | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/11/1913 | 61905 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 10, 1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. From 1st picking Sept. 10-12; Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - maturity test, 2nd pick | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/11/1913 | 61906 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. From 2nd picking; Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - section | Amanda A. Newton | 2/8/1910 | 46293 | From C.H. Lewis, Medford, Oregon, February 5, 1910. | |
Comice - storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/3/1912 | 59054 | From A.C. Allen Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 19. Sent by H.G.Ramsey, Medford. Placed in cold storage on arrival. Removed October 3 for painting: not yet eating ripe. | |
Comice - storage test, delayed storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/14/1913 | 61910 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. Delayed 10 days storage at 32 degrees. Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - storage test, delayed storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 2/10/1913 | 62247 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. Delayed 10 days, storage at 32 degrees. Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - storage test, immediade storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/16/1913 | 61911 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. Immediate storage at 35 degrees. Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - storage test, immediate storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/15/1913 | 61909 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. Immediate 32 degree storage. Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Comice - storage test, immediate storage | Ellen I. Schutt | 2/12/1913 | 62246 | From Hillcrest Orchard, Medford, Oregon. Picked September 17,1912. Sent by B.B. Pratt, Portland. Immediate storage at 32 degrees. Removed from storage and mailed January 3, 1913. | |
Conference | Royal G. Steadman | 10/11/1916 | 90803 | From Michican Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 7, 1916. | |
Conference | Royal G. Steadman | 10/14/1921 | 100367 | From Michican Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 1921. | |
Conference | Mary Daisy Arnold | Fall 1924 | 105727 | From Michican Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Conkleton | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/7/1897 | 14386 | From J. Van Lindley, Pomona (Guilford Co.), North Carolina. Originated in Texas. A seedling of Le Conte. | |
Coreless | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/19/1911 | 52949 | From W.H. Dunigan, Gratton, Virginia. Introduced by Bayless in 1890. | |
Crassane Bergamot | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/29/1902 | 26455 | From W.H. Ragan, Greencastle (Putman Co.), Indiana | |
Crawford W. Long | Deborah G. Passmore | 1/9/1903 | 27857 | From Mrs. Florence L. Bartow, Dewyrose (Elbert Co.), Georgia. |
Dana Hovey | Bertha Heiges | 11/10/1897 | 14892 | From E.A. Buckett, Winchester, Massachusetts. | |
Dana Hovey | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/1/1932 | 112461 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Desportes | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/19/1913 | 64954 | From Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, September 19, 1913. | |
Deweys Premium | Bertha Heiges | 11/8/1898 | 16685 | From Jas. S. Robinson, Hort. Experiment Station, College Park, Maryland, October 15, 1898. | |
Deweys Premium - section | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/29/1906 | 37216 | From William A.G. Cobb, Richmond, Virginia, October 25, 1906. | |
Deweys Premium - whole fruit | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/27/1906 | 37216 | From William A.G. Cobb, Richmond, Virginia, October 25, 1906. | |
Dixie | James Marion Shull | 8/24/1935 | 1647 #113107 | ||
Dorset | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/28/1899 | 18687 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 28, 1899. | |
Douglas | Amanda A. Newton | 9/28/1908 | 42202 | From A.H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kansas, September 1908. | |
Douglas | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/22/1912 | 59505 | From A.H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kansas, October 22, 1912. | |
Douglas (duplicate painting) | Amanda A. Newton | 2/13/1919 | 42202 | From A.H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kansas, September 1908. | |
Doyenne d'Alencon | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/19/1899 | 18689 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York. Section painting by Bertha Heiges 12/21/1899 | |
Doyenne d'Ete | Deborah G. Passmore | 6/8/1896 | 11930 | From J.S. Bruce, Fayetteville, North Carolina, June 3, 1896. | |
Doyenne Gris (Gray Doyenne) | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/13/1899 | 18019 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, September 10, 1899. | |
Doyenne Jarmain | Deborah G. Passmore | 1/11/1900 | 18690 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 28,1899. | |
Doyenne Levavasseur | Royal G. Steadman | 10/22/1921 | 100404 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan. | |
Doyenne Sieulle | Bertha Heiges | 10/6/1899 | 18017 | From Ellwanger & Barry, American Pomological Society Meeting, per. W.N. Irwin, Rochester, New York. Origin in Vaux-Praslin, France in 1815. | |
Duchess Precoce | Bertha Heiges | 9/13/1899 | 17986 | From Ellwanger & Barry via American Pomological Soc. Meeting, Rochester, New York, September 9, 1899. (Early Duchess) | |
Duchesse d'Angouleme (Angouleme) | Bertha Heigges | 12/10/1901 | 23649 | From G.H. Powell, Center Market Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B.Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked August 28, stored on Sept. 7 at 36 degrees wrapped in tissue. | |
Duchesse d'Angouleme (Angouleme) | Bertha Heigges | 12/10/1901 | 23646 | From G.H. Powell, Center Market Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B.Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked August 28, stored on August 28 at 32 degrees wrapped in tissue. | |
Duchesse d'Angouleme (Angouleme) | Bertha Heigges | 12/9/1901 | 23647 | From G.H. Powell, Center Market Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B.Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked August 28, stored on August 31 at 32 degrees, not wrapped. | |
Duchesse d'Bordeaux | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/18/1898 | 16726 | From G.B. Brackett, Spokane, Washington. Grown in Lewiston, Idaho. | |
Duchesse d'Bordeaux | Royal G. Steadman | 11/3/1921 | 100405 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Dudley Houghton | Elsie E. Lower | 10/20/1909 | 45039 | From Stark Brothers. Grown by Henry M.Johnson, Lynn (Essex Co.), Massachusetts | |
Duhamel du Monceau | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/1/1896 | 12677 | From L.L. Lyon, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Early Bartlett | James Marion Shull | 8/5/1936 | 113310 | From Mr. Robb, Sacramento, Califormia, July 26, 1936, P.F.E. 1754. No. 1694 on image. | |
Early Elliot | Royal G. Steadman | 8/6/1918 | From row 17, tree 13, Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | ||
Early Harvest | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/14/1906 | 36197 | From C.P. Dieterick & Bros., Maysville (Macon Co.) Kentucky | |
Early Harvest | Amanda A. Newton | 7/14/1906 | 36197 | From C.P. Dieterick & Bros., Maysville (Macon Co.) Kentucky | |
Early Harvest | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/18/1906 | 36227 | From Franklin Davis Co., Baltimore, Maryland, July 18, 1906. | |
Eastern Belle | Bertha Heiges | 10/7/1897 | 14598 | From Prof. W.M. Munson, Orono, Maine. | |
Edmundo | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/23/1895 | 9545 | From A.H. Grieso, Lawrence, Kansas. | |
Elizabeth | Royal G. Steadman | mid-August 1922 | 101715 | From South Haven, Mighigan. | |
English Jargonelle | Mary Daisy Arnold | 8/3/1912 | 57174 | From W.T. Hood and Co., Richmond, Virginia, July 29, 1912. | |
Epworth | Bertha Heiges | 5/5/1903 | 23343 | From Mrs. N.E. Woods, Pecksburg (Hendricks Co.), Indiana (New York?) copy - fruit received November 1, 1901. | |
Erwin | Bertha Heiges | 10/25/1897 | 14806 | From E.F. Babcock, Waitsburg (Walla Walla Co.), Washington, October 20, 1897. | |
Erwin | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/20/1897 | 14473 | From E.F. Babcock, Waitsburg (Walla Walla Co.), Washington, October 20, 1897. | |
Favorita | Royal G. Steadman | 7/16/1923 | 103258 | From Chico, California, S.P.I. | |
Favorita | Royal G. Steadman | 7/16/1924 | 104982 | From Chico, California, S.P.I. No. 33207. Scions received from Granada, Spain in March 1912. | |
Favorita - section | Royal G. Steadman | 8/8/1924 | 105031 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. Probably grown at Niles, Calif. | |
Figue d'Alencon | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/27/1899 | 18691 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 28, 1899. | |
Fitzwater | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/23/1911 | 52852 | From Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, October 16, 1911. (Possibly same as Lawrence). | |
Fitzwater | Royal G. Steadman | 10/8/1921 | 100368 | From South Haven Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Flemish Beauty | Royal G. Steadman | 9/7/1922 | 101775 | From South Haven Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Flemish Beauty | L.C.C. Krieger | 11/1/1935 | 113245 | From J.R. Kienholz, Hood River, Oregon, September 20, 1935. | |
Flemish Beauty | L.C.C. Krieger | 10/30/1935 | 113245 | From J.R. Kienholz, Hood River, Oregon, September 20, 1935. | |
Flemish Beauty x Wilder Early | Mary Daisy Arnold | early September 1932 | 112432 | From South Haven Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Florida | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/12/1898 | 16356 | From Geo. D. Shaw, Monticello (Griffin Co.), Florida, September 10, 1898. | |
Florida Bartlett | Bertha Heiges | 12/5/1904 | 33069 | From T.A. Farrand, South Haven, Michigan, November 28, 1904. | |
Forelle (Forella) | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/26/1911 | 52450 | From A. Block, Santa Clara, California, October 5, 1911. | |
Forelle (Forellen birne) | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20935 | From Col. G.B. Brackett, Paris Exposition, France. Grown in Australia. | |
Frederick Clapp | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/26/1896 | 12295 | From J.S. Bruce, Fayetteville (Cumberland Co.), North Carolina | |
Frederick Clapp | Amanda A. Newton | 10/26/1913 | 66656 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, October 25, 1913 | |
French Jargonelle | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/21/1899 | 17589 | From Wm. L. Amoss, Mount Toma farm, Benson (Hanford Co.), Maryland. | |
Gans | Lithograph. Plate VII from "Report of the Pomologist" in the USDA Yearbook for 1891. (Found on his farm in Ohio by Joseph Gans in 1871. a.k.a. 'Gans seedling') |
Gansel Bergamotte | Bertha Heiges | 9/20/1899 | 17980 | From Ellwanger & Barry, via American Pomological Society Meeting, Rochester, New York. Received September 9,1899. | |
Gansel Seckel | Amanda A. Newton | 10/11/1913 | 64955 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 19, 1913 | |
Gansel Seckel | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/6/1900 | 20305 | From S.H. Fulton, Supt., South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 6, 1900. | |
Garber | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/29/???? | 3687 | From J.H. Girardeau, Monticello, Virginia | |
Garber | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/1898 | 16499 | Sent for identification by Prof. Byron D. Halsted, Hort. Agri. Exp. Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 27, 1898. | |
Garber | Bertha Heiges | 10/21/1901 | 23019 | From M.B. Waite, Woodwardville (Anne Arundel Co.), Maryland, October 14, 1901. | |
Garber | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/1/1935 | From Lester Collins | ||
Giffard | Elsie E. Lower | 7/13/1908 | 41134 | From J.W. Kerr, Denton (Caroline Co.), Maryland, July 9, 1908. | |
Giffard | Mary Daisy Arnold | 8/14/1918 | 95810 | From W.F. Wight, South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, August 14, 1918. | |
Glou Morceau | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/8/1912 | 85949 | From W.E. Martins, Monterey, California, October 8, 1915. | |
Good Christian | Royal G. Steadman | 9/14/1920 | 98502 | From Martin Campas, St. Petersburg, Florida. Reference on mount to "see also 98503 Nun's Thigh." | |
Goodale | B. Heiges, D.G. Passmore | 9/18/1901 | 22652 | From Jas. G. Patterson, Sheridan (Chaut Co.), New Jersey (New York?). Section painting by D. Passmore. (Originated from seed by Enoch Goodale of Saco, Maine.) | |
Groveland | Bertha Heiges | 12/12/1898 | 16953 | From T.T. Lyon, South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, December 5, 1898. (A Bartlett seedling from Pekin, Illinois.) | |
Groveland | Royal G. Steadman | 10/21/1921 | 100369 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Hardy | Royal G. Steadman | 12/10/1926 | 108661 | From Will B. Weston, Alvise, California. Picked about August 8, 1926. | |
Hawaii | Amanda A. Newton | 10/14/1912 | 58900 | From G.A. Schallanberg, Boerne, Texas, September 25, 1912. | |
Heyst | Amanda A. Newton | 10/29/1921 | 100741 | (May be the French 'Eliza d'Heyst' or the Belgian 'Emile d'Heyst') | |
Heyst | Amanda A. Newton | 10/29/1921 | 100741 | ||
Hollande | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/12/1910 | 48907 | from G.M. Heller, 546 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1910. (many synonyms) | |
Hood | James Marion Shull | 8/20/1935 | 113108 | No. 1646. From R.A.Young, Plant Introduction Garden, Savannah, Georgia. | |
Howell | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/30/1913 | 66480 | From F.C. Reimer, Talent, Oregon, October 21, 1911. (Originated by Thomas Howell of New Haven, Connecticut in 1842.) | |
Howell | Mary Daisy Arnold | 11/1/1935 | 113226 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York. | |
Howell | Ellen I. Schutt | 1/31/1911 | 50154 | From G. Hiester, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1911. | |
Howell - delayed cold storage | Amanda A. Newton | 12/15/1909 | 45995 | From Merchants Refrig. Co., Jersey City, N.J., Grown at Hill Crest Orchards, Medford, Oregon. Shipped 8/28, stored 9/17, removed 12/7. Clairgeau in same painting. | |
Howell - sections | Ellen I. Schutt | 2/1/1911 | 50154 | From G. Hiester, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1911. | |
Idaho | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/20/1911 | 52860 | From North Yakima, Washington, October 16, 1911. | |
Idaho | William H. Prestele | Plate II from USDA agriculture yearbook, 1888. | |||
Idaho - storage test | Ellen I. Schutt | 11/8/1912 | 59065 | From H.J. Ramsey, Medford, Oregon. Grown by A.W. Geary, Griffin Creek, Medford, Oregon. Picked Sept. 21, sound and firm, in cold storage until painted. Received Sept. 30, 1912. | |
Japan Golden Russet | Amanda A. Newton | 10/18/1906 | 37074 | From John. R. Parry, Riverton (Burlington Co.), New Jersey, October 2, 1906 | |
Japanese Pear | Mary Daisy Arnold | Fall 1924 | 105726 | From L.K. Clark, Orange, Virginia. | |
Johnson Nameless Winter Pear | Deborah G. Passmore | 2/25/1898 | 15271 | From N.B. Johnson, Box 98, Provo City, Utah, February 18,1898. (Looks like quince, also filed under Cydonia - jp 6/7/2001). | |
Jones | Bertha Heiges | 9/26/1899 | 17982 | From Ellwanger & Barry, via American Pomological Society Meeting, Rochester, New York. Received September 9,1899. | |
Jones | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/28/1911 | 52853 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, October 16, 1911. | |
Josephine | Mary Daisy Arnold | 1/14/1914 | 68903 | From Greens Nursery Co., Clifton (Rochester), New York, January 2, 1914. | |
Junferbirne | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/31/1899 | 17621 | From J.A. Schattenberg, Boerne (Kendal Co.), Texas, July 31, 1899. (Synonym for 'Junfer' introduced from Russia in 1882.) | |
Karr (Alphonse Carr) | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/28/1899 | 18677 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York. (Originated by M. Loius Berckmans in Belgium.) | |
Kieffer | Bertha Heiges | 9/18/1902 | 26101 | From John S. Collins, Moorestown, New Jersey, September 15, 1902. | |
Kieffer - cold storage, no paper | Bertha Heiges | 10/26/1901 | 23162-d | "Most Green" - from G.H. Powell Cold Storage; Grown by M.B. Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked 10/11, stored 10/14 at 36 degrees. Withdrawn 10/22, no newspaper. | |
Kieffer - cold storage, no paper | Bertha Heiges | 1/20/1902 | 23915 | From G.H. Powell Center Market Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B. Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked 10/21/01, stored 10/22 at 32 degrees with newspaper wrapper. Withdrawn 1/15/1902. | |
Kieffer - export sample | Bertha Heiges | 10/11/1902 | 26694 | "Delaware Kieffer" from S.H. Fulton, grown by S.H. Derby, Woodside, Delaware - sample of exports to London, Liverpool and Hamburg October. 15 and 16 | |
Kieffer - immediate storage | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/14/1901 | 23781 | From G.H. Powell Center Market Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B. Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked 10/21, stored 10/22 at 36 degrees. Withdrawn 12/14/1901. | |
King Karl | Royal G. Steadman | 9/11/1919 | ? | From Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
King Karl - section | Royal G. Steadman | 9/9/1916 | 89493 | From C.E. Locke, Messilla, New Mexico, August 26, 1916. | |
Kok-amoot (Green Pear) | Royal G. Steadman | 9/2/1920 | 98569 | From PI 30361 grown at Chico California Plant Introduction Station. Received in U.S. March 1911. Collected by explorer Frank Meyer in the garden of the Swedish Missionary Society at Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. Meyer's notes: "This grows to be very large and is of an irregular, knobby shape; green in color; texture gritty. Not edible when hard, but when soft its flesh becomes palatable; has good keeping and shipping qualities. May be used in breeding experiments." | |
Konig Karl von Wurtemburg - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20936 | From G.B. Brackett, Paris Exposition, France. Grown in Austria. (= Roi Charles de Wurtemburg) | |
Konig Karl von Wurtemburg of Austria | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20936 | From G.B. Brackett, Paris Exposition, France. Grown in Austria. | |
Kraus | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/15/1902 | 26098 | From T.A. Farrand, South Haven, Michigan. (C.F. Krause of New York released several numbered selections in 1895.) | |
Lamartine | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/11/1898 | 16637 | From collection of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, per N. Hallock, Queens, New York. (French cultivar 'De Lamartine'.) | |
Lancaster | D.G. Passmore, B. Heiges | 10/14/1896 | 12829 | From Daniel Smeigh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Section painting by Heiges. | |
Lawrence | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/27/1914 | 77704 | From L.A. Slate, Bernardston(?), Massachussets. (Originated in New York about 1840). | |
Lawson | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/13/1895 | 89921 | From Chas. Wright, Seaford (Sussex Co.), Delaware. (Originated in New York about 1885. Very early ripening. Synonym = 'Comet'). | |
Lawson - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 6/23/1897 | 13816 | From Otto Locke, New Braunfels (Comal Co.), Texas, June 19, 1897. | |
Lawson Comet | Ellen I. Schutt | 8/18/1907 | 38654 | From A.T. Baird, Island (Clinton Co.), Pennsylvania. | |
LeConte - storage sample | Bertha Heiges | 12/6/1901 | 23643 | From G.H. Powell Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Grown by M.B. Waite, Woodwardsville, Maryland. Picked 8/28, stored 8/31 at 32 degrees wrapped in thin tissue, withdrawn 12/4/1901. | |
LeConte - storage sample | Bertha Heiges | 11/20/1901 | 23582 | From G.H. Powell Cold Storage, Washington, D.C. Picked 8/28, stored 8/31 at 36 degrees wrapped in thin tissue, withdrawn 11/18/1901. | |
Liegel | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/11/1913 | 64957 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 19, 1913. (Probably originated in Germany where it was know as 'Liegel's Winterbirne'.) | |
Lincoln | Ellen I. Schutt | 9/24/1912 | 58767 | From Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois. (Originated as a seedling from Mrs. Maria Fleming, Corwin, Illinois in 1835. See illustration in Pears of New York.) | |
Longworth | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/29/1916 | 90430 | From Michigan Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. (Originated with William Longworth in Dubuque, Iowa.) | |
Lucrative | Mary Daisy Arnold | 11/5/1913 | 66657 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, October 25, 1913. (= 'Belle Lucrative') | |
Lucrative | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/20/1897 | 14795 | From T.T. Lyon, Michigan Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Lucy Duke | Bertha Heiges | 10/23/1899 | 17983 | From Ellwanger & Barry via American Pomological Society meeting, Rochester, New York September 9, 1899. (Originated in Beaufort, North Carolina.)+I234 | |
Lucy Duke | Mary Daisy Arnold | 11/25/1913 | 66655 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, October 25, 1913. (Does not match 1899 Lucy Duke sample from Ellwanger & Barry - jp 6/2001). | |
Lyerly | Bertha Heiges | 7/14/1896 | 11980 | From Gould & Son, Villa Ridge, Illinois, July 9,1896. Section painted from badly decayed specimen. ('Lyerle' or 'Lyerlie' is said to have originated in Illinois as a seedling of Bartlett.) | |
Lyman | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/22/1914 | 74611 | From Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois. | |
Madame Treyve | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/9/1899 | 17987 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York September 9, 1899. | |
Madame von Seiboldt | William H. Prestele | 11/7/1893 | 5741 | From William Parry, Parry (Burlington Co.), New Jersey. | |
Magnate | Bertha Heiges | 10/30/1899 | 18694 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, october 26, 1899. | |
Magnolia | Ellen I. Schutt | 10/20/1906 | 36843 | From Huntsville Nursery Co., Huntsville, Alabama, September 24, 1906. (An "Oriental" pear that originated in Georgia in the early 1890s.) | |
Maynard | Ellen I. Schutt | 9/16/1908 | 41137 | From J.W. Kerr, Denton (Caroline Co.), Maryland July 9, 1908. (Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s.) | |
Michigan No. 437 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 8/12/1938 | 113636 | From W.F. Wight, Palo Alto, California. Grown at Hort. Station, Beltsville, Maryland. | |
Michigan No. 547 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/30/1932 | 112465 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, September 26, 1932. | |
Michigan No. 550 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/19/1932 | 112445 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, September 12, 1932. Note on back indicates that the same cross was sent by Mr. Johnson some days later, and the fruit was smaller and less highly colored. It cannot be determined if a mistake was made. | |
Michigan No. 562 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/15/1932 | 112444 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, September 12, 1932. | |
Michigan No. 572 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/28/1932 | 112463 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, September 1932. | |
Michigan No. 649 (Bartlett x Seckel) x Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/14/1932 | 112486 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, October 3, 1932. | |
Michigan U.S. 431 | L.C.C. Krieger | 09/17/1936 | 113383 | From Beltsville, Maryland. | |
Michigan U.S. 504 | L.C.C. Krieger | 09/17/1936 | 113384 | From Beltsville, Maryland. | |
Mikado | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/16/1896 | 12530 | From Geo. C. Butz, State College, Pennsylvania. | |
Moores No. 2 | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/23/1897 | 14192 | From Jacob Moore, Attica, New York. | |
Moores Sugar | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/4/1896 | 12419 | From Jacob Moore, Attica, New York. | |
Mt. Vernon | Royal G. Steadman | 10/13/1916 | 90810 | From Michigan Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 7, 1916. (Originated with Samual Walker, Roxbury, Massachusetts.) | |
Napoleon | Bertha Heiges | 9/30/1899 | 17988 | From Ellwanger & Barry via American Pomological Society meeting, Rochester, New York September 9, 1899. (Originated in 1808 by M. Liard, gardener at Mons, Belgium.) | |
Nun's Thigh | Mary Daisy Arnold | mid-September 1930 | 98503? | Probably = Cuisse de Dame, possibly = 'Coscia' |
Ogereau | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/1/1896 | 12675 | From T.T. Lyon, South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. (Note in Ragan suggests this may be 'Clairgeau'.) | |
Olivier ? | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/12/1918 | 96008 | From W.T. Wight, South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. Note on mount indicates "wrong - is Bartlett." (Olivier de Serres originated with M. Boisbunel, of Rouen, France.) | |
Onandaga | Ellen I. Schutt | 9/9/1913 | 64364 | From Miss N.C. Justis, Faulkland, Delavare, September 9,1913. | |
Onandaga | Amanda A. Newton | 9/20/1913 | 65236 | From G.W. Soudder, Rowayton, Connecticut, September 20,1913. | |
Osbands Summer | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/22/1896 | 12020 | From G.F. Harbaugh, Teegarden (Marshall Co.), Indiana. (Originated in Wayne County, New York about 1846.) | |
Ovid | Mary Daisy Arnold | 9/26/1936 | 113421 | From G.H. Howe, N.Y Exp. Station, Geneva, New York. | |
Ovid | James Marion Shull | 12/15/1936 | 113442 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 26, 1936. | |
Ozark | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/16/1895 | 9420 | From John Gables, Springfield (Greene Co.), Missouri. (Originated in Polk County, Missouri about 1845.) | |
P. Barry | Royal G. Steadman | 10/31/1921 | 100402 | From South Haven Exp. Sta., South Haven, Michigan, October, 1921. (Originated by B.S. Fox, San Jose, California.) | |
P. betulifolia | Royal G. Steadman | 09/29/1921 | copy | ||
Passe Crassane | Bertha Heiges | 10/16/1901 | 22881 | From J.N. Bousson, Paris, France, via Pan American Expo., Buffalo, New York, October 3, 1901. Journal No. 22881 1/2 | |
Passe Crassane - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/8/1900 | 20902 | From G.B. Brackett, Paris Exposition, France. Grown in France. | |
Patten | Royal G. Steadman | 11/1/1923 | 103792 | From Iowa Exp. Station, Ames, Iowa. | |
Peyton | Bertha Heiges | 9/15/1898 | 16362 | From Nicholas Hallock, Queens, New York, September 13, 1898. | |
Pillsbury Seedling Pear | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/13/1894 | 7454 | From Chas. S. Pillsbury, Londondury (Rockingham Co.), New Hampshire. | |
Pineapple | Royal G. Steadman | 9/14/1928 | 110336 | From Citronelle, Alabama. | |
Pioneer | Bertha Heiges | 8/27/1898 | 16209 | From W.C. Hampton, Mt. Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, August 17, 1898. | |
Pound | M. Strange | 1/21/1915 | 78564 | From O.J. Clawson, Wenatchee, Washington, November 12, 1914. (see Belle Angevine above.) | |
President | Royal G. Steadman | 10/11/1921 | 100370 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. (A 'President' pear was raised by Dr. Shurtleff, Brookline, Massachusetts and described in the New England Farmer, 1862.) | |
President Drouard | Bertha Heiges | 10/19/1899 | 18560 | From L.D. Creel, Angola, Indiana, October 18, 1899. | |
President Drouard | Royal G. Steadman | 10/16/1916 | 90805 | From Michigan Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 7, 1916. | |
President Drouard | Royal G. Steadman | 11/5/1921 | 100401 | From Michigan Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
President Gilbert | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/9/1899 | 17984 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York. | |
Pulteney | James Marion Shull | 10/12/1937 | 113513 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 24, 1937. | |
Pulteney | Mary Daisy Arnold | 11/3/1937 | 113513 | From N.Y. Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, September 24, 1937. | |
Pyrus calleryana from Arnold Arboretum | Royal G. Steadman | 11/21/1921 | 100496 | Pyrus calleryana received in November, 1921 from Arnold Arboretum. | |
Reading Winter | Deborah G. Passmore | 12/7/1898 | 16588 | From H.T. Eberhart, 133 N. 10th St., Reading, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1898. | |
Reading Winter | Deborah G. Passmore | 3/10/1898 | 15395 | From H.T. Eberhart, 133 N. 10th St., Reading, Pennsylvania. | |
Reeder | Royal G. Steadman | 9/12/1919 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. Spelled "Reader" on painting. (Originated in Seneca County, New York in late 1800s from seed of 'Winter Nelis'. Also know as 'Doctor Reeder' and 'Reeder's Seedling'.) | ||
Reeder | Bertha Heiges | 11/1/1899 | 18696 | From Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, October 28, 1899. | |
Reeder | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/29/1911 | 52855 | From Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, October 16, 1911. | |
Reeder | Mary Daisy Arnold | 94038 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 1917. (duplicate painting) | ||
Reeder | Mary Daisy Arnold | 12/13/1917 | 94038 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 15, 1917. | |
Reeder | Mary Daisy Arnold | 12/13/1917 | 94038 | From South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 15, 1917. | |
Rossney | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/16/1899 | 18061 | From Pioneer Nurseries Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. (Originated in Utah from seed of either 'Bartlett' or 'Winter Nelis' planted in 1881.) | |
Rossney - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/16/1899 | 18061 | From Pioneer Nurseries Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. | |
Rostiezer | 8/25/1893 | 5283 | From U.G. Camp, Marshall, Michigan. (Originated in Europe. First exhibited in U.S. at meeting of Massachusetts Hort. Society, September, 1837.) | ||
Rostiezer | Amanda A. Newton | 9/5/1916 | 89589 | From W.C. Fleury, Spring Valley, New York, August 30, 1916. | |
Rostiezer | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/15/1899 | 17561 | From J.S. Bruce, Fayetteville, North Carolina. | |
Rutter | Deborah G. Passmore | 10/1/1896 | 12681 | From T.T. Lyon, South Haven Exp. Station, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Sand Pear | James Marion Shull | 12/9/1941 | 1900 | From Mrs. K.E. Gnard, Fairfax, Virginia. | |
Seckel - stigmonose disorder | James Marion Shull | 9/12/1910 | 394 | From Kalmia Farm, Woodwardsville, Maryland. | |
Shaw | Royal G. Steadman | 8/23/1927 | 109263 | From Summit Nurseries, Monticello, Florida. | |
Shaw | L.C.C. Krieger | 9/1/1938 | |||
Shindel | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/6/1895 | 9821 | From J.A. Stahle, Emigsville (York Co.), Pennsylvania. | |
Snyder | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/13/1900 | 19781 | From Capps Bros., Mt. Pilaski (Logan Co.), Illinois. | |
Snyder | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/22/1899 | 17747 | From Capps Bros., Mt. Pilaski (Logan Co.), Illinois, August 17, 1899. | |
Souvenir de Congress | Ellen I. Schutt | 07/30/1912 | 57114 | From G.A. Schattenberg, Boerne, Texas, July 22, 1912 | |
Souvenir du Congress | Amanda A. Newton | 10/1/1909 | 44469 | From Albert Hawkin, Vancouver, Washington, September 16, 1909. | |
Souvenir du Congress? | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/21/1905 | 34790 | From Charles Freitag, Thomas (Linn County), Oregon. | |
Souvenir du Congress? - section | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/21/1905 | 34790 | From Charles Freitag, Thomas (Linn County), Oregon. | |
Spina del Carpio; or Carpina | Bertha Heiges | 03/01/1904 | 31188 | S.P.I. Neopolitan Variety, February 24, 1904. | |
Stuyvesant | Bertha Heiges | 7/10/1898 | 16261 | From Mortimer Whitehead, Middlebush, Somerset County, New Jersey, September 2, 1898. Bon Chretien (Summer) Card List. 'Governor Stuyvesant' is one of many synonyms for Summer Bon Chretien which was cultivated throughout Europe as early as 1500 (Ragan, 1907). | |
Sudduth | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/13/1895 | 9984 | From Augustine Co., Normal. McLean Co. Illinois. | |
Summer Beauty | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/11/1893 | 5196 | From Otto. R. Loche, New Braunfels, Texas. | |
Superfine | Royal G. Steadman | 9/19/1819 | From Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | ||
Superfine | Deborah G. Passmore | 8/19/1899 | 17725 | From A.M. Ragland, Pilot Point, Denton Co., Texas, 19 August, 1899. | |
Swedish | Amanda A. Newton | 10/11/1909 | 44846 | From H.E. van Deman, J.G. Smedburg, West Sound, Washington, October 4, 1909. | |
Texas Iron Clad | Deborah G. Passmore | 7/26/1898 | 15912 | From W.B. Hill, Jefferson, Marion Co., Texas. | |
Treyve (Madame Treyve) | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/10/1913 | 64960 | From Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 18 September, 1913 | |
Triumph (de Vienne) | Deborah G. Passmore | 11/28/1904 | 33068 | From T.A. Farrand, South Haven, Michigan. | |
Triumph (de Vienne) | Royal G. Steadman | 11/15/1922 | 102449 | From South Haven, Michigan. | |
Triumph de Vienne | Bertha Heiges | 09/24/1901 | 22542 | From Albert Day, St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada, 18 September, 1901. | |
Tyson | Ellen I. Schutt | 08/20/1912 | 57566 | From D.N. Shoemaker, Camden, Ohio, 15 August, 1912. | |
Tyson | Royal G. Steadman | 08/22/1922 | 101716 | From South Haven, Michigan. | |
Tyson | Mary Daisy Arnold | 105091 | From D.N. Shoemaker, Washington, D.C. Grown near Camden, Ohio. | ||
Uliu (Ulin?) | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/09/1913 | 64961 | From Geneva Exp. Station, Geneva, New York, 19 September, 1913. | |
Uvedale St. Germain | Bertha Heiges | 02/20/1901 | 21246 | From G.W. Loiner, Commissioner Dept. Agriculture, Richmond, Virginia, 11 February, 1901. (also spelled "Euverdael St. Germain" on painting. | |
Van Cott | Mary Daisy Arnold | 08/09/1918 | 95776 | From W.F. Wight, Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan, 9 August, 1918. | |
Van Fleet | Mary Daisy Arnold | 110230 | From J.L. Pelham, Phileme, Georgia. | ||
Vermont Beauty | Mary Daisy Arnold | 09/29/1913 | 63940 | From L.C. Williams, Montclair, New Jersey 15 August, 1913. | |
Vicar of Winkfield | Royal G. Steadman | 10/31/1918 | 96343 | From E.L. Keasey, South Haven, Michigan, 12 October, 1918. | |
Vicar of Winkfield - section | Royal G. Steadman | 10/31/1918 | 96343 | From E.L. Keasey, South Haven, Michigan, 12 October, 1918. | |
Victoria | Amanda A. Newton | 09/15/1906 | 36495 | From G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Victoria, Texas. | |
Vinson | Royal G. Steadman | 05/12/1931 | 111937 | From Mrs. Alice A. Nash, South Weymouth, Mass. through E.L. Knight. | |
Wallis | Ellen I. Schutt | 09/16/1909 | 44361 | From Henry Wallis, Wellston, St. Lous County, Missouri, 7 September, 1909. | |
White Doyenne | Deborah G. Passmore | 09/08/1900 | 20000 | From Prof. W.H. Ragen, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. | |
White Doyenne | Amanda A. Newton | 10/25/1913 | 66653 | From Geneva Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, 20 October, 1913. | |
White Star | Elsie E. Lower | 2/30/1909 | 43299 | From P.Bohlander & Son, Tippecanoe City, Miami County, Ohio, 15 February, 1909. | |
Wiest | Deborah G. Passmore | 9/20/1898 | 16428 | From W.G. Waring, Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania. | |
Wiest | Bertha Heiges | 9/30/1899 | 18263 | From W.G. Waring, Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania 28 September, 1899. | |
Wilder | Mary Daisy Arnold | 07/14/1915 | 82142 | From W.R. Ballard, College Park, Maryland. | |
Wilder | William H. Prestele | 1/1/1888 | Plate from 1888 USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, Division of Pomology. | ||
Wilder Early | Amanda A. Newton | 07/20/1908 | 41166 | From J.W. Kerr, Denton (Caroline Co.), Maryland July 14, 1908 | |
Wilder Early | Royal G. Steadman | 08/13/1918 | From Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | ||
Wilder Early - section | Royal G. Steadman | 08/13/1918 | From Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan. | ||
Willard | Mary Daisy Arnold | 09/26/1936 | 113424 | From G.H. Howe, N.Y. Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. | |
Willard - section | Mary Daisy Arnold | 09/26/1936 | 113424 | From G.H. Howe, N.Y. Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. | |
Winter Bartlett | Bertha Heiges | 11/16/1899 | 18667 | From George C. Roeding, Fresno, Calfornia, 27 October, 1899; used in 1913 USDA Yearbook. (originated in Eugene, Oregon according to Ragan 1907). | |
Winter Bartlett | Ellen I. Schutt | 12/10/1913 | 18667 | From 1899 painting by "Miss. B. Heiges" | |
Winter Bartlett | Mary Daisy Arnold | 10/24/1913 | 65659 | From Wm. G. Voorheis, Elberta, Michigan, 6 October, 1913. | |
Winter Nelis | Amanda A. Newton | 10/29/1913 | 66472 | From F.J. Reimer, Talent, Oregon, 21 October, 1913. | |
Winter Nelis | Royal G. Steadman | 10/05/1921 | 100371 | From South Haven Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan | |
Winter Nelis | L.C.C. Krieger | 10/24/1935 | 113177 | From W.W. Aldrich, Medford, Oregon. | |
Winter Nelis | 1032 | From South Haven Experiment Station, South Haven, Michigan, October 1932. | |||
Winter Nelis | James Marion Shull | 11/06/1935 | 113177 | From W.W. Aldrich, Medford, Oregon, 24 October, 1935. | |
Worden Seckel | Royal G. Steadman | 05/23/1922 | 101717 | From South Haven, Michigan. |
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