Just a reminder not to be to quick to identify with certainty a fruit. Experts make mistakes all the time and sometimes they are setup as this article discusses “Seedling Pears From California
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This section is from the book “The Gardener’s Monthly And Horticulturist V25”, by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
Seedling Pears From California
We received in the fall a box of pears from Mr. A. Broeck, of Santa Clara, most of them russetty, some very large, and all of them of delicious quality. It is, however, extremely difficult to distinguish the exact difference between pears grown in a distant part from those with which we are familiar on our own grounds. We selected two looking like Sheldon and Clairgeau, and sent them without explanation to one of the best “pearists” in our country, who pronounced them first-class specimens of the two varieties already named. It so happens that the grower has those two kinds on his own grounds, and is therefore fully qualified to judge of their difference. We can only congratulate California on these first-class accessions, following on the heels of Mr. Fox’s great successes.” —http://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/Gardener-Monthly-V25/index.html