Fruit From Washington - Heirloom Fruit Illustrations
from USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, Beltsville, MD

The result of nearly fifty years of one man's efforts can be seen in the list of pear varieties that originated in Dr. Jean Baptiste Van Mons Belgium nurseries. Source: Pears origination 1800-1850 listed by the National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR), Corvallis, Oregon.

Flemish Beauty - Originated by Van Mons about 1800. Image by artist L.C.C. Krieger (10/30/1935) from the historic pear watercolor collection at the USDA National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland.

Doyenne Boussock - Originated about 1800, brought to USA in 1841. Interestingly grouped under the category of Gray Doyenne in A. J. Downing's Fruits & Fruit Trees of America. Image by artist Royal G. Steadman (9/5/22).

Doyenne de Juillet - Originated in Belgium by Van Mons about 1800. Good quality, small-sized fruit, ripens early, does not keep.

Beurre Diel - about 1805. Described by Downing as "A noble Belgian fruit, raised from seed, in 1805, by Dr. Van Mons, and named in honour of his friend Dr. Augustus Frederick Adrien Diel, a distinguished German pomologist."

Beurre Bosc - Downing lists this variety as "a pear to which we give our unqualified praise. It is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, and of the highest flavour...It was raised in 1807 by Van Mons, and named Calebasse Bosc in honour of M. Bosc, a distinguished Belgian cultivator." Image by artist Mary Daisy Arnold (10/1/32).

Saint Ghislain - "A most excellent Belgian pear," according to Downing's guide which lists this variety as originating with M. Dorlain. However, the NCGR of Corvallis, Oregon, states that it was actually propagated in Belgium by Van Mons about 1810 and selected by M. Dorlain. Downing reports the St. Ghislain was introduced into the United States by S. G. Perkins, Esq. of Boston.

Bergamote de la Pentecote - Originated in Belgium by Van Mons in 1823. Included in the Easter Beurre group in Downing's Fruits & Fruit Trees of America, described as "one of the very best late winter or spring pears." Image of Easter Pear by artist Amanda A. Newton (12/20/11).

Doyenne d'Hiver - Grouped in the Easter Buerre category by Downing. Originated by Van Mons prior to 1823.

Nouveau Poiteau - Originated in Belgium by Van Mons in 1827.

Chasseurs - Originated by Van Mons, 1830.

Conseiller a La Coeur - 1841 introduced by Van Mons in Belgium.

Belle Julie - An early ripening pear introduced by Van Mons circa 1842.

Monument for Apple Tree Erected By the Farmers of Dundas County, in Ontario [from newspaper] SOURCE Union 13, no. 14 (04/05/1919): 02 SUBJECTS Agriculture--United States MEDIUM Newspaper CALL NUMBER Newspaper Roll #8847 REPOSITORY Ohio Historical Center Archives Library

Credit: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
A Catalogue of the Fruit Trees, &c. in The Nursery of Daniel Smith and Co. [Being part of a large Collection, of about five hundred and fifty varieties.] AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES, DELIVERED AT THE NURSERY; IF SENT ABROAD, AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE WILL BE MADE OF PACKING & FREIGHT. Peaches 18 Cents Pears, Apricots, Nectarines and Almonds 24 Cents Plumbs and Cherries 33 Cents Apples and Quinces 18 Cents Lombardy Poplars and Weeping Willows 12 1/2 to 25 Cents Georgia and Athenian Poplars 25 to 50 Cents according to size. ***The letter S. denotes the Trees of that kind being smaller than the others. *** C. denotes Cyder Fruit. ORDERS left at the Berlington State Boat, or at NATHAN MYER'S ferry, Arch-street wharf, or sent by post, will be immediately attended to, and the Trees will be sent by the Boat, and delivered agreeably to direction, in any part of the city of Philadelphia, agreeably to the the abovementioned terms. PEARS. 1 Yellow beurre 3 St. Germain 4 Jargonelle 5 Skinless 6 Early bergamotte 7 Princess bell 8 Summer bon chretien 9 Princes early bergamotte 10 Monsieur Jean 11 Crassane 13 Pound pear 14 Colemar 15 Large winter 16 Doyene 17 Orange bergamotte 18 Paddington or easter bergamotte 19 Hampden's bergamotte 20 Coats's seedless pear 23 Early Chaumontell 25 Sickle or Forest's pear 27 Brown beurre 28 Virgoulouse 29 Green sugar 30 Julienne 31 Green Catharine 33 Musk or spice (muscat royal) 34 Cooper's fall 35 Early redside 40 Bensell's winter S. 41 Smith's bell pear S. 42 Campfield's pear 43 Davis's early S. 45 Harrison's large fall 47 Holland pears, several sorts 50 Early Catharine or Rousselet hatif 51 Culotte's de Suisse or verte longue panachee 52 Orange musquee 53 Crasane bergamotte 56 St. Michael's pear 57 Autumn bergamotte 58 Cape May fine winter 59 Griffith's summer 60 Red bergamotte S. 61. Orange do. 62 Robinson's brown beurre S. 63 Early bell or long stem 64 Robinson's early 65 August pear 66 Rhode-Island 67 Denton 68 Green chissel or madeleine 69 Bellissime 70 Rousselet de Rheins 71 Orange rouge 72 Broca's bergamotte 73 Elizabeth-town Virgolouse S. 76 Primitive or petit muscat 78 Swan's egg 79 Winter bon chretein S. 81 Holland bergamotte 83 Royal winter 90 Large roussellet S. 93 Burd's brown beurre 97 Mouille bouche ou verte longue APPLES. 1 Large Newtown pippins 2 Cooper's russeting C. 3 Michael-Henry 4 Shippen's russeting or Newark gate 5 Summer queen 6 White calville 7 Reinette grise 8 Sweet and sour 9 Hunt's green Newtown pippin 11 Newark or French yellow pippin 12 Redling 13 Stockton's early 15 Large red and green sweeting 16 Large early harvest 17 Monstrous pippin 18 large piplin 19 Golden pippin 20 Everlasting apple 21 Lady apple or Pomme d'Apis 22 Doctor apple 23 English codling 24 Swett's harvest 25 Early junating 26 Belle fleur 27 Orange apple 28 Black apple 29 Hewes's crab C. 30 Wine sop 31 Early bough apple 32 Harrison apple C. 33 Maiden's blush 34 Fall pippin 35 Campfield's apple C. 36 Morgan's apple 38 Little early reinette 38 White's early pearmain 39 Wine apple 43 Rhode-Island greening 44 Roman stem 45 Pennock's red winter 46 Brown's winter 47 Gilpin or carthouse 48 American pippin 49 Catline 50 Rambour 51 Winter queen 52 Hays's winter 53 Lady finger S. 55 Ruckman's pearmain S. 56 Flushing Spitzbergen 57 Newtown do. S. 58 Aesopus do. 59 Jersey greening 60 American nonpareil 61 Quince apple 62 Burlington late pearmain 65 Priestly 67 Greyhouse or romanite 71 Grub's summer 76 Granny Winikle C. 83 Burlington greening 84 Red Calville 85 Newark sweeting. - Source: A catalogue of the fruit trees, &c. in the nursery of Daniel Smith and Co. Burlington, New Jersey, for sale in the fall of 1804 .... [Burlington, 1804]. Smith, Daniel & Co. CREATED/PUBLISHED Burlington, 1804. NOTES Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 99, Folder 10c. SUBJECTS Catalogs--New Jersey--Burlington United States--New Jersey--Burlington. MEDIUM 1 p.; 41 x 34 cm. CALL NUMBER Portfolio 99, Folder 10c PART OF Broadsides, leaflets, and pamphlets from America and Europe DIGITAL ID rbpe 0990100c http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.0990100c

More at: National Clonal Germplasm Repository - Corvallis, Oregon (Plant Diversity For a Diverse Future).

Plus many more Historical Watercolors of Pears

Looking for Historical Watercolors of Apples? See the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection that lists at least at least 90 nearly lost and forgotten apple varieties, from Abernathy to Zoar.

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