A cross of Winter Nelis and Russet Bartlett made in 1912 by New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. Introduced for trial in 1925. Fruit medium or smaller in size and resembles Bartlett in form. Skin pale yellow in color, fairly free of blemish. Flesh white, very fine, melting, juicy. Rates fairly high in dessert quality but not equal to Bartlett in this respect. Midseason. Tree of average vigor, somewhat spreading in habit, fairly productive, moderately susceptible to fire blight. -- H. Hartman 1957.Pulteney (PI 541247).-Originated in Geneva, N.Y., by Richard Wellington, New York State Agriculture Experiment Station. Introduced in 1925. Winter Nelis x Russet Bartlett; cross made in 1912. Fruit: ripens 4 weeks later than Bartlett with fruit a little more regular in outline, skin smoother, but not as attractive in color as Bartlett. Tree: open, spreading; vigor medium; productive. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties