Full description and color plate in Hedrick (1921). Raised by B.S. Fox, San Jose, California, from seed of Belle Lucrative about 1870. Fruit medium to large in size and resembles Beurre d'Anjou in form. Skin greenish-yellow in color, inclined to develop blemishes or russeting which detracts from its appearance. Flesh white, fine, buttery, juicy, quite free of grit. Pleasing, slightly acidulous flavor, equal to Beurre d'Anjou in dessert quality. Midseason. Tree fairly vigorous, of good orchard habits, medium in productivity. Moderately susceptible to blight. -- H. Hartman 1959Fox seems to have failed in the pear-growing regions of America, in spite of its having some excellent characters in both fruit and tree. The fruits are not quite attractive enough to sell on the markets or to grace the table of the amateur, their rough, russet skins detracting greatly from their appearance. When the skin is removed, however, a better late fall pear cannot be found. The flesh is white, fine in texture, very juicy, melting, and has a brisk, vinous flavor and a pleasant aromatic smell and taste that at once place the quality very high. The trees are but mediocre in the prime characters of a good orchard plant. The variety is condemned for any purpose other than the collector's plantation. Fox is one of many seedlings originated by B. S. Fox, San Jose, California, about 1870.