Apparently an Oriental hybrid resembling Kieffer or Le Conte in size and form. Skin yellowish-green in color, some russeting, flesh firm, fry in texture, insipid in taste, poor in dessert quality. Breaks down rapidly after harvest. Inferior to Kieffer as a variety. Tree vigorous, spreading in habit, has lusty dark green foliage. -- H. Hartman, 1957An oriental variety or hybrid, very similar to Le Conte but blooms later. Fruit medium to large, oval, truncate at basin end; skin yellowish-green, smooth, with patches of russet; flesh white, firm, insipid, dry, mealy; poor; October. -- U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York, 1921.