Conference Pear
(Rivers'). Fruit large, long-pyriform, rounded at the apex; eye large and open; skin smooth and shining, dotted with russet; flesh yellow, with a salmon tint; stalk long. September and early October. Named after the National Pear Conference of 1885.
Delices d'Hardenpont. Fruit large, obovate, long, irregular; eye small and open; skin smooth, greenish-yellow, with pale russet; flesh white, melting, buttery, richly flavoured. November. A fine dessert Pear.