Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Conference Pear
Conference is a heritage pear cultivar that originated in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England (1884, introduced 1894). It was grown primarily for eating. FCC in 1885. AGM in 1993. Susceptible to fireblight and canker. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1873–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Conference |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006915, POM00006916, POM00006917.
