Yarr li pear

Title
Yarr li pear
LC Subject
Pears--Varieties
Creator
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Photographer
Reimer, F. C. (Frank Charles), 1881-
Inscription
Yarr li: This is probably the most widely grown pear of northern China. It is large, shaped like the European pear, with a deciduous calyx. The flesh is very firm, but juicy. The fruit keeps all winter. It can be obtained on the Peking Market all winter. Photographed October 1917.
Work Type
photographs black-and-white photographs photographic prints
Location
Beijing Shi >> People's Republic of China
Date
1917-10
Identifier
P029:101
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Language
English
Local Collection Name
Agricultural Experiment Station Photographic Collection, ca. 1900-1988 (P 029)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Series 2: Frank Charles Reimer Photographs of Asian Pears in China, Sub-Series 1: Asian Pears
Institution
Oregon State University
Genus
Pyrus
Species
Pyrus × bretschneideri