OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center

Pyrus ferugina [?] pear

Title
Pyrus ferugina [?] pear
LC Subject
Pears--Varieties
Creator
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Photographer
Reimer, F. C. (Frank Charles), 1881-
Inscription
Pyrus. Probably Pyrus ferruginea. It is one form of the group commonly known as the Japan Sand Pear. It is probably a distinct species. Note the persistent calyx with peculiar upright calyx lobes. Photographed near Japan[?], August 1917.
Accepted Name Usage
Thomsonaria ferruginea (Wenz.)
Original Name Usage
Pyrus ferruginea (Wenz.)
Work Type
photographs black-and-white photographs photographic prints
Location
Japan
Date
1917-08
Identifier
P029:121
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 Thomsonaria
Species
Thomsonaria ferruginea