Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Clapp Pear
Clapp's Favorite is an American pear raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts about 1860, of Bartlett-like parentage. Large and pale yellow blushed with red, it has sweet, juicy, fine-grained flesh and ripens just ahead of the Bartlett — though it bruises easily and must be picked early.
| Cultivar | Clapp |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Arkansas, Sevier, De Queen |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006787, POM00006788.
