Keywords: Eight varieties of pears.jpg Eight varieties of pears from U S markets Own 2007-10-10 Agyle These were purchased in the U S state of Michigan at two grocery stores in October 2007 Names sold under from left to right with notes in parentheses 1 Bartlett also called a Yellow Bartlett known as the Williams outside North America 2 Red Bartlett organic; presumably a Red Williams in other countries 3 Red Bartlett several distinct varieties are called red bartletts ; not sure store's name is correct but that's what it was labeled 4 D'Anjou 5 Bosc organic 6 Comice 7 Concorde 8 Seckel they really are that small relative to others For relative sizes the third pear the bright red one is 3 1/16 inches wide at its widest and 4 1/4 inches tall excluding the stem Individual photos were merged into this composite image and brightness/contrast increased from the original digital photos I created of individual photos Pyrus communis cultivars Pears These pears are delicious i enjoy the taste |