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Betty Prosser

Betty Prosser

betty-prosserA ‘variety new to science’ in 1995, found on a remote farm in Corse. Who was Betty Prosser?

Origin: Corse

Status: Critical

For further information on this and other pears, please see "Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties" by Charles Martell.

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Speart Pear
Speart Pear

A very old variety from Arlingham where there are a number of fields called `The Spearts’.

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