Betty Ballard had heard the wail of his violin from the garden, where she had been gathering Pears.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
It was a pretty sight to see the delicious looking apples, and Pears lying carefully assorted in great heaps on the green grass; and I never inhaled a more refreshing odour than was diffused over the spot.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
The A. S. Harrison farm included plum, apple, peach and cherry trees and Margaret Mary Lee recalled that cherries, Pears and apples grew in her family's orchard.
"Frying Pan Farm"
Elizabeth Brown Pryor