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large, obovate, light yellow, occasionally with red cheek. The flesh is coarse, breaking, 

 of poor quality. Rots at the core. Not valuable. 



Boussock. — Large, roundish, obovate; skin, yellow netted and clouded with russet; 

 flesh, creamy white, buttery, melting; quality good. The tree is an upright, spreading 

 grower, only moderately productive here. 



Dearborn. — Small and rather unattractive in appearance; color, light yellow; quality, 

 poor. Sometimes rots badly. Not valuable here. August. 



Desportes. — Inclined to rot at the core. Not valuable here. Size medium or a little 

 below; color, greenish-yellow, blotched and specked with russet. Quality rather low. 



Drouard. — Fruit large, roundish, pyriform; color, yellow, considerably russeted. - Flesh 

 creamy-white, tender, a trifle coarse and granular; flavor sweet and perfumed; quality 

 good. Not very productive as yet, but otherwise promising for market. November. 



Early Duchess. — Tree upright, vigorous. Promises to be productive. Resembles 

 Duchess in flesh and color, but has a smoother surface. Ripens three weeks earlier. 

 Appears to be desirable for early market. 



Edmonds. — Tree upright, slightly spreading, an irregular bearer. Fruit obovate, 

 obtuse, pyriform; color pale greenish-yellow, thickly dotted with gray dots; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, juicy; quality good. Rather unsatisfactory here. 



Esperen. — Tree upright, spreading, vigorous. Bore a full crop this season but 

 ordinarily this variety is unproductive. Fruit medium or a little below, roundish, obtuse 

 pyriform; color, light yellow, well covered with cinnamon russet. Quality fair only. 

 Subject to blight. Not valuable here. 



Fred Clapp. — Fruit, roundish, inclining to obovate; skin, clear yellow with few 

 brownish patches; flesh, whitish-yellow, very juicy; flavor, rich, pleasant; quality very 

 good. A productive variety of value for home use and market. 



Gansel-Seckel. — Planted in 1892, thus far rather unproductive. The tree is an upright 

 grower with roundish, bushy head. Fruit, roundish oblate, irregular; skin, yellow, well 

 overlaid with cinnamon russet; flesh, white, juicy, melting, slightly granular; quality, 

 good, not rich and with none of the spicy flavor of the Seckel. Requires further trial. 



Jones. — Fruit, small, obovate, pyriform; color, yellow, russeted; quality, good. The 

 tree is an upright grower, only moderately productive. Does not appear very desirable. 

 October. 



Kentucky. — A small, greenish-yellow pear of poor quality, ripening in September. 

 Unproductive. Worthless here. 



Kraus 41. — Tree upright, slightly spreading, quite unproductive as yet. Fruit, 

 medium in size, pyriform; color, yellow; quality, poor. Late August. Appears to be 

 undesirable. 



Lawrence. — Fruit, obovate, pyriform; skin, yellow, slightly russeted; flesh, whitish, 

 juicy, melting; quality, very good. Grown to some extent for market. October to 

 December. 



Longworth. — Fruit, medium, obovate, turbinate; color, light waxen yellow with many 

 small russet dots, quality, poor ; texture, firm, breaking, coarse and granular. Tree is an 

 upright, vigorous grower. Worthless here. 



Millett. — Tree upright, vigorous, quite productive ; fruit, large, obtuse, pyriform ; color, 

 greenish-yellow, blotched with russet; texture, firm, breaking; quality, fair only. Fit 

 for eating in November. Will keep all winter. Does not appear very desirable. 



Mount Vernon. — Fruit, roundish, obtuse, pyriform; skin, yellow, well covered with 

 russet; flesh, white, juicy, tender, melting; flavor, vinous; quality, good. Tree is a 

 vigorous grower and usually quite productive. Desirable for home and market. October 

 and November. 



Reeder. — A smooth, fair growing pear, somewhat resembling Howell in general appear- 

 ance. Trees upright, vigorous, moderately productive. Received from Stark Bros, in 

 1890. October and early November. 



Rostiezer. — A valuable dessert pear. The tree is an open grower with stout, brownish 

 shoots. Fruit rather small, obovate pyriform; color, dull yellowish-brown with reddish- 

 brown cheek. Not very inviting in appearance but of best quality. Early September. 



Rutter. — A desirable variety, ripening in October. The tree is a good grower and i? 

 moderately productive. Fruit, large, roundish pyriform; color, yellow, dotted and netted 

 with russet; flavor, sweet, vinous. 



Souvenir (du Congres). — A very large pear resembling Bartlett in appearance. Blows 

 down badly in fall winds. Texture, tender, melting; quality, good. The tree is an 

 upright, spreading grower, rather unproductive. Season early October. 



Sterling. — Tree, vigorous, upright, moderately productive, free from blight. Fruit 



