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Heyst. 



Origin France. Size medium to large. Color yellow Avith consider- 

 able russet. Shape oblong, obovate, pj'riform. Dots gray, incon- 

 spicuous and abundant. Calyx closed. Basin small, irregular, variable. 

 Stem heavy, about Ij inches long. Cavity small. Quality medium. 

 Little grown in state. Season late. 



Fig. 54. Leaf of Heyst. 



Fig. 55. Heyst. 



Howell. 



Origin Connecticut. Fruit medium to large, very smooth, glossy, 

 symmetrical and beautiful. Color green or light yellow. Surface 

 covered with green, rather inconspicuous dots. Shape roundish, 

 pyriform. Calyx open or partly closed. Basin corrugated, wide and 

 fairly deep. Stem 1^ inches or over. Cavity absent, in most cases 

 giving way to a more or less wrinkled fleshy condition at base of stem. 

 Quality good to very good. Flesh whitish, fine grained, juicy and 



