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streaked with crimson ; flesh yellow, tender, melting, rather gritty at the core, richly flavored, 



and with a slight perfume of rose-water; very good; Oct. and Nov. 



Magnolia, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 41. 1909. 2. Cornell Sta. Bui. 332:484. 1913. 



An oriental hybrid which originated in southern Georgia. Fruit large, globular to 

 pyriform, smooth, yellowish-russet, with numerous irregular dots; flesh white, crisp, tender, 

 juicy, mild, subacid; fair; " three or four weeks later than Kieffer in the South." 

 Malconnaitre d'Haspin. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 810. 1869. 



Tree vigorous, hardy and productive. Fruit large, globular-obovate, dull yellow, 

 with brownish-red cheek, stippled with coarse dots, and russeted at the calyx; flesh juicy, 

 tender, and melting, rich, subacid, perfumed ; Oct. and Nov. 

 Malvoisie de Landsberg. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:171, fig. 182. 1878. 



Obtained by Judge Burchardt, Landsberg, Brandenbourg, Ger. Fruit rather large, 

 pyriform, more or less swelled, even in contour, but often irregular in form; skin some- 

 what firm, at first water-green, dotted with gray, the green changing to yellow and the side 

 next the sun being at maturity slightly washed with rosy red; flesh white, rather fine, 

 buttery, juicy, sweet, acidulous, having a sprightly and somewhat musky flavor; good; 

 Oct. 

 Manchester, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 810. 1869. 



Originated in Providence, R. I. Fruit medium, obovate-pyriform, yellow, with traces 

 and numerous dots of russet; flesh white, moderately juicy, semi-melting, sweet, agree- 

 able; good; Oct. 

 Mandelblattrige Schneebirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:199. 1856. 



A French wilding; published 1810. Tree dwarf. Fruit small, globular-turbinate, 

 green, smooth; flesh firm, astringent; winter. 

 Manning, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866. 



A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Mass. Fruited in 1866. Fruit 

 large, obovate, yellow with russet streaks and dots; flesh fine-grained, white, juicy, with 

 a rich, pleasant flavor; first; Sept. 

 Mannsbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:187. 1856. 



Wurttemberg, Ger., 1830. Classed among the Pound pears or Libralia. Fruit large, 

 globular-turbinate, dull green changing to yellowish-green, blushed, both ends covered 

 with russet, rusty dots; third for table, first for kitchen; Nov. and Dec. 

 Mansfield. I. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 811. 1869. 



A native variety of uncertain origin. Fruit medium, globular-oblate, yellowish- 

 green, with considerable russet and many green and brown dots; flesh whitish, coarse, 

 buttery, melting, sweet, a little astringent; good; Sept. 



Mansuette. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:220, PI. LVIII, fig. i. 1768. 2. Hogg Fruit 

 Man. 611. 1884. 



Solitaire. 3. Christ Handb. 534. 1817. 



Origin unknown. Fruit large, long-obovate, irregular, obtuse, pale green, spotted 

 with brown and much covered with the same color on the shaded side, and tinged with red 

 on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, semi-melting, moderately fine, inclined to 

 grow soft, juicy, pleasantly acid and well flavored; a dessert pear; Sept. and Oct. 



