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Tudor, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 157. 1867. 



Said to be a seedling of Fulton and to resemble it very closely. Fruit peculiarly 

 shaped, russeted; stem short; flesh melting, juicy; first; Sept. and Oct. 

 Turban, i. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:121, fig. 61. 1872. 



A beautiful early pear the origin of which is unknown. Tree vigorous, dependably 

 productive, hardy, late in coming into bearing. Fruit medium in size, spherical-turbinate, 

 green becoming pale yellow, covered with brown around base and apex; dots very large, 

 dark green; calyx small; stem characteristically very short and very thick; flesh white, 

 streaked with yellow, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; Aug. 

 Tiirkische miiskirte Sommerbirne. i. DochnaM. Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:19. 1856. 



The origin of this pear is ascribed to the Orient about the year 1832. Tree vigorous 

 and productive; twigs glabrous; buds long and pointed. Fruit medium large, bulging, 

 blunt, roundish, solid yellowish-green, sprinkled with russet; dots fine and bright-brown; 

 calyx usually closed; stem woody, medium long; seeds numerous; flesh buttery; quality 

 of the best; Sept. 

 Turnep. i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 593. 1629. 



" The Turnep pear is a hard winter peare, not so good to eat rawe, as it is to bake." 

 Twice flowering Pear-tree, i. Mawe-Abercrombie Univ. Card. Bot. 1778. 



" It often produces blossom twice a year, the first in the spring, and the second in 

 autumn, so is preserved in many gardens as a curiosity." Classified as an autumn pear. 

 Tyler, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 5. 1843. 2 - Downing Fr. Trees Am. 869. 1869. 



Probably one of Gov. Edwards' seedlings which originated at New Haven, Conn., 

 about 1840. Tree moderately vigorous; young wood reddish-yellow-brown. Fruit 

 below medium, roundish-pyriform, yellow, netted and patched and dotted with russet; 

 stem long, slender, in a moderate cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx open; basin shallow 

 and uneven; flesh white, coarse, granular, buttery, melting, juicy, brisk, vinous; fair to 

 good; Oct. 

 Ulatis. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 135. 1920. 



A seedling of Bartlett originated by R. E. Burton, Vacaville, Cal., and introduced 

 in 1916. Fruit medium, pyriform, yellow; flesh white, fine, sweet; good; Sept. 

 Unterlaibacher Mostbirne. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 142, fig. 69. 1913. 



This perry pear is a native of Carniola and probably gets its name from the city of 

 Laibach in that region. Tree of moderate growth, upright, tall, with strong wood, a late 

 and alternate bearer, long-lived. Fruit round, large, greenish-yellow, russeted about 

 the calyx end, finely dotted; calyx open, wide; basin shallow; stem short, thick, brownish- 

 yellow, set at an angle; flesh yellowish-green, granular; Oct. 

 Upper Crust, i. Horticulturist 4:276. 1849. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 870. 1869. 



A seedling introduced by Col. Wm. Sumner, Pomaria, S. C., in 1849. Tree pyramidal, 

 with " switchey " limbs and gray bark. Fruit below medium, roundish, green, covered 

 with distinct, irregular, russet patches; stalk rather short, stout; cavity broad, shallow; 

 calyx large, open; flesh granular, not juicy, rots at core; poor; Aug. 

 Ursula, i. Dochnahl Ftt&r. Obstkunde 2 :j. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 872. 1869. 



Said to have originated in Belgium about 1826. Tree vigorous and very productive; 



