270 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Apple-shaped (Orange). Large, roundish, apple-shaped; color 

 golden yellow, fair, smooth; quality good. In quince-growing 

 districts this old variety is still grown by amateurs and farmers, but 

 not commercially, perhaps for the reason that the claim that it re- 

 produced from seed developed inferior varieties and a mixed nomen- 

 clature. 



Bentley. Large, yellow, handsome, and said to be excellent in 

 quality. One of the leading varieties in Maryland and South Carolina. 



Bourgeat. Large, slightly pyriform; color rich golden, with 

 velvety skin, which is very smooth. Has peculiarly healthy foliage. 

 Highly prized in Ohio and the Southeast States. 



Champion. Large, obtuse pyriform; color green, mostly over- 

 spread with bright yellow. Flesh tender and unusually good in 

 quality. Though relatively a new variety it is grown commercially 

 across the continent. America. 



Columbia. Very large, somew r hat ridged; color greenish yellow, 

 with red blushed cheek. It is said to cook as tender as an apple and 

 to make a jelly of unusual fragrance and quality. Japan. 



Fuller. Large to very large, distinctly pyriform; surface some- 

 what ridged; color rich yellow. Flesh not as coarse when cooked 

 as other varieties* Highly prized in New Jersey. 



Johnson. Large, roundish oblate, compressed at stem; color 

 greenish yellow, with down in cavity. Flesh yellowish, juicy, cooks 

 tender. A Pennsylvania variety now widely grown. 



Meech (Meech's Prolific). Large to very large, obscure pyriform; 

 color bright yellow; quality very good; peculiarly fragrant. A leading 

 variety in the Eastern and Southeastern States. Connecticut. 



Missouri Mammoth. Very large, roundish oblate; color green, 

 mostly overspread with orange yellow; quality and texture of flesh 

 very good. Rapidly becoming a popular commercial variety, especially 

 in Utah and parts of Colorado. 



Pear. Large to very large, pyriform, with roundish oblong body; 

 color yellow. Flesh firm but with high flavor. Grown for market 

 extensively, especially for distant shipment. 



Pineapple. One of Burbank's seedlings, which is claimed to have 

 a distinct pineapple flavor. It is large, yellow, and much like the 

 orange variety, but is said to cook tender like an apple. 



Portugal. Large to very large; color light orange. The best 

 variety in quality, and the tree is the strongest grower, with larger and 



