THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 439 



Kriegebirne. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 



Switzerland, Schwaben, published 1804. Fruit small, globular, yellow-green, shining, 

 dark blush with gray specks; first for household and market; Oct. 

 Krivonogof. 1. Can. Hort. 27:291. 1894. 



Originated in the Province of Toula, Russia. Tree very hardy. Fruit of good quality. 

 Krockhals. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:101. 1856. 



Nassau, 1806. Published by Diel. Fruit medium, pyriform, bent or acutely sloping, 

 lemon-yellow, cinnamon-russeted, often having a dark blush, heavily dotted; flesh rather 

 white, granular, buttery, melting, juicy and extremely aromatic; first for table and 

 cooking; Nov. and Dec. 



Krull. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 36, 112. 1890. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Pom. Man. 2:252. 

 1903. 



Krull Winter. 3. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 330. 1888. 



Originated on the farm of Mr. Krull, St. Charles, Mo., about 1808, and brought to 

 notice by C. T. Mallinckrodt in 1888. Fruit type of Lawrence, medium, obovate-obtuse- 

 pyriform, green with a tinge of yellow; stem short, thick, in a shallow cavity; calyx open, 

 in a shallow basin; flesh yellowish, firm, granular, tough, rather dry, sweet, flat; poor to 

 above; keeps into winter. 

 Krummgestielte Feigenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:191. 1856. 



Saxony, 1807. Fruit medium, pyriform, thick-skinned, yellow-green with brown blush 

 and rather rust-colored on the side next the sun, speckled with very fine dots ; flesh yellowish- 

 white, glutinous, very sweet, wanting in flavor; third for dessert, first for domestic use; Oct. 

 Kuhiuss. 1. Mathieu Nam. Pom. 245. 1889. 



Pied-de-Vache. 2. Mas. Pom. Gen. 4:35, fig. 210. 1879. 



The origin of this pear, probably German, is not definitely known, but according to 

 Oberdieck it was cultivated in almost all the large gardens of Hanover, and bore the name 

 of Pjundbim or Pound Pear at Hildesheim, Gottingen and Cassel. Fruit large, globular- 

 turbinate ; skin rather thick, of an intense green, speckled with dots of a darker shade, the 

 green turning to yellow at maturity; flesh white, tinted with green, coarse, semi-melting; 

 juice abundant, saccharine, acidulous and refreshing; good; Aug. 

 Kurskaya. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 30. 1890. 



Introduced from Russia in 1879. Fruit oblong-obtuse-pyriform, brownish-green 

 changing partially to deep yellow when fully ripe ; stem set in a narrow, shallow depresssion ; 

 calyx open in a rather wide, smooth basin ; flesh nearly white, tender, not very juicy, nearly 

 sweet; fair; Oct. 

 L'lnconnue Van Mons. 1. Mag. Hort. 17:67. 1851. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 596. 1884. 



Unbekannte Von Mons. 3. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 334. 1881. 



Fruit large, pyriform, rough to the touch, greenish-yellow, covered with large gray 

 dots and patches of cinnamon-russet; flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, rich and sugary, 

 with an agreeable aroma; first; Feb. 

 L'Inconstante. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:63, fig. 530. 1880. 



Inconstant. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 788. 1869. 



A seedling raised either by Van Mons or by his successor, Bivort. Fruit medium, 



