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Tudor. 1. 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. 1. 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. 

 Turkische miiskirte Sommerbirne. 1. Dochnahl 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. 1. 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. 1. Mawe-Abercrombie Univ. Gard. 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. 1. Mass. Hori. Soc. Rpt. 5. 1843. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 869. 1869. 



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

 about 1S40. 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. 1. 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. 1. 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 yel}owish-green, granular; Oct. 

 Upper Crust. 1. 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. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2 17. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 872. 1869. 



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



