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PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 

 Clapp Favorite. 



Origin Massachusetts. Size large. Color pale yellow, slightly russet, 

 and beautiful blush. Shape slightly obtuse pyriform. Surface some- 

 what uneven. Skin thickly sprinkled with brown dots. Calyx open or 

 partially closed. Basin shallow and slightly roughened. Stem heavy, 

 1 inch long or less. Cavity small. Quality good. Flesh is fine 

 grained, white, rich and sweet. Season medium early, last of July and 

 August. Very little grown in California. 



FIG. 21. Leaf of Clapp Favorite. 



FIG. 22. Clapp F'avorite. 



Cornice. 



Origin France. Fruit large. Color green or light yellow with more 

 or less russet, sometimes blushed with dull red. Surface sprinkled with 

 light brown or dark green dots. Shape obtuse pyriform, truncate. 

 Calyx closed in most California specimens examined, though sometimes 

 partially or wholly open. Basin very large, deep, rough and abrupt. 

 Stem short, heavy, about j inch. Cavity well denned but shallow. 

 Quality very good to best. Flesh medium to fine grained, juicy, sweet, 

 slightly aromatic. Season late fall. Grown locally in California. A 

 good variety, especially under Santa Clara Valley conditions. 



