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Mount Vernon. 



Origin Massachusetts. Size small. Color green or light yellow with 

 russet. Shape round, obtuse. Skin shows many green but very incon- 

 spicuous dots. Calyx open. Basin quite wide and shallow. Stem 

 short, about f inch to slightly more, inserted on one side. Cavity 

 small. Quality good to very good. From what little is known of this 

 variety in California one would be led to recommend its planting experi- 

 mentally at least. In season in early winter. 



FIG. 74. Leaf of 

 Mount Vernon. FIG. 75. Mount Vernon. 



Onondaga (Connecticut). 



Large, obtuse, oval pyriform, neck very short and obtuse, body large 

 and tapering to obtuse apex. Flesh melting, sprightly, vinous. A 

 vigorous, upright grower, healthy; yellow shoots; sells well in distant 

 markets. (Description by Wickson.)* Apparently of no value in 

 California. 



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P. Barry. 



Origin California. Size large. Color green heavily covered with 

 russet. Skin is rough and conspicuously marked with large brown dots. 

 Shape ovate pyriform. Calyx open. Basin very small, practically 

 absent. Stem about 1 inch long, heavy. Cavity small. Quality 

 medium. The greatest objection to this variety is its susceptibility to 

 blight. It is grown to a small extent in the Santa Clara Valley, where 

 it was originated by B. S. Fox, and in the foothills of the Sierras. 

 Keeping qualities are good. In season about November and December, 

 or later from storage. 



* "California Fruits," seventh edition. 



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