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PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



Philopena. 



Origin Indiana. Size small to medium. Color yellow with, purple 

 blush. Shape oblong pyriform. Calyx open. Basin small, shallow. 

 Stem short. Cavity small or absent. Quality medium. Season about 

 three or four weeks after Bartlett. 



Pound. 



Origin unknown. Size very large. Color yellow with considerable 

 russet. Skin covered with an abundance of small variable green dots. 

 Shape pyriform, tapering gradually to a point at the base of stalk. 

 Calyx closed. Basin small, irregular, very corrugated. Stem heavy, 

 about 1^ inch long. Quality poor. The trees are large and vigorous, 

 the fruit being grown mostly for its size. Fairly good for cooking. 

 Specimens bought in San Francisco on December 27, 1916, were non- 

 edible. They were selling at that time for from 75 cents to $1.25 per 

 box. 



Rossney. 



Origin Utah. Size large. Color yellow with red blush. Shape 

 obovate pyriform, tapers quickly to narrow point. Calyx open. .Basin 

 small. Stem heavy, medium length. Cavity small or absent. Quality 

 good to very good. This variety is little grown in the state. It is said 

 by Mr. J. E. Hassler of Placerville to be an excellent variety for drying 

 under the conditions existing in El Dorado County. 



FIG. 80. Leaf of Rossney. 



FIG. 81. Rossney. 



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