THE PEAR. 251 



Kingsessing. Large, obtuse pyriform; color greenish yellow with 

 numerous small green or gray dots; stem quite long, curved, and 

 fleshy at insertion in broad uneven cavity; basin large, irregular, 

 corrugated. Flesh whitish, quite coarse, juicy, buttery, melting 



Josephine d'Malines. 



sweet, perfumed, very good. Grown in Ohio and the southeastern 

 States. Pennsylvania. 



Kirtland. Small to medium, obtusely obovate, sometimes 

 pyriform; color bright yellow, mostly covered with light russet, 

 with red streaks in the sun; stalk short, stout, inserted in small 

 cavity; basin shallow and broad. Flesh melting, juicy, sweet, 

 aromatic, very good. Season, early fall. Grown for dessert use 

 mainly. Ohio. 



Koonce. Medium, pyriform; color greenish yellow with bronze 

 cheek, and small russet dots; stem one inch long, inserted in medium- 



