IDENTIFICATION OF PEAR VARIETIES 35 



Leaf 



Size Moderately large Small 



Shape Oval Oval to elliptic 



Color Dark green Medium green 



4. Clyde Seckle 



Shoots Moderately slerader, Medium stout, slightly 



somewhat zigzag zigzag 



Petiole Moderately long, Short, green 



reddish tinged 

 Leaf 



Shape Broad oval to slightly Roundish oval 



ovate 



Surface Smooth Slightly rugose 



Color Moderateh' dark Moderately dark, clear 



yellowish green green 



Serrations Shallow, margin often Moderately shallow 



practically entire 



5. Cornice Sheldon 



Shoots Zigzag Moderately zigzag 



Bark {2-year) Greenish brown Light to medium brown 



{\-year) Prevailingly green to Yellowish brown 



dull brown 



Lenticels Numerous Medium 



Leaf 



Size Medium Moderately small 



Folding Typically medium to Broad to medium V 



narrow V 



Color Rather dark green Light yellowish green 



6. Cope's Seedless Bartlett 



Habit Spreading Upright-spreading 



Petiole Wide-angled Medium-angled 



Leaf 



Shape Long oval Oval 



Folding Rather broad U Usually medium to 



occasionally narrow U 



Surface Rather dull Semi-glossy 



Color Aledium green Dark yellowish green 



Tip Long, acute Small, acute 



Serrations Coarse, very shallow. Fine, moderately shallow 



younger leaA'es often 



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