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KIEFFER. 



Said to be a hybrid, between the Bartlett and China 

 Sand Pear; fruit large, handsome; skin deep j-ellow, 

 with a bright vermillion cheek and some russet; flesh 

 white, brittle, juicy, of fair quality ; tree very much like 

 LeConte, bears early. September and October. Origin- 

 ated near Philadelphia. 



LAWRENCE. 



Medium, pyriform, lemon color with numerous small 

 dots; flesh white, butter}^ with a rich, aromatic flavor; 

 tree a spreading, moderately vigorous grower, bears 

 early and abundantly. September and October. 

 ONONDAGA. 



(Swan's Orang.e ) Large, nearly in the form of a double 

 cone, yellow, numerous dots, sometimes with a brown 

 cheek ; closed calyx, in narrow basin ; flesh somewhat 

 coarse, buttery, melting, of fair quality; tree vigorous 

 and productive. September and October. 

 PASSE COLMAR. 



Medium to large, distinct pyrifor n, yellow, often rus- 

 seted ; flesh fine-grained, buttery, sweet, of very good 

 flavor; tree a slender grower, inclined to overbear. Oc- 

 tober and November. 



POUND. 



(Winter Bell, Angora.) Very large, pyriform, crown 

 wide, yellow, with a brown cheek; flesh compact, good 

 for cooking; tree a strong, upright grower, and a good 

 bearer. October and December. 



VICAR OF WINK FIELD. 



Very large, long, pyrilorm, conical toward the crown, 

 yellow, with red cheek ; flesh whitish, juic}'-, buttery, of- 

 ten astringent ; good for cooking; best on quince; very 

 productive. October. 



WINTER NELIS. 



Medium, roundish, pyriform, yellowish green, rus- 

 seted ; flesh yellowish white, fine grained, buttery, of ex- 

 (vUent flavor; tree a slender and straggling growi-r. 

 October lo December. Origin Belgium. 



