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KNIGHT'S SEEDLING. 



Knight's R. I. Seedling. 



KlRTLAND. 



Seedling Seckel, 

 Kirtland's Seedling, 

 Kirtland's Beurre 



Grown f r o m 

 seed of the Seckel 

 pear by H. T. 

 Kirtland, of Ma- 

 honing Co., Ohio. 

 Tree, vigorous, 

 hardy, early and 

 productive bearer 

 o n pear roots ; 

 shoots, yellowish 

 brown, upright, 

 stout. 



Fruit, medium, 

 often above, obo- 

 vate, obtuse pyri- 



Native of Cranston, R. 

 I. Tree, vigorous, har- 

 dy, and early productive; 

 wood, smooth, yellowish. 



Fruit, medium, obo- 

 vate, tapering a little to 

 the stem ; color, yellow- 

 ish green, with a brown 

 red cheek in sun, brown- 

 ish specks, and dull rus- 

 set around the calyx ; 

 stem, medium or rather 

 long, curved ; calyx, me- 

 dium, segments broad, 

 partially reflexed ; core 

 and seeds, medium ; flesh, 

 white, not fine-grained, 

 melting, juicy, sugary. 

 Season, September. 



