Pears. 



late, greenish, rough, partly russet- 

 ed ; juicy, brisk, vinous. Septem- 

 ber. 



Joanette. See Amire Joannet. 



johonnot, p. 294. 



Jones' Seedling, p. 310. 



Josephine. See Jaminette. 



Josephine de Malines, p. 313. 



Jules Bivort, p. 295. 



Julienne, p. 270. 



July Pear. See Sugar Top. 



KeifTer. Rather large, oval, con- 

 tracted toward stem and crown, 

 rich yellow tinged with red ; flesh 

 varying from coarse to fine, and 

 from good to quite poor in quality. 

 Late autumn. Tree vigorous and 

 very productive. Fruit good for 

 canning. Penn. 



King Edwards. Large, pyriform, 

 yellow with a red cheek ; buttery, 

 sometimes good. October. 



King's Seedling, Medium, oblate, 

 yellowish green, rough ; granular ; 

 juicy, aromatic, perfumed. Octo- 

 ber. 



Kingsessing, p. 295. 



Kirtland, or Kirtland's Seckel, p. 



295- 

 Knight's Monarch. Large, obovate, 



yellowish brown. Does not ripen 



in the Northern States. Winter. 



English. 

 Knight's Seedling. Medium, oblate, 



turbinate, rough, yellowish green ; 



juicy, sweet. October. R. I. 



La Herard. Rather large, pyriform, 

 pale yellow and brown ; melting, 

 juicy, sub-acid, pleasant ; very 

 good. October. Belgian. 



La Juive. Medium, turbinate, green 



and brown ; melting, juicy, rich, 

 perfumed. November. Belgian. 



Las Canas, p. 306. 



Latch. See Philadelphia. 



Laure de Glymes, p. 295. 



Lawrence, p. 306. 



Lebanon. See Pinneo. 



Le Conte. Large, yellow, moderate 

 in quality ; exceedingly product- 

 ive, vigorous and profitable at the 

 South ; of no value North. Mid- 

 summer. 



Le Cure. See Vicar of Winkfield. 



Leech's Kingsessing. See Kingses- 

 sing. 



Lee's Seckel. Medium or rather 

 large, obovate, rich russet ; but- 

 tery, rich, perfumed, excellent. 

 September. 



Leon le Clerc. Rather large, obo- 

 vate, greenish yellow, russet at the 

 end ; flesh crisp, firm, of moderate 

 quality cooking. Winter. 



Leopold First. Large, turbinate, 

 pyriform, green ; melting, sweet, 

 perfumed. December. Belgian. 



Lewis, p. 311. 



Liberale. Rather large, long pyri- 

 form, greenish yellow, partly rus- 

 seted ; juicy, sweet, rich, aro- 

 matic. October. 



Lieutenant Poitevin. Large, green- 

 ish yellow ; juicy, half melting. 

 Late winter. French. 



Limon, p. 273. 



Little Muscat. Quite small, turbi- 

 nate, yellow with brownish cheek ; 

 breaking, sweet, slightly musky. 

 Middle of July. French. Toler- 

 ably good. 



Little Musk, or Primitive. See 

 Little Muscat. 



Locke's Beurre. Medium, roundish, 



