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Flesh white, fine-grained, juicy, buttery, melting, rich, perfumed, 

 very good. Grown across the continent. Massachusetts. 



Clapp Favorite, 



Cole. Medium to large; color bright yellow; quality good to very 

 good. It is sold as "seedless" by some growers. It rarely shows 

 seeds and the leathery carpels which surround the seeds of apples 

 and pears are absent. Considerably planted in Kansas and Ohio. 

 Kansas. 



Cornice, Doyenne du Cornice. Large, roundish pyriform, nearly 

 pyramidal; color greenish yellow, and bright yellow when fully 

 mature; in interior climates it has a fine blush in the sun; stalk 

 short, stout, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, fine-grained, 



