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KOONCE. 



Ordinary in its appearance, and only medium in size, but on account of the pro- 

 ductiveness of the tree, it is considerably planted in Illinois for kitchen and market. 



ORIGIN: Illinois. 



TREE: hardy, healthy and productive. 



FEUIT: medium in size; form, obovate pyriform; color of skin, greenish yellow, 

 with small russet dots; stem, stout, 1 inch long, inserted in a medium-sized, shallow 

 cavity. 



FLESH: white; texture, granular; flavor, poor. 

 QUALITY: dessert, poor; cooking, fair. 

 VALUE: for market, second class. 

 SEASON: early October. 



LAWSON. (Comet.} 



The most beautiful pear of its season, which is about the middle of August, but in- 

 clined to rot at core and become mealy, if left hanging too long. Its flavor is disappoint- 

 ing, so that, in spite of its beauty, it is useless as a dessert pear. It has been widely 

 advertised and too highly praised. In some parts, it is grown as a cooking pear for 

 home markets. For distant markets, it is useless, because too tender in flesh. 



ORIGIN: on the farm of Mr. Lawson, in New York State, about the year 1800, judging, 

 from the appearance of the original tree, which was still standing in the year 1900, 

 Quite recently, it was introduced to the public by Mr. Collins, under the name Comet, by 

 reason of its bright red color. 



TREE: tender, vigorous; fairly productive; succeeds on the quince. 



FRUIT: medium to large; obovate, almost pyriform; color, yellow, shaded and ob- 

 scurely streaked with bright red on the sunny sides, with a few small brown dots; stem, 

 iy 2 inches long, with fleshy protuberance at point of insertion, inclined; calyx, half 

 open in a large irregular basin. 



FLESH: color, creamy white, coarse grained, mealy when ripe, inclined to rot at 

 the core; flavor, sweet, fairly good. 



QUALITY: dessert, good; cooking, good. 



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VALUE: market, second class. 





 SEASON: early to mid August. 



