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ture melting, with a perfumed vinous flavor. The fruit 

 ripens at a medium date. 



Howell. — This pear originated in Connecticut. The 

 fruit is a yellowish-red color; vinous, juicy flavor, and it 

 is a good dessert and market variety. 



Fig. 250— Howell. 



Garber. — This is a seedling of the Chinese sand pear, 

 and is very popular in many portions of the South. It 

 ripens between the dates in which the LeConte and 

 Kieffer pears mature, and therefore in those orchards 



