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high yielding character of the Chalk’s Early Jewel, a 
very desirable variety would be obtained. 
Although the resemblance between many varieties 
was striking, there were outstanding differences between 
others from the standpoint of shape, size, firmness and 
quality of the fruit. There were many variations from 
the deeply furrowed and irregular Earliana to the 
extremely smooth Favorite; from the one ounce Burbank 
Preserving to the eleven ounce Ponderosa; from the soft 
Yellow Queen, to the firm Stone; from the acid Earliana 
to the sweet Yellow Pear. 
