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Flesh white, fine-is;raine(l, juicy, buttery, melting, rioh, perfumed, 

 very good. Crown 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 rareh- shows 

 seeds and the leathery carpels whicli surround the seeds of .-ipijlcs 

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

 Kansas. 



Cornice, Doyenne du Cornice. — Large, roundish pyriforni, nearly 

 pyramidal; color greenish yellow, and briglit 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. 



