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melting, sweet, very good to best. A good sliipper even after it gets 

 mellow. France. 



Columbia. — Large to very large; long obovato in form, regular; 

 color pale yellow when mature, and very smooth and fair; stalk one 

 to one and one-quarter inches- long, slender, inserted in narrow deep 

 cavity. Flesh white, melting, buttery, and quite rich in flavor, very 

 good. Popular market variety in Colorado and Utah. New York. 



Danas Hovey. — Small to medium, pyriform, tapering towards 

 the stem: color green, blotched and specked with russet, with pale 

 red cheek on exposed side; .stalk three-quarter to one inch long, 



Danas ilo\ey. 



stout, inclined, and inserted in uneven cavity. Flesh creamv white 

 melting, buttery, subacid, and rich in flavor. Season midsummer 

 As it is near to the Seckol in quality it is much grown in Kentucky 

 and Tennessee for home u.so and market. .Massachusetts. 



Dearborn (Dearborn Seedling) .~ i^nrAl to mediuni; roundish 

 pyriform, regular; color light yellow with small dots; stem one to 

 one-quarter inches long, curved, and inserted in ,4ight cavity; basin 

 very sliallow. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet, sprightly, very 

 good. Season early. A choice amateur variety. Massachusetts. 



