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a fine sprightly vinous flavor at first, between that of a 

 Doyenne and Brown Beurre, but becoming nearly sweet. 

 Ripens from mid-autumn till winter. Tree vigorous, 

 hardy, very productive. A valuable variety. Origin, 

 Oswego, N. Y. Fig. 201. 



Howell. Size medium, pyriform, neck small, acute ; 

 stalk an inch and a half long, not sunk ; calyx in a small 

 round basin ; surface pale yellow ; flesh melting, butte- 

 ry, and fine. Ripens mid-autumn. Origin, New Haven, 

 Conn 



Paqvency or Payency. Size medium ; obovate-obconic, ap- 

 proaching pyriform, acute; skin dull yellow, slightly rus- 

 seted, with a faint dull blush ; stalk an inch long, stout ; 

 calyx e7ect, basin shallow ; flesh white, juicy, melting, 

 good. Mid-autumn. French. New. 



Pennsylvania. Size medium, obovate, often short obovate, 

 obconic ; surface a rich brownish russet on yellow ground; 

 stalk an inch and a half long, not sunk ; sometimes 

 slightly sunk ; calyx small, basin shallow ; flesh rather 

 coarse, somewhat breaking, half-melting, with a second- 

 rate flavor. Early mid-autumn. Shoots diverging, red- 

 dish brown. Origin, Philadelphia. 



Petri. Medium size, obovate, sometimes slightly obovate- 

 pyriform, or truncate-obconic, base wide or obtuse ; sur- 

 face pale yellow, often slightly russeted, with a reddish 

 brown cheek ; stalk about an inch long, rather stout, 

 cavity obtuse at bottom ; basin small, smooth; flesh fine- 

 grained, sometimes slightly gritty, buttery, melting, rich, 

 sweet, perfumed, often excellent — variable in quality from 

 first to second rate. Ripens at mid-autumn. Growth 

 moderate, shoots rather slender, yellowish. Fig. 191. 



Pope's Scarlet Major. Medium or rather large, obovate ; 

 surface yellow with a red cheek ; stalk long, thick ; flesh 

 breaking, dry, — third-rate. Long Island, N. Y. 



Pratt. Medium or rather large, obovate-pyriform, skin 

 greenish-yellow, thickly dotted ; stalk an inch long, slen- 

 der, moderately sunk ; basin wide, shallow ; flesh tender 



