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though occasionally rather larger, turbinate, regular in form, slightly obtuse, swelled at 
the base, pale yellow, evenly dotted with russet and slightly tinged with rose on the side 
next the sun; flesh white, semi-fine and breaking, gritty about the core; juice plentiful, 
sugary, acidulous and scented; second; Nov. and Dec. 
Kaestner. 1. Guide Prat.97. 1876. 
Belgian. Raised by Van Mons. Fruit medium to small, oval, lemon-yellow, without 
russet, small light brown spots; skin scentless; flesh fine-grained, melting, very juicy, acid, 
sweet and aromatic; good; Sept. 
Kalchbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 4o, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown throughout Austria and the Northern Tyrol though under various 
names. Fruit fairly large to very large, long-pyriform, crooked toward the stalk; skin 
smooth and shining, green turning lemon-yellow at maturity, with a rather shining red 
blush, fine green dots; flesh whitish, coarse, very juicy, saccharine, aromatic, rather astrin- 
gent, slightly acid; among the richest of the wine pears; Sept. 
Kalmerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:53. 1856. 
Dutch, published 1758. Fruit large, conic, slightly obtuse, yellow flecked with brown; 
flesh rather tender and succulent, sweet and agreeable; second for table, first for culinary 
use; Aug. 
Kamper-Venus. 1. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 300. 1881. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:49, fig. 505. 
1881. 
Camperveen. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:556, fig. 1867. 
Of ancient and unknown origin. The Kamper-Venus has been cultivated in Holland 
for some centuries and a Dutch writer, De Lacour, writing in 1752, said, as M. Leroy thinks, 
that ‘‘ the Romans possessed it and called it the Pear of Venus.” Fruit large, pyriform, 
obovate, smooth, shining, very pale green, sprinkled with dark brown spots; at maturity 
the green changes to a beautiful bright lemon-yellow, marbled on the side of the sun with 
red; flesh white, rather fine, firm, melting; juice abundant, vinous, acidulous, perfumed; 
first class for kitchen use; winter. 
Kathelenbirne. 1. Oberdieck Obsi-Sort. 301. 1881. 
German. Fruit small, in form of an orange and Bergamot; surface polished, grass-green 
becoming rather golden, russeted, without any red blush; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, 
aromatic; best for household use; Oct. and Nov., 6 weeks. 
Katy. 1. Pearfield Nursery Cat. 5. 1910. 
Said to have originated at New Ulm, Tex., and to be a seedling of Le Conte. It is 
reported that the tree is a rapid, upright grower, and an early and abundant bearer; and 
that the fruit resembles Howell in size, shape, and color, and is very juicy, buttery and 
refreshing, with a pleasant vinous flavor. 
Keiser. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 377. 1831. 
Fruit medium, turbinate, gradually tapering from the middle to the stalk, pale green 
becoming yellowish-green, thickly sprinkled with small, gray-russety specks, and russet 
around the stalk: flesh greenish-white, a little gritty, melting, juicy, saccharine, without 
any particular flavor; keeps some weeks from mid-Oct.; hardy, and bears plentifully upon 
an open standard. 
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