THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 437 
Kleine Zwiebelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:171. 1856. 
Reported in Thuringia, 1819. Fruit small, bulbous or globular-turbinate, lemon- 
yellow, blushed, dotted with gray, splashed with gray-russet; flesh whitish, sweet, firm, 
breaking, juicy; good for culinary use; autumn. 
Kloppelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:8. 1856. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 242. 
1889. 
Hesse, Ger. Reported by Diel, 1805. One of the Volemas. Fruit medium, almost 
round, yellowish-white, changing to lemon-yellow with pale blush; flesh breaking, aromatic, 
juicy, perfumed; second for table, first for cooking; Dec. 
Knabenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:32. 1856. 
German. Published by Diel, 1805. Fruit medium, turbinate, swelled, sides unequal; 
skin polished, light green changing to greenish yellow, often has a dark blush, green dots; 
flesh granular, very juicy, sweet and acid; second for dessert, first for household; end 
of Aug. ; 
Knausbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:172. 1856. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 242. 
1889. 3. Loéschnig Mostbirnen 42, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown under a variety of names in Austria and Germany. Fruit large, 
obtuse-pyriform, sides unequal,. greenish light-yellow, washed and streaked with reddish- 
brown; flesh yellow-white, breaking, astringent, saccharine, with little flavor or aroma; 
third for the table, but good for cooking use, perry or drying; end of Sept. 
Knechtchensbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 
Thuringia, Ger., 1797. Fruit small, round pear-shaped, yellow, russet dots, blushed; 
flesh firm, insipid; good for cooking; Aug. and Sept. 
Knight. 1. Mag. Hort. 13:449. 1847. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 796. 1869. 
Raised by William Knight of Cranston, R. I., and first exhibited before the Massa- 
chusetts Horticultural Society in 1835. Fruit medium, oblate-pyriform, yellowish pale- 
green with grayish specks; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, rich, aromatic; Sept. and Oct. 
Knollbirne. 1. Loschnig Mosibirnen 186, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear of Swiss origin introduced into Austria about 1885. Fruit medium to 
rather large, long-ovate; skin leaf-green turning to yellow-green at maturity, half the 
fruit on the sun-exposed side often being a dark brown-red; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, 
very juicy, saccharine and astringent; good for transporting; Oct. and Nov. 
Knoops Simmtbirne. 1. Guide Prat. 98, 283. 1876. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 242. 18809. 
Poire Canelle. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:143, fig. 552. 1881. 
Origin uncertain, possibly Dutch. Dr. Diel received it from Harlém under the name 
of Franse Canneel-Peer. Knoop described under the name Fondante de Brest, a variety 
to which he gave the synonym Franse Canneel-Peer, but it is not the Fondante de Brest 
of Duhamel and other French authors. Fruit medium, nearly short-conic, and sometimes 
conic and somewhat pyriform; skin fine and thin, clear green sown with numerous small, 
brown dots changing to dull yellow; flesh white, slightly tinted with yellow, buttery or 
semi-buttery, gritty around the core, juice sufficient, sweet and perfumed; good for eating 
raw and very good for cooking; Sept. 
