THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 439 
Kriegebirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 
Switzerland, Schwaben, published 1804. Fruit small, globular, yellow-green, shining, 
dark blush with gray specks; first for household and market; Oct. 
Krivonogof. 1. Can. Hort. 27:291. 1894. 
Originated in the Province of Toula, Russia. Tree very hardy. Fruit of good quality. 
Krockhals. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:101. 1856. 
Nassau, 1806. Published by Diel. Fruit medium, pyriform, bent or acutely sloping, 
lemon-yellow, cinnamon-russeted, often having a dark blush, heavily dotted; flesh rather 
white, granular, buttery, melting, juicy and extremely aromatic; first for table and 
cooking; Nov. and Dec. 
Krull. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 36, 112. 1890. 2. Budd-Hansen Am. Pom. Man. 2:252. 
1903. 
Krull Winter. 3. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 330. 1888. 
Originated on the farm of Mr. Krull, St. Charles, Mo., about 1808, and brought to 
notice by C. T. Mallinckrodt in 1888. Fruit type of Lawrence, medium, obovate-obtuse- 
pyriform, green with a tinge of yellow; stem short, thick, in a shallow cavity; calyx open, 
in a shallow basin; flesh yellowish, firm, granular, tough, rather dry, sweet, flat; poor to 
above; keeps into winter. 
Krummgestielte Feigenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:191. 1856. 
Saxony, 1807. Fruit medium, pyriform, thick-skinned, yellow-green with brown blush 
and rather rust-colored on the side next the sun, speckled with very fine dots; flesh yellowish- 
white, glutinous, very sweet, wanting in flavor; third for dessert, first for domestic use; Oct. 
Kuhfuss. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 245. 1889. 
Pied-de-Vache. 2. Mas. Pom. Gen. 4:35, fig. 210. 1879. 
The origin of this pear, probably German, is not definitely known, but according to 
Oberdieck it was cultivated in almost all the large gardens of Hanover, and bore the name 
of Pfundbirn or Pound Pear at Hildesheim, Géttingen and Cassel. Fruit large, globular- 
turbinate; skin rather thick, of an intense green, speckled with dots of a darker shade, the 
green turning to yellow at maturity; flesh white, tinted with green, coarse, semi-melting; 
juice abundant, saccharine, acidulous and refreshing; good; Aug. 
Kurskaya. 1. Neb. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 30. 1890. 
Introduced from Russia in 1879. Fruit oblong-obtuse-pyriform, brownish-green 
changing partially to deep yellow when fully ripe; stem set in a narrow, shallow depresssion; 
calyx open in a rather wide, smooth basin; flesh nearly white, tender, not very juicy, nearly 
sweet; fair; Oct. 
L’'Inconnue Van Mons. 1. Mag. Hort. 17:67. 1851. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 596. 1884. 
Unbekannte Von Mons. 3. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 334. 1881. 
Fruit large, pyriform, rough to the touch, greenish-yellow, covered with large gray 
dots and patches of cinnamon-russet; flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, rich and sugary, 
with an agreeable aroma; first; Feb. 
L'Inconstante. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:63, fig. 530. 1880. 
Inconstant. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 788. 1869. 
A seedling raised either by Van Mons or by his successor, Bivort. Fruit medium, 
