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Fruit pear-shaped, being about six and one-half by four and one-half inches ; 

 weight up to three and one-half pounds ; color greenish ; rind medium ; meat 

 yellowish ; flavor good ; seed medium. — Rolfs. 



Landon 



Form broad pyriform or bottlenecked ; size medium to large, average weight 

 one and one-fourth pounds ; surface smooth, undulating ; color light green ; 

 skin thick and tough, separating readily from the flesh; flesh rich yellow, 

 changing to yellowish green near the skin ; texture very smooth and buttery ; 

 flavor rich and melting ; quality very good ; seed medium large, broadly conical, 

 tight in the cavity ; season September to October in South Florida. 



Quality 



Form bottlenecked ; size large ; color green ; skin thin, smooth ; quality 

 very good ; seed medium large, loose in cavity ; prolific bearer ; season Sep- 

 tember in South Florida. — Wester. 



Blake 



Form slender pyriform, bottlenecked; dimensions, length three and one-half 

 to four and one-half inches, diameter one and three-quarters to two and one- 

 fourth inches ; apex slightly protruding to form a point ; base very slightly 

 flattened; cavity regular, small, very shallow and flaring; pedicel stout; sur- 

 face smooth, slightly undulating; color light green with numerous small, 

 round, greenish yellow dots ; skin very thin, adhering closely to the flesh ; 

 flesh creamy yellow, changing to yellowish green near the skin ; texture 

 smooth and buttery ; fibre very slight ; flavor very rich and oily ; quality very 

 good; seed medium, conical, often loose in the cavity; seed cavity medium 

 large to large ; season September to October at Pasadena, California. 



Tree upright, of fairly vigorous growth, with abundant, healthy, light green 

 foliage. Moderately prolific. Here first described. 



White 



(Figure 11 B) 



Form slender pyriform ; dimensions, length four and three-quarters, diameter 

 two and one- fourth inches ; apex slightly protruding to form a point ; base 

 somewhat flattened ; cavity regular, small, shallow, rounded, pedicel stout ; 

 surface smooth ; glossy ; color bright green, washed with purple, with numerous 

 small, round, yellowish dots ; skin thin and leathery, adhering closely to the 

 flesh ; flesh cream color, changing to pale green near skin ; texture smooth ; 

 fibre objectionable ; flavor rather watery ; quality fairly good ; seed conical, 

 large, tight in cavity ; seed cavity long, pointed, and wrinkled ; season No- 

 vember to December at Santa Barbara, California. 



Tree is upright, moderately vigorous, and a rather shy bearer. First de- 

 scribed here. 



Miller 



(Figure 9 15) 



Form oval ; dimensions, length four and one-half inches, diameter three 

 and one-half inches ; apex a slight point ; base rounded ; cavity regular, small 



