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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 num.erous small, 

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

 flesh creamy yellow, changing to } ellowish 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 Octol:er at Pasadena, California. 



Tree upright, of fairly vigorous growth, w ith 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 9B) 



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

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



