. American horticultural manual .. . cli surround the seeds of .-ipijlcsand pears are absent. Consideraljly planted in Kansas and Cornice, Doyenne du Cornice.—Large, roundish pyriforni, nearlypyramidal; color greenish yellow, and briglit yellow when fullymature; in interior climates it has a fine blush in the sun; stalkshort, stout, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, fine-grained. 240 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. melting, sweet, very good to best. A good sliipper even after it getsmellow. France. Columbia.—Large to very large; long obovato in form, regular;color pale yellow when
. American horticultural manual .. . cli surround the seeds of .-ipijlcsand pears are absent. Consideraljly planted in Kansas and Cornice, Doyenne du Cornice.—Large, roundish pyriforni, nearlypyramidal; color greenish yellow, and briglit yellow when fullymature; in interior climates it has a fine blush in the sun; stalkshort, stout, and inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, fine-grained. 240 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. melting, sweet, very good to best. A good sliipper even after it getsmellow. France. Columbia.—Large to very large; long obovato in form, regular;color pale yellow when mature, and very smooth and fair; stalk oneto one and one-quarter inches- long, slender, inserted in narrow deepcavity. Flesh white, melting, buttery, and quite rich in flavor, verygood. Popular market variety in Colorado and Utah. New York. Danas Hovey.—Small to medium, pyriform, tapering towardsthe stem: color green, blotched and specked with russet, with palered cheek on exposed side; .stalk three-quarter to one inch long,. Danas ilo\ey. stout, inclined, and inserted in uneven cavity. Flesh creamv whitemelting, buttery, subacid, and rich in flavor. Season midsummerAs it is near to the Seckol in quality it is much grown in Kentuckyand Tennessee for home and market. .Massachusetts. Dearborn (Dearborn Seedling).~ i^nrAl to mediuni; roundishpyriform, regular; color light yellow with small dots; stem one toone-quarter inches long, curved, and inserted in ,4ight cavity; basinvery sliallow. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet, sprightly, verygood. Season early. A choice amateur variety. Massachusetts. THE PEAR. 241 Dempsey.— Large, oblonc:, obovate, pyriform; color j-ellowishgreen with brownish-red cheek; stem one inch hjng in a fleshy basewithout much show of cavity. Flesh wliite, hne-grained, tender,C)uite melting, sweet, very good. .Season late autumn. A seedlingof Bartlett. Canada. Desportes {Aiilrr Drxpartr.).—Medium, oliovale, nljtuse JUri-form, oliliiiue: colo
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