This section is from the "American Horticultural Manual Vol2" book, by J. L. Budd. Also available from Amazon American Horticultural Manual, Part Two.
Medium to large, pyriform, rounded toward the basin and tapering to the stem by two deep concave curves; color yellow, mottled with areas of green, and well covered russet dots; cheek mottled with crimson; stem short, fleshy, inserted without depression; basin also very slight depression. Flesh tender, buttery, melting, sprightly, vinous, very good. Season, September. Often grown on the quince. France.
Small to medium, acute pyriform in shape; color bright yellow when ripe, slightly russeted, with crimson cheek and many brown dots; stalk one and one-quarter inches long, inserted by fleshy ring at the top of the narrow neck. Flesh fine-grained, buttery, melting, juicy, quite sweet, aromatic; nearly best. Starred and double-starred in several States. Pennsylvania.
Vicar of Winkfield.
 
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