Originated by General Bidwell, Rancho Chico, Cal. Fruit globular-oblate, small, russet; flesh tough, gritty; mid-season.
Kentucky. 1. Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 27:22. 1904.
Fruit small, turbinate, obovate, yellow, russeted; flesh white, melting, granular, mild; very poor; Sept.
Kenyon. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 523. 1904.
Originated at McGregor, Iowa, about 1894. Fruit 2 to 2½ inches in diameter, globular, begins to drop in September or October and then apparently of no account, but if picked then and properly cared for until the middle of November or later, changes in color from a dark green to a golden yellow or straw color and is tender, juicy, and sweet, with a very fine flavor.
Kermes. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:141. 1856.
Raised by Van Mons, 1827. Fruit medium; gourd-shaped, green becoming yellowish-green, speckled with russet; flesh yellowish-white, semi-melting, full of juice; second for dessert, first for domestic use; Sept.
Kilwinning. 1. Mag. Hort. 9:131 1843. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 600. 1884.
Fruit medium, oblong, dark green, strewed all over with gray dots, with some patches of russet, brownish-red next the sun, changing at maturity to yellowish-green and a livelier red; flesh yellowish-white, tender, pleasant, with a strong perfume; second; Oct.
King. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 794. 1869.