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medium in size, turbinate; skin, yellow with brilliant crimson cheek; flesh, white, juicy 

 melting; flavor, sweet; quality, good. 



Zache. — A Chinese sand pear, apparently of no value except as a novelty. Fruit, 

 roundish oblate, resembling an apple in appearance; color, orange with many light yel- 

 lowish dots and specks; quality, poor: texture, coarse, crisp. The tree is a fine strong 

 grower with large, thick, glossy leaves. Keeps all winter. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOB HOME AND MARKET. 



Summer. 



Bartlett. — An old, well-known variety, very popular. Fruit, large, obtuse pyriform ; 

 color, yellow with red blush; flesh, whitish, buttery, juicy ami high flavored. Tree a 

 strong grower and an early abundant bearer. Late August and early September. 



Bloodgood. — An old variety, rather unattractive in appearance, but of best quality. 

 Size, medium, turbinate; color, yellow, well covered with brownish russet. A valuable 

 dessert pear ripening in August. 



Elizabeth. — Tree upright, vigorous, forming a compact shapely head; quite productive. 

 Fruit, small, roundish-obovate : color, yellow, with bright red cheek, very attractive; 

 quality, very good. A valuable early pear for home use. August. 



Gifl'ard. — A medium sized pear of good quality, ripening in August. In color the fruit 

 in greenish-yellow, sometimes with a dull red cheek. Tree thrifty and productive. 

 Valuable for home planting. 



Autumn. 



Bosc. — Fruit, large, pyriform; color, dark yellow, nearly covered with patches and dots 

 of cinnamon russet; quality, best. The tree is a poor grower and succeeds best if top- 

 worked upon some strong, straight-growing variety. A valuable variety for home or 

 market. October. 



Anjou. — A fine fall pear, but a shy bearer while young. Thirteen year old trees have 

 fruited sparsely as yet. Fruit, large, yellow, often with a brownish-red cheek; texture, 

 buttery, melting: flavor, sprightly, vinous. Valuable either for home use or market. 



Duchess. — A very profitable market variety. Succeeds best as a dwarf. Fruit, large, 

 oblong obovate ; color, greenish-yellow, sometimes a little russeted; flesh, white, juicy, 

 slightly granular ; flavor, rich, vinous. Largely grown. 



Howell. — One of the best fall market varieties. Tree a free, upright grower and an 

 early, profuse bearer. Fruit, large, smooth, pyriform ; color, light waxen yellow, with 

 red cheek, very attractive; texture, melting; flavor, sweet, vinous, perfumed. September 

 and October. 



Kieffer. — A standard variety largely planted at the present time and much used for 

 canning purposes. The characteristics which commend it to the commercial grower are 

 vigor, early maturity and productiveness of the tree, and firmness, good keeping qualities 

 and fine appearance of the fruit. Although in no sense a dessert pear, it is fairly good 

 for eating raw when well ripened, and for canning purposes it is regarded with much 

 favor since it holds together well when cooked and develops a good flavor. The tree is 

 usually quite free from blight. 



Seckel. — Tree upright, slightly spreading, with a compact shapely head. Fruit, small, 

 obovate, slightly pyriform: skin, dull, yellowish brown, covered with cinnamon russet; 

 flesh, juicy, tender, melting, buttery ; flavor, rich, sweet, vinous ; quality, best. Well- 

 known. Valuable both for home use and market. September and October. 



Sheldon. — Tree a fine grower and quite productive. Fruit, medium to large; color, 

 greenish-yellow, covered with light russet; flesh, whitish, melting, very juicy; flavor, 

 sweet, vinous, rich, aromatic. Excellent for home use, but almost too tender and perish- 

 able for market. 



Winter. 



Dana Hovey. — Tree upright, vigorous and productive. Fruit, small, obovate, obtuse, 

 pyriform ; skin, yellow, russeted ; flesh, juicy, slightly granular, melting ; flavor, sweet, 

 rich, aromatic, rivaling Seckel. A valuable dessert variety. October to January. 



Winter Nelis. — Tree a stiaggly, slender grower, but very productive. Should be top- 

 worked on some straight growing variety. Fruit, medium in size; yellowish-green and 



