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vigorous grower but is not productive here. Quality of the best. Very 

 valuable where productive. Ripens about the middle of October. 



Boussock: — A large, attractive pear, roundish obovate in form. Color 

 is deep yellow clouded with russet. The tree is vigorous and thrifty. 

 Ripens with Bartlett. Quality good. Requires early picking. 



Conference: — One of the newer varieties. Of the Bosc shape. Color 

 is russet with blotches of greenish-yellow showing through. Not quite 

 as large as Bosc. The quality is very good, sweet and rich. The flesh 

 is fine-grained and of a rich x)inkish color. The tree is vigorous and 

 fairly thrifty. Bears well and started early. Very promising for home 

 use and market, especially a qualit}^ market. 



Dauas Hovey : — One of the best pears in quality. The fruit ripens 

 about a week later than Seckel. Is of better quality and a little larger 

 than that variety. Always bears well but the tree is a very slow 

 grower and therefore does not produce as much fruit as Seckel. Color 

 yellow, well covered with russet. Most valuable for dessert and fancy 

 market. Brings the highest prices. 



Early Duchess: — Resembles the Duchess (Angouleme), but is smaller 

 and about three weeks earlier. Valuable for market. 



Elizabeth (Manning) : — A medium small variety ripening about the 

 middle of August. Quality is very good. Form roundish and color yel- 

 low witir bright red cheek. The tree is very vigorous, thrift}', and pro- 

 ductive. Valuable for dessert and market. 



Fitzwater: — Fruit of medium size and good quality. Color yellow, 

 well covered with russet. The tree is fairly vigorous and quite pro- 

 ductive, but soniGAvhat late in coming into full bearing. Has some 

 value for market. Good for dessert. Ripens early in October. 



Flemish : — A well-known pear ripening during mid-Sept6mber. Of 

 very good quality, size and shape. Is an attractive looking pear but 

 scabs so easily that it is a poor market variety. Color is light yel- 

 loAV, sprinkled with russet. Reddish-brown on sunny side. The tree 

 is very thrifty and vigorous. Very productive. One of the best for 

 preserving and dessert. Good for market when free from scab. 



Garber: — Of the Kieffer family, and resembles that variety in growth 

 of tree and in fruit. Ripens a little before that variety. Not pro- 

 ductive here. Not valuable. 



Giffard : — An early pear of a short Bosc shape. Medium in size and 

 very good in quality. Ripens early in August. The tree is a vigorous 

 and thrifty grower. Color of fruit is greenish-yellow with a dull red 

 cheek. Productive. Valuable for hom^ use and early market. 



Howell: — A well-known, valuable market variety, ripening about the 

 middle of September. The fruit is smooth, well formed and of an even 

 light yellow color. Quality fairly good. The tree is vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Its attractive appearance and productiveness make it valuable. 



Kieffer: — Well-known for its vigor, hardiness, productiveness, keeping 

 quality, and poor quality. This variety does not grow to full size 

 here. It is nearly immune from blight and San Jose scale. Very valu- 

 able for market where grown to good size. 



Lawrence :— An early winter variety of very good quality. Of medium 

 size and of yellow russet color. The tree is vigorous but somewhat 

 slow in growing. Productive, Valuable for early winter market and 

 dessert. 



