PEARS. 36S 



■wlicrc; it has no competitor as a summer market fruit: 

 bears early as a standard. 



Beurr^ (liiflard. — Origin France. Medium, pyriform; 

 greenish-yellow, with considerable red in the sun; flesh 

 white, melting, juicy, vinous, i)erfumed. — Early Summer. 

 Tree a slender grower, healthy, hardy, very productive. 

 A beautiful fruit and the best of its season; should be 

 gathered early. 



Bloods^ood. — Origin Long Island. Medium, turbinate, 

 fleshy at base of stalk; skin yellow, with russet dots 

 and network markings; flesli yellowish-white, buttery, 

 melting, sugary, very aromatic. — Mid-Summer, Tree 

 is hardy, with close, firm, short-jointed wood, an early 

 and abundant bearer. A delicions pear, but not at- 

 tractive for market. 



Braiulywine. — Origin Pennsylvania. Medium, pyri- 

 form; dull yellowish-green, slightly russeted, and ablush 

 cheek on the sunny side; flesh white, juicy, melting, 

 vinous, aromatic. — Late Summer. Tree an upright, 

 vigorous grower, with rich glossy foliage and very pro- 

 ductive. 



Clapp's Favorite. — Origin Massachusetts. Large, obo- 

 vate; pale yellow, marbled and sjilashed with red and 

 light brown; flesh white, fine-grained, juicy, melting, 

 buttery, rich, vinous, perfumed, sweet. — Ripens about 

 ten days before the Bartlett. Tree an ui^right, spi-eading, 

 open grower, bearing its fruit evenly distributed, very 

 productive. Supposed to be a cross between Flemish 

 Beauty and Bartlett; the tree resembles the former, the 

 fruit the hitter. 



Dcarbonrs Seodljiij!:.— Origin Massachusetts. Below 

 medium, roundish-oval; skin smooth, light yellow, or 

 straw-eolor; flesh white, very juicy, sweet, melting, 

 sprightly. — Late Summer. Tree a fine grower, an early 



