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WINTER PEARS 



DROUARD — Large, melting, juicy, delicate 

 perfume. Tree hardy and vigorous. Feb- 

 ruary to March. 



LAWRENCE— Medium, yellow with brown 

 dots, melting, pleasant, aromatic. Novem- 

 ber and December. 



BEURRE BOSC— Greatly esteemed. A large, 

 yellow pear; flesh white, rich and delicious; 

 has long stem which allows it to sway in 

 heavy winds without dropping. The tree is 

 a slow grower, but most productive, keeps 

 until Christmas. 



5 to 6 Feet 4 to 5 Feet 3 to 4 Feet 

 Showing Size of Trees 



DWARF PEAR TREES 



The pear is one fruit that can be grown prof- 

 itably as a dwarf tree. It differs from a 

 standard tree in that it is grafted on a quince 

 root. This retards its growth and makes a 

 dwarf tree. This slower growth makes it 

 more resistant to blight and other pear tree 

 troubles than the standards, which grow more 

 rapidly. It also causes the tree to bear earlier; 

 sometimes producing fruit the second year, and 

 often quite heavily the third and fourth years 

 after planting. They may be planted much 

 closer (10 to 12 feet apart) than the standards 

 which makes them very desirable for city 

 planting and for a limited space on home 

 grounds. The Duchess, Anjou, Bartlett, and 

 Seckel, are the best suited varieties for dwarf- 

 ing. A few dwarf pear trees should be in 

 every home orchard or garden in the Middle 

 West. 



Plums 



The plum, like the pear, and other finer fruits, succeeds best in heavy soil with 

 some clay and being almost entirely free from disease, they can be grown very profit- 

 ably. Of late years the demand for plums has increased very rapidly. The finer 

 kinds are excellent dessert fruits, of rich and luscious flavor; for cooking and can- 

 ning they are unsurpassed. For home consumption they should be gathered a few 

 days earlier. Some of the varieties are inclined to overbear and should be thinned 

 in order to produce perfect fruit. Most all the varieties, especially the native sorts, 

 are extremely hardy and resist the most severe weather. 



Plums should be planted eighteen feet apart in rich soil, which should be kept 

 well cultivated. 



Large size, 2 year, 5-6 ft., 3-4 in $1.00 $9.50 $75.00 



Medium Size, 2 year, 4-5 feet, 95 9.00 70.00 



Very Fine One Year Buds, 4-6 feet 90 8.50 60.00 



EUROPEAN PLUMS IMPERIAL GAGE— Large, oval, yellowish- 



green with marbeled green stripes, heavy 



GERMAN PRTTNF a „oi n ui m - - . white bloom, flesh greenish, juicy, melting, 



aStv fnrTT7V? Uable Plum ° f fair rich and best ^ality; tree upright and vig- 



drWand nrffv • but T* este , emed *°r orous. September, 

 drying and preserving. Large, long-oval, 



purple, with a thick blue bloom; flesh firm, BRADSHAW— Very large, dark violet-red, 



sweet and pleasant, separating from the flesh yellowish green; juicy and pleasant; 



stone. Moderate to vigorous in growth tree vigorous, erect and productive. Au- 



September. * gust 



LOMBARD— Medium, roundish-oval, violet-red SHROPSHIRE DAMSON— One of the best for 



juicy and pleasant; adheres to stone, valu- preserving, flesh amber colored; juicy and 



a Die market sort, hardy and adapted to light spicy; tree vigorous, hardy and an abundant 



soils; a reasonably sure cropper. bearer. 



