PEARS 
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PEAR PRICES — ALL VARIETIES 
50 or 
3-9 1 0-49 more 
Each each each each 
2 yr., 6-7', Vt" up $3.95 $3.50 $3.00 $2.75 
2 yr., "At," 3.50 2.95 2.35 1.95 
2 yr., VU-'W 3.25 2.75 2.15 1.75 
2 yr., 7 /fe-W 3.00 2.50 1.95 1.60 
1 yr., 5-6' 3.50 2.95 2.35 1.95 
1 yr., 4-5' 3.25 2.75 2.15 1.75 
1 yr., 3-4' 3.00 2.50 1.95 1.60 
One-year tree sold by height only 
If you are interested in quantities larger than those listed, 
please write for our special quotation. 
Varieties listed in order of ripening 
CLAPP'S FAVORITE (3001) A large, fine pear that 
resembles Bartlett except that it is much longer. Fruits 
are colored a pale lemon-yellow with brown dots. They 
have fine texture; are melting, buttery, juicy, and 
delicately flavored. Trees are hardy and productive. 
A Good Pear for Everyone 
Low Maintenance — Long Profit 
-/ IMPROVED BARTLETT (3005) A "local find" that is 
similar in growth habit and fruit to regular Bartlett. It 
bears young and heavily, with well-shaped and flavorful 
fruits. Most important is that this fine variety has had 
pear blight only once in all the years we have grown 
it. Then, the blight was purposed induced by overfeed- 
ing, and the cankers did not go beyond the soft new 
wood. Our tree recovered nicely and is continuing to 
produce fine crops. We think this is a fine new variety 
and want you to try it, but we cannot guarantee it 
blight-proof because growing conditions, tree vigor, and 
planting site could alter its fine record. 
DOUGLAS (3006) An early-bearing, blight-resistant 
variety that is hardy and very productive. Healthy young 
trees, which often bear in their third season, produce 
large fruits handsomely covered with a red blush and 
smooth finish. 
MOONGLOW (3002) A large, early-ripening pear 
which is promising for processing and market use. It is 
picking mature from 10 days to two weeks ahead of 
Bartlett and will ripen to prime eating quality 15 to 
18 days later. Fruits are attractive, nearly free of grit 
cells, rather soft and moderately juicy. Flavor is rated 
as good. 
Trees of Moonglow are vigorous, very upright, heavily 
spurred, and bear early. Abundant pollen is present. 
Moonglow is very resistant to fire blight. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY (3003) A large, juicy, melting and 
rich variety that doubles as an excellent pollinator. 
Trees are hardy, strong growers, and good bearers; they 
prefer sunny locations. 
BARTLETT (3004) The standard by which all other 
pears are judged. It has large size, golden yellow color, 
and tremendous quality. It is equally popular on the 
fresh market and with the processors. Fruits are buttery, 
very juicy, and highly flavored. Trees are strong growers, 
bear early and abundantly. Bartlett is moderately sus- 
ceptible to fire blight and should be planted where this 
is not too severe. 
DEVOE (3007) A real good variety that is popular and 
profitable, especially in eastern pear-growing areas. 
Devoe most nearly resembles Beurre Bosc in shape. 
It has a rich appearance, large size, and delicious flavor. 
Devoe brings highest prices on fresh markets every- 
where and is excellent canned. 
Fruits are borne in profusion at an early age on very 
vigorous and strong trees. A golden yellow color, high- 
lighted with a pretty red cheek, covers the long fruits 
as harvest time approaches. The flesh is firm, white, 
lacking in grit cells, juicy and sweet. When picked at 
proper stage of maturity, Devoe will keep well in cold 
storage until January and later. Proper picking time is 
about a week later than Bartlett. 
The tree is upright in habit; wood is whippy and 
bears a good fruit load without breakage. It is very re- 
sistant to pear psylla. 
Devoe is a good Blight-Resistant variety. However, 
Blight Resistance in no way implies that the variety will 
be completely free of fire blight, regardless of the cul- 
tural practices used. Devoe is a fine, vigorous grower and 
needs little fertilization, no constant cultivation or ex- 
tensive pruning for good results. 
HELPFUL HINT: Most pear varieties are self -unfruit- 
ful and should be inlerplanted with other varieties. Seckel 
and Bartlett will not cross-pollinate each other and where 
these two varieties are being planted, another variety 
should be added. Duchesse and Flemish Beauty are the 
best pollinating varieties. 
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