The Nation's Choice for Fine Fruit Trees of Proven Merit 



DEVOE (8) A real good variety that is popular and 

 profitable, especially in eastern pear-growing areas. 

 Found in New York's Hudson Valley as a chance seed- 

 ling. 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 

 everywhere 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. Most successful pear 

 operations involve little pruning, low nitrogen levels, 

 and Kltle cultivation. When treated in a like manner, 

 De/oe will prove highly satisfactory. We recommend 

 th(fs fine variety for all pear-growing areas. 



MAGNESS (8a) A very blight-resistant, new variety 

 that is picking mature about a week later than Bartlett. 

 The fruit is lightly covered with russet, medium in 

 size, and generally oval in shape. The flesh is soft, very 

 juicy, almost free of grit cells, sweet, highly perfumed, 

 and aromatic. The skin is tough and resists insect 

 injury. Magness can be held up to three months in cold 

 storage and ripen with good quality. 



Trees are very vigorous, spreading, and sometimes 

 thorny. They begin bearing at about six years. Magness 

 is entirely pollen-sterile and must be pollinated with 

 some other variety for good set. Blight resistance is 

 extremely high. Cankers of this disease have never 

 spread into two-year wood, even when the disease was 

 purposely induced. Magness is a good variety for trial 

 in. all areas. 



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ANJOU — Beurre d'Anjou (9) A large, fine pear 

 that is buttery and melting, with a sprightly flavor. The 

 tree is a fine grower, very productive, and an early 



;earer; one of our best varieties for the home and 

 rchard trade. Anjou is partially resistant to fire blight. 



BEURRE BOSC (lO) A large pear colored a dark, 

 rich yellow overspread with a cinnamon russet. Flesh is 

 white, rich, tender, very juicy, and with pleasing aroma. 

 Quality is very good, Seekel alone surpassing it as a 

 dessert fruit. Trees are slow growers and do not bear at 

 an early age, but are large and most productive at 

 maturity. They are blight susceptible. 



BLIGHT-RESISTANT ROOTSTOCK 

 OLD HOME Proven highly resistant to blight 

 everywhere and recommended as an interme- 

 diate stock or understock for pear varieties sub- 

 ject to blight or pear decline. Since we do not 

 grow varieties on Old Home, we suggest that you 

 plant Old Home trees in your orchard and graft 

 them to the varieties you desire. 



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DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME (ll) A very large, 

 greenish yellow pear that is the favorite of many home 

 gardeners. Trees grow equally well on standard or 

 dwarf roots, making beautifully symmetrical trees that 

 bear .early and annual crops of fine fruits. Fruits are 

 bji*fery, melting, and of fine flavor. 



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WORDEN SECKEL (12) A Seekel type pear that is 

 larger and more handsome than Seekel. Fruits are 

 smooth, glossy, uniform, with a good blushed cheek on 

 a handsome yellow background. They keep longer than 

 ~ "ckel. A hardy tree that bears when young. 



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EWART (13) The tree is a willowy grower but quite 

 resistant to blight. It bears while young, and annually. 

 The fruit is large sized, of high quality and good ap- 

 pearance. The skin is covered with golden yellow, finely 

 netted with russet. Ripening season is about three weeks 

 ater than Bartlett. 



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ORIENT (14) A good blight-resistant variety for 

 southern growers. The trees are large, vigorous, produc- 

 tive, and require little pruning. Fruit is firm, juicy, 

 s^htly sweet, and nearly round. Its creamy white flesh 

 /has good texture and cans well. 



KIEFFER (15) Grown in all sections of the United 

 States and Canada, the tree is practically immune to 

 blight, very thrifty in growth, and bears consistently 

 heavy crops. Fruits are large, colored golden yellow, 

 juicy, often gritty, and of poor quality for fresh use. 

 They are quite good for culinary purposes, however, and 

 keep well into the winter. 



HELPFUL HINT: Most pear varieties are self-unfruit- 

 ful and should be inter-planted with other varieties. 

 Seekel 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 

 have the best pollen of those we list and are good 

 pollinating varieties. Detailed information will be sent 

 upon request. 



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