Choice for Fine Froit Trees of Proven Merif 



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DOUGLAS (7) An early-bearing, blight-resistant va- 

 riety 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. 



DEVOE (8) 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- 

 ii lighted with a pretty red cheek, covers the long fruits 

 S 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 

 i! storage until January and later. Proper picking time is 

 1 about a week later than Bartlett. 



■' The tree is upright in habit; wood is whippy and 

 j: bears a good fruit load without breakage. It is very re- 

 ? sistant to pear psylla. 



j: Devoe is a good Blight-Resistant variety. However, 

 I Blight Resistance in no way implies that the variety will 



be completely free of fire bhght, regardless of the cul- 

 j, tural practices used. Devoe is a fine, vigorous grower and 



needs little fertilization, no constant cultivation or ex- 

 ji tensive pruning for good results. 



MAGNESS (8a) A very bhght-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 quahty. 



Trees are very vigorous, spreading, and sometimes 

 thorny. They begin bearing at about six years. Magness 

 is entirely pollen-sterile and must be polhnated with 

 some other variety for good set. Bhght 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. 



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 

 buttery, melting, and of fine flavor. 



WORDEN SECKEL (12) A Seckel type pear that is 

 larger and more handsome than Seckel. Fruits are 

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

 a handsome yellow background. They keep longer than 

 Seckel. A hardy tree that bears when young. 



SECKEL (12a) A small, rich yellowish brown pear that 

 is one of the best flavored ones known. Seckel is very 

 productive, somewhat blight resistant, and easy to grow. 

 It is the all-time favorite for home planting. 



ORIENT (13) A good blight-resistant variety for 

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

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

 slightly sweet, and nearly round. Its creamy white flesh 

 has good texture and cans well. 



KIEFFER (14) 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 quahty 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- 

 jul and should be interplanted 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. 



"Really Bountiful" 1 year Pear Trees 



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MAX-RED BARTLETT (8b) A bud sport of the well 

 known Bartlett variety which matures about one week 

 later. The primary difference is the color which Max 

 Red assumes. The flesh is white, juicy, of fine texture, 

 and good quality. The skin turns a beautiful mahogany 

 red at maturity. The trees are similar in growth and 

 productivity to the parent. 



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 

 bearer; one of our best varieties for the home and 

 orchard trade. Anjou is partially resistant to fire bhght. 



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, Seckel 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. 



