PEARS 
PEAR PRICES — ALL VARIETIES 
or 2 
or 2 
or 2 
5-6', 11/16" up. 
4-5', 9-1 1/16". . 
3-4', 7-9/16". . . 
50 or 
more 
each 
$1.50 
1.30 
1.20 
1.10 
3_9 1 0-49 
Each each each 
$3.50 $2.75 $2.20 
3.25 2.40 1.95 
3.00 2.10 1.70 
1 yr., 2-3' 2.75 1.90 1.50 
One-year tree sold by height only 
If you are interested in quantities larger than those 
please write for our special quotation. 
Varieties listed in order of ripening 
V MANNING'S ELIZABETH < l ) A good summer pear 
for home use or near-by markets. The fruits have an 
attractive appearance and a distinctive flavor. Trees are 
hardy, vigorous, productive, and bear annually. This 
fine old variety is blight resistant when good cultural 
practices are followed. 
CLAPP'S FAVORITE (2) A large, fine pear that re- 
sembles 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. 
DAWN (3) Dawn is picking mature about two 
weeks earlier than Bartlett. Fruit generally resembles 
Bartlett but the skin is smoother. The fruit is very good 
in quality, sweet, spicy, and very juicy. It ripens in 12 
to 14 days when held at 70 degrees, and is almost free 
of grit cells. 
Trees of Dawn are moderately vigorous, upright in 
growth, and bear on short terminals. They are suscep- 
tible to fire blight and should be grown only where 
Bartlett is grown successfully. Flowers contain only a 
moderate amount of pollen. 
RIPENING INFORMATION Most all pears should 
be picked before actually ripe and put in a cool (60 to 
70 degree), shaded, or dark place to finish ripening. 
They will be sweeter, more juicy and eye-appealing. 
A Good Pear for Everyone 
Low Maintenance — Long Profit 
MOONGLOW (3a) 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. Never have 
we seen cankers of this disease enter older wood. This 
has been a most popular variety to date, and we expect 
/ demand to continue. Order trees early for this promising 
/ new pear. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY (4) 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 (5) 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, 
b^ar early and abundantly. Bartlett is moderately sus- 
ceptible to fire blight and should be planted where this 
disease is not too severe. 
IMPROVED BARTLETT (6) 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 purposely 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. 
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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