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The Bountiful Ridge Way Grows the Best Trees — They 



The Walte Pear. A Beal Winner for the Central 

 and Southern Sections. 



WAITE PEAR 



A NEW PEAR WITH COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES 



10 Times More Blight Resistant Than Keififer. Bartlett 

 Shape and Size. Fine Quality, Almost Seedless. 



A product of the U. S. D. A, Bureau of plant industry 

 developed by Mr. M. B. Waite. The Waite pear, pre- 

 viously tested as No. 66131 is outstanding in blight 

 resistance, never developing under severe test condi- 

 tions more than 10% as much blight as the Keiffer. 

 The fruit resembles that of Bartlett and is about same 

 size, ripening after Bartlett and just before Keiffer. The 

 flesh is smooth in texture and almost free of grit 

 cells. It is more acid than Bartlett but is excellent for 

 cooking and canning and fairly good for dessert pur- 

 poses. The tree is rather slender, -willowly grower and 

 of moderate vigor. 



The WAITE pear requires cross pollination for con- 

 sistent crops. The fruits are very attractive, having 

 good finish, slight blush. Nearly all fruits observed, 

 were almost seedless, showing extremely small core. 



OVTT^ The fruit is large and resembles Bartlett. The 

 \-^ ¥ xiy Qesh is fine grained, tender, nearly white, 

 very sweet and good in quality. The tree is a strong 

 grower and definitely blight resistant. The Ovid gives 

 promise of being one of our best late ripening and 

 keeping pears. 



Cpr^T^pT Small, rich, yellowish-brown ; one of the 

 *^"^^*^-"-" best flavored pears known ; very product- 

 ive. September and October. Blight resistant and a 

 general favorite in every home planting. 



CIJpT "now "^^^ *^^^ ^^ large, vigorous, upright, 

 »^**""*-"^^^^^^ spreading, hardy and productive. The 

 fruit while not large is sufficient in size to meet the de- 

 mand for a good dessert fruit and no rival in 'season 

 surpasses the Sheldon for appearance or quality. The 

 flesh is melting and juicy, sweet, vinous and highly 

 perfumed. Keeps well and is a good shipper. Fruit 

 matures in October. 



CLAPP'S FAVORITE fembl!n'/Th?''"'a«; 

 lett; pale lemon-yellow with brown dots and a fine tex- 

 ture; melting, buttery, juicy, with a delicate flavor; 

 tree hardy and productive. August and September. 



NOTE — Most Pear varieties are self-unfruitful and 

 should therefore be interplanted with other varie- 

 ties to produce consistent crops. It should be noted 

 however that Seckel and Bartlett will not cross pol- 

 linate each other and where these two varieties are 

 being: planted another variety should be added. 

 Duchess and Flemish Beauty are the most self-fruit- 

 ful of those we list and are therefore good pollinat- 

 ing varieties. We shall be glad to give detailed in- 

 formation upon request. 



PEAR TREES 



50 or 

 Prices (All Varieties) 1-9 10-49 more 



2 yr., 5-6' 11/16 up $2.00 $1.70 $1.35 



2 yr., 4-5', 9-11/16 1.75 1.50 1.25 



2 yr., 3-4', 7-9/16 1.50 1.30 1.05 



1 yr., 4-5' 1.75 1.50 1.20 



1 yr., 3-4' 1.50 1.30 1.06 



1 yr., 2-3' 1.25 1.06 .86 



BARTLETT 



THE GREATEST COMMERCIAL PEAB 

 It stands Today Unchallenged As a Home and 

 Mariset Pear Throughout the Northern District. 



Large size, golden yellow when ripe, with a beautiful 

 blush next to the sun. Buttery, very juicy, and highly 

 flavored: tree a strong grower, bears early and abund- 

 antly; very popular. August and September. 



BUERRE BOSC ^^^^^^ly esteemed. A large, 

 ; t^,. x^wuv^ yellow pear; flesh white, rich 



and delicious ; has long stem which allows it to sway 

 in heavy winds without dropping. Tree slow grower. 

 but most productive; keeps until Christmas. 



ANJOU (Buerre d'Anjou) tJMSt'u^^j 



and melting, with sprightly flavor; tree a 'fine grower 

 and very productive. One of the best. October to Jan- 

 uary. (Blight resistant). 



DUCHESS D'ANGOULEME lHJA^lfi 



low, sometimes russeted; makes a beautiful tree. A 

 heavy bearer, buttery, melting and sweet. A depend- 

 able cropper, and good market sort. October and No- 

 vember. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY ^^'J^-' i""'^^'. ^ e 1 1 1 n g 



* *j.u* .&Ai^j..i ij>t^in.\j A J. and rich, a strong grow- 

 er and good bearer; very hardy but prefers sunny sit- 

 uation. September and October. 



MANNING ELIZABETH ^HSf s'u'mm'lJ 



pears for home use or markets. The fruits are of hand- 

 some appearance and distinctive flavor. The tree Is 

 hardy, vigorous, productive, resistant to blight and 

 bears early and annually, 1 yr. trees only. 



WORDFN-SFPTTFT This beautiful and de- 

 .VV^nJ^r.iN-Dr.OJS.r,L. ucious pear attracted 

 wide attention when introduced recently. In quality it 

 is rated very high. In size it is much larger than 

 Seckel. It is shaped like Bartlett, but is not as large. 

 October. 



DOUGT A^ ^"^ ^^ ^^6 hardiest, blight resistant 

 j^'s^\jK^*ji-».Kj aijj productive pears now being 

 grown. Trees often bear heavy at 3 years of age. Fruit 

 is large, handsomely covered with red blush, and 

 smooth finish. Flesh is not as grainy as Keififer and 

 considered better quality by many. Suitable for home 

 or market use. 1 yr. trees only. 



TTPTPPPR The old reliable pear grown in all sec- 

 l\i:iijrrj:i£l ti^ns of the U. S. and Canada. The 

 tree is practically immune to blight, very thrifty and 

 bears constant, heavy crops. The fruit is large to very 

 large, golden yellow often blushed, juicy and one of 

 the best Pears we have for shipping to distant and 

 foreign markets. 



DWARF PEAR 



The cultivation of Dwarf Pears is very profitable. 

 The trees are low-headed and the fruit is easily handled 

 and comes into bearing usually the second or third 

 year. We recommend the following varieties to be good 

 growers and bearers and to give the best satisfaction 

 as dwarfs : 



(For description of these varieties see Standard Pear). 

 Seckel Clapp'8 Favorite 



Keiffer Duchess 



Bartlett 

 Prices Dwarf Pears : Each 



2 ft. up— 3/8 to % inch $1.60 



3 ft. up— % to 5/8 inch 1.75 



18-24 inch 1.25 



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