The Bountiful Kidge Way Grows The Best Trees 



Bountiful Riagc 



The Waite Pear. A Real Winner for the Central 

 anil Southern Sections. 



WAITE PEAR 



A NEW I'EAK WITH COMMEKCIAI^ POSSIHIEITIES 



10 Times More Blig:l)t Resistant Than Keiflfer. Bartlett 

 Shape and Size. Fine Quality, Almost Seedless. 



The fruit resembles that of Bartlet and is about same 

 size, ripening after Bartlett and just before Keiffer. The 

 flesh is smooth in texture and almost free of jirit cells. 

 It is more acid than Bartlett but is excellent for cook 

 ing and canning and fairly good for dessert purposes. 

 The tree is rather slender, Avillowly grower and of 

 moderate vigor. 



The AVaite 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. 



^TTTrv The fruit is large and resembles Bartlett. The 

 y-y ^ 11^ flesh 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. 



Small, rich, yellowish brown : one of the 

 best flavored pears knoAvn ; very produc- 

 tive. September and October. Blight resistant and a 

 general favorite in every home planting. 



The tree is large, vigorous, upright, 

 spreading, hardy and productive. The 

 fruit while not large is suilicient in si/e to meet the de- 

 mand for a good dessert fruit and no rival in season 

 surpasses the Sheldon for appearance or quality. The 

 llesh is melting and juicy, sweet, vinous and highly 

 perfumed. Keeps well and is a good shipper. Fruit 

 matures in October. 



A large, fine pear, re- 

 sembling the Bart- 

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

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

 tree hardy and productive. .August and September. 



The old reliable pear grown in all sec- 

 tions 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. 



■RTTFRPF P/^Cr^ Greatly esteemed. A large. 

 J^UJIinnJL D\^iJK^ 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. 1 year 

 trees only. 



SECKEL 



SHELDON 



CLAPP'S FAVORITE 



KEIFFER 



PEAR TREES 



PRICES (All Varieties) 



(1 or 2 yr.) 1-9 10-49 50 or more 



5-6 feet, 11/16 $2.10 $1.70 $1.20 



4-5 feet, 9-11/16 1.80 1,50 1.00 



3-4 feet, 7-9/16 1.60 1.30 .85 



2-3 feet. 1.35 1.10 .75 



Prices F.O.B. Princess Anne, Maryland. 



READ OF THE NEW DEVOE PEAR 

 ON PAGE 22. 



NOTE — Most Pear varieties are self-unfruitful and 

 should therefore be interplanted with other A^arieties 

 to produce consistent crops. It should be noted 

 liowever 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 th most self-fruit- 

 ful of those we list and are therefore good pollinat- 

 ing: varieties. AVe shall be griad to g:ive detailed in- 

 formation upon request. 



BARTLETT 



ANJOU (Buerre d'Anjou) 



THE GREATEST COMMERCIAL PEAR 



It Stands Today Unchalleng:ed As a Home and Market 

 Pear Throughout the Northern District. 



Large size, golden yellow when ripe with a beautiful 

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

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

 antly ; very popular. August and September. 



A large, fine 

 pear, b u^t t e r y 

 and melting, Avith sprightly flavor: tree a fine 'grower 

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

 uary. TBlight resistant). 



DUCHESS D'ANGOULEME j;i/JsSylt 



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. 



FT FMTCl'H' ■RFfiTTTY large, juicy, melting 

 r LiEiVllOn DEirLKJ 1 1 and rich, a strong grow- 

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

 uation. September and October. 



MANNING ELIZABETH iPS"? J^'Ll^:^ 



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

 some appearance and distinctive flavor. The tree is 

 hardy, vigorous, productive, resistant to blight and 

 bears early and annually. 



\X7<^R"nF'M QFr'TTFT This beautiful and de- 

 VY Kjn.lJEin-OCM\^n.£MLM ncious pear attracted 

 Avide 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. 



r\/^TTOT no One of the hardiest, blight resistant 

 *^^^\jyjt±j£»-*^ and productive pears now being 

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

 is large, handsomely covered with red blush, and 

 smooth finish. Flesh is not as grainy as Keiffer and 

 considered better (|uality by many. Suitable for home 

 or market use. 



OLD HOME BLIGHT RESISTANT PEAR 



In listing Old Home Blight Resistant Pear Stock, wo are mindful of our obligation as nurserymen to give 

 the fruit grower the benefit of study and research. Old Home has proved highly resistant to blight in all forms 

 and is recommended as an intermediate or understock for pear varieties subject to Blight. Studies by eminent 

 horticulturists and those engaged in breeding work covering many years have proved the merits of Old Home 

 to blight resistance. From tests we have observed. Old Home is the only pear understock which has come to 

 our notice down through the years Avhich is resistant to blight under any and all conditions and we can thor- 

 oughly recommend it to you for trial, believing that it will correct many of the dilliculties with Fireblight in 

 pear varieties. We have grown the stock for a number of years but all trees have been used in experimental 

 work. For the first time, we have a surplus to offer those avIio Avish trees for experimental purposes or Avho 

 may Avish us to top Avork special varieties for them. We have both one and tAvo year trees this year. 



W^e will be glad to accept your order for special top Avorked trees for delivery during fall of 1!)49 and 

 thereafter. Our stock is very limited and Ave adA'ise early placement of any work you may haA^e in mind. 



Old Home Blig:ht Resistant Pear trees are listed under the same sizes and prices as other pear trees. 



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