130 Richard Frotscher’s Almanac and Garden Manual 
LE CONTE PEAR. 
Tam prepared to furnish cuttings of this new pear, which originated 
in Georgia and is a hybrid between the ‘‘China Sand” and one of the 
finer cultivated varieties. It is propagated with remarkable ease from 
cuttings, which make a growth of from 6 to 9 feet the first season. 
The fourth year from setting the cuttings the trees should commence 
to bear. Propagation by cuttings is considered the best method. 
This new Southern pear is as vigorous in growth as the China 
Sand, and is an enormous bearer. The fruitis large, pale yellow, juicy 
melting and of good quality, doing better in the South than elsewhere. 
It bears transportation well and commands the highest prices at the 
North. Time of ripening begins about the middle of July. So far 
this pear has never been known to blight. . It promises to be the pear 
for the South. . 
Price $2.00 per hundred by Express or freight. Postage extra by 
mail. 
All choice varieties of nursery stock can be obtained and furnished 
at reasonable rates on application. 
