PEARS 



Pears Are Delicious and Profitable 



The value of this fruit is being more and more 

 appreciated hy the people who really have become 

 acquainted with it. On the leading markets diiring 

 the past few years pears have been bringing good 

 prices. If growers v/ould specialize in this fruit 

 they would be well repaid for their efforts as high 

 prices are always obtainable for choice pears. This 

 year we have a large supply of first-class trees in 

 all the leading varieties, in fact these trees are 

 among the finest we ever grew. All our pear trees 

 are budded on whole root blight proof seedlings. 



Varieties to Plant 



Bartlett is by far the best pear grovvn for home 

 and conunercial orchards, it is large and of a highly 



-Best pear grown, always popu 



For home, for canning, for 



delicious flavor. In planting your orchard be sure 

 to plant heavily to Bartlett. Other desirable varie- 

 ties for planting are Clapps. Kieffer and Seckel. 



Sumrr^er Pears 



An orchard of Bartlett pears is a source of 

 abundant income. The trees are sturdy, and bear 

 heavy loads of delicious fruit which is easily sold. 



BARTLETT PEAR. 



market, the best. 



A golden-colored pear, with a red cheek on 

 most specimxens. Bartlett mellov.-s and is excel- 

 lent for eating very early in the fall, yet when 

 picked a week before it is ripe, and properly 

 stored, will keep till late. Flavor delicious and 

 musky; flesh buttery, rich and juicy. One of the 

 finest pears that grows to eat raw. A mingling 

 of the flavor of Bartlett Pear and quince gives 

 about the finest taste of any food this v%'Orld"s 

 folks have. Bartlett trees bear early, produce 

 enormous crops, and are not nearly so subject to 

 damage by insects and disease as some other 

 sorts. The trees do especially well with high 

 culture. 



Bartlett Pears always sell on the markets even 

 when other sorts are not in great demand. The 

 fruit is so handsome and appealing that it pays 

 to pack it in fancy containers. Bushels or bushel 

 boxes are best adapted. The fruit ought to be 

 carefullv sorted and graded, wrapoed in tissue 



paper, and arranged in the container practically 

 the same way that you pack apples. Pears are 

 sometimes packed in peach carriers, and sell to 

 good advantage. Plain fruit can be sold without 

 wrappiiig, in small baskets or boxes. 



One or two Bartlett Pear trees in the city yard 

 will furnish a considerable amount of fruit; a 

 half dozen will supply the family with fresh fruit 

 and a surplus for preserving. 



Ciapp's Favorite (Clapp). Very large, long, 

 lem.on-yellow with brown dots; "richly flttshed 

 with russet-red on sunny side; fine texture, melt- 

 ing, buttery, juicy, with a rich, sweet, delicate, 

 vinous flavor. Thrives v.-here other varieties fail. 

 Tree hardy and very prodtictive. 



Autume? Pears 



ANjOU ( Buerre dAnjou) . Being 

 one of the best known, most pop- 

 ular and profitable fall pears. 

 Large, green in color, somewhat 

 yellow when ripe, buttery, melt- 

 ing, rich vinous, good fiavor. 

 Tree vigorous, hardy, prolific 

 bearer. 



Duchess (Duchess d'Angouleme) . 

 Very large, dull greenish yellow, 

 spotted russet, flesh white, rich* 

 buttery, juicy; excellent flavor. 

 Tree som.ewhat dwarf, but a most 

 dependable bearer. Profitable 

 commercial pear. 



KIEFFER. Fruit large to very large; 

 skin yeilovv, with light vermilion 

 cheek. Flesh brittle, very juicy. 

 Most popular canning pear. Keeps 

 vv'ell. 



Carber. Extra large, even larger 

 than Kieffer; poor flavor, but ex- 

 cellent for canning. Tree is 

 hardy, strong grower; bears at an 

 early age, producing large crops. 

 Garber is a good pollenizer for 

 Kieffer as well as other varieties. 



SECKEL. A beautiful and deli- 

 cious little pear, known every- 

 where and an old-time favorite; 

 skin yellowish brown with deep 

 brownish red cheek; flesh very 

 fine grained, sweet; one of the 

 richest and highest fiavored pears 

 grown. Tree rather dwarf, slow, 

 but stout and erect, bears prolific crops. 

 Sheldon. Medium size, flesh slightly coarse, melt- 

 ing, juicy, vinous flavor. 



Wcrden-Seckel. a seedling of Seckel, equal in 

 quality and productiveness, but decidedly 

 superior in size, color and form. 



Winter Pears 



Buerre Bosc (Bosc). Large size, fine quality, 

 brings highest market prices. 



Lawrence. Medium to large; golden yellow, with 

 brown dots, melting; pleasant, aromatic; good 

 qtiality. Unsurpassed as a winter variety. 



popular variety 



PRICES OF HARRISONS' PEAR TREES 



1 to 10 to 50 to 300 to 600 to 

 9 49 299 599 1000 



trees trees trees trees trees 



5 to 6 feet S0.55 S0.45 S0.32 S0.28 $0.25 each 



4 to 5 feet 45 .35 .27 .23 .20 each 



3 to 4 feet 35 .27 .22 .18 .15 each 



2 to 3 feet 30 .23 .18 .15 .12 each 



For larger quantity than 1000 trees, write for 

 special prices. Can be assorted Apples, Peaches, 

 Cherries, Pears, Plums, or other fruit trees. 



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