GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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♦Frederick Clapp— Size above medium ; form 

 generally obovate; skin thin, smooth, 

 clear lemon yellow ; flesh fine grained, 

 very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly, 

 acidulous, rich and aromatic; season Oc- 

 tober 15th to November 1st ; quality very 

 good to best. Tree a vigorous or free grower 

 and somewhat spiny. 75c. 

 Hardy (Beurre Hardy)— A large pear; cinna- 

 mon russet; melting and fine. Tree a 

 strong grower and good bearer. One of 

 the finest pears, deserving much more at- 

 tention than it has hitherto received. 

 October. 50c. 

 ♦Howell— One of the finest American pears; 

 large, handsome; sweet, melting. Tree 

 very vigorous, hardy and productive. Sep- 

 tember and October. 50c. 

 *Hooslc— This fine pear is a seedling of Hacon's 

 Incomparable. Fruit large obovate; skin 

 greenish yellow, dotted and marbled with 

 russet. Flesh fine grained, melting, juicy, 

 with a rich almond flavor, in quality rank- 

 ing as best. Tree an erect free grower, 

 very hardy and remarkably prolific. Sea- 

 son October. 75c. 

 *Kiefl'er (Kieffer's Hybrid)— Said to have been 

 raised from seed of the Chinese Sand Pear, 

 accidentally crossed with Bartlett or some 

 other kind. Large ; skin rich golden yel- 

 low, sprinkled thickly with small dots, 

 and often tinted with red on one side ; 

 flesh slightly coarse, juicy, melting, with 

 a pronounced quince flavor. Tree very 

 " Angouleme. (Reduced.) vigorous, and an early and great yielder. 



October and November. 50c. 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey — A large, beautiful, first-rate pear; yellow, with a dark red cheek; melting, vinous, 

 buttery and rich. Tree a vigorous, erect grower and most abundant bearer ; best on the quince. September 

 and October. 50c. 



♦Onondaga (Swan's Orange) — A large, melting, sprightly, vinous pear. Tree vigorous, hardy and extremely pro- 

 ductive. October and November. 50c. 



Pitmastou Duchess— Very large, pyriform, resembling the Angouleme ; skin smooth, polished, golden yellow ; flesh 

 melting, fine, very juicy, variable in quality, usually would rank as good to very good. Tree is a. free grower. 

 Does well on the pear or quince. October. 75c. 



♦Seckel — The standard of excellence in the pear ; small but of the highest flavor. Tree a stout, slow, erect grower. 

 September and October. 50c. 



*Slieldon— A pear of the very first quality ; large, round ; russet and red ; melting, rich and delicious. Tree vig- 

 orous, erect and handsome, and bears well when grown on the pear. It must be double worked on the quince. 

 October. Standard trees, 50c. Dwarf trees, 75c. 



Superfin (Beurre Superfin) — A large, fine pear, very juicy and melting, with a rich, pleasant and sprightly sub-acid 

 flavor ; all things considered, one of the best pears known to cultivators. Its valuable qualities are not suffi- 

 ciently appreciated. Tree vigorous. October. 50e. 



Urbaniste— A large, melting-, buttery pear of first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, beautiful grower. October 

 to November. 75c. 



LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER PEARS. 



Anjou (Beurre d'Anjou) — A large, handsome pear, buttery and melting, with sprightly vinous flavor; keeps into 

 mid-winter. Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer. We have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be the most 

 valuable pea/r in file catalogue. Does equally well as a standard or a dwarf. Keeps until the winter holidays, 

 when it commands very high prices in the market. (See cut.) 50c. 



Clairgeau (Beurre Clairgeau) — Very large ; pyriform; yellow and red ; handsome and attractive; flesh yellowish, 

 nearly melting; keeps sound a long time after being' gathered. Tree a free grower and au early, abundant 

 bearer ; a magnificent and valuable market fruit. 50c. 



♦Dana's Hovey— Small, but of very fine quality, and keeps well. The tree has much of the habit of the Seckel, and 

 is a moderate grower. 75c. 



Duliamel du >Ionceau — Large, long, pyriform; skin rather rough, nearly covered with brownish russet; flesh 

 melting, juicy, with the flavor of Winter Nelis ; a delicious pear. Tree a moderate grower. 75c. 



*dtones (Jones Seedling) — Medium size; obovate, pyriform; yellow, shaded with russet: flesh buttery, sugary. 

 Tree a, free, upright grower. 75c. 



