NEW AND RARE VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 
Doyenne du Comice Pear—aAn old variety. Large and handsome, and one of the 
finest of late Autumn pears. $1.00. 
Emile d’Heyst Pear—A rare and valuable old variety; fruit large, pyriform, and of the 
best quality; tree a poor grower, but a good bearer. Ripens in early winter, and 
keeps well. $1.00. 
Gans Seedling Pear—A fine early pear, ripening just after Tyson and a week to ten days 
before Bartlett. It is large and handsome, pyriform in shape, color yellow, with 
slight brownish cheek; flesh fine grained, melting, very juicy, sweet, sugary, quality 
very good. It shows no tendency to rot at the core. Tree a vigorous grower. We 
consider it a valuable addition to the list of good early pears. $1.00. 
Pierre Corneille Pear—Fruit large and handsome, pyriform. Skin yellow, tinged with 
brown on parts exposed to sun; flesh fine. melting, juicy, with a rich aromatic flavor, 
first quality. Ripens in October. A valuable new pear. $1.00. 
Precoce de Trevoux Pear—Medium to large, handsome, shape of Angouleme; skin 
yellow, marbled with red; flesh tender, juicy; ripens after Giffard and two weeks 
before Bartlett. A desirable early pear. $1.00. 
Climax Plum—A cross of Simonii and 
Botan; very large, heart-shaped, skin 
thick, deep dark red; flesh yellow, firm, 
flavor sweet, rich; ripens extremely 
early, before any other good plum. 
$1.00. 
Comet Currant — An English variety 
described as being very large in bunch 
and berry. Color brilliant crimson, 
flavor mild and pleasant. Valuable 
for dessert. 25 cents. 
Moore’s Ruby Currant—Berries very 
large, bunch long, excellent quality. 
A moderate grower, but very produc- 
tive; one of the best currants. 25 cents. 
Perfection Currant—A fine new currant, 
originated by Charles G. Hooker, and 
obtained by crossing Fay’s Prolific with 
White Grape. Berry very large, larger 
than Fay’s, clusters averaging longer, 
color a beautiful bright red, flavor rich, 
mild sub-acid. A great bearer, ripen- 
ing about with Cherry and Fay’s. 
This new currant was awarded the 
Barry Gold Medal of the Western New 
York Horticultural Society, for a fruit 
of superior merit. $1.00 each, $10.00 
per dozen. 
White Imperial Currant—A very large 
and handsome white currant, of best 
quality. 25 cents. 
Gans Seedling Pear 
