GEXEKAL CATALOGUE. 



PEARS OF RECENT INTRODUCTION. 



*B. S. Fox May be compared as to texture and quality with Anjou, but ripening in October. Stem short ; 



color a beautiful yellow russet when ripe; flesh fine grained, very juicy, vinous; sound to the core. 



One of the most valuable introductions in pears of recent years. 75c. 

 *Col. Wilder— One of the longest keeping pears. Large, pj-riform, oblong, inclining to oval ; skin vellow, 



profuselv dotted and marbled with russet; flesh melting, full of juice, sweet ; a dehcious pear 



till March. A fair grower. 75c. 

 Directeur Alphande — Ver}- large, yellowish green, dotted with russet ; flesh firm, fine, \&xy sugary, 



peculiar flavor of its own. Tree vigorous and a great bearer. February to April. 75c. 

 *Dorset— A ver\' handsome and showy late-keeping pear. Large, golden yellow ground, with bright red on 



sunny side; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, of good quality. 



keeps 



with a 



Keeps and ships well and is a valuable late 



pear.' Ripe in Februar}, but keeps in perfection till May. Tree a vigorous grower. 75( 

 Eliot's Early— Medium size, p\Tiform ; borne in clusters of three to six ; skin yellowish green striped ^-\\h 

 red; handsome; flesh juicy, vinous, excellent; tree a strong grower; a handsome and good early 

 pear. Top-worked trees. 75c. 



DORSE" 



Fred Baudry— A large, handsome, fine-flavored, late winter pear. Size, medium to large; oblong, p\Tiform • 

 color yellow, with occasional blotches of russet ; flesh yellow, tender, butter}-, juicy, slightly gritty at 

 core, solid, and no evidence of rot ; quality ver}' good to best, a distinct flavor. Ripe a little after 

 Josephine of Malines. A valuable late \\-inter pear. 75c. 



*Koonce — " Medium to large, ver}- handsome, spicy, juicy, sweet, ver}- good. Season ver}- early. Tree vigor- 

 ous, free from blight, and a better grower than Kieffer." 75c. 



*Lady Clapp — A large, ver}- handsome pear. Clean, smooth skin, beautiful yellow when ripe; flesh very 

 juicy, melting, vinous ; quality first rate. Ripens from middle to end of September, following the 

 Bartlett, and a good sort to succeed that variety on account of its size and fine color, which are the 

 same as Bartlett. A splendid pear and a decided acquisition to the list of varieties ripening at that 

 season. Tree a vigorous grower. 75c. 



*Lucy Duke — Large, pyriform, rather obtuse ; stalk set obliquely without depression ; calyx open, small in a 

 moderate cavity ; skin of a cinnamon russet, surface uneven ; flesh melting, juicy, sweet. Tree a 

 vigorous grower. October. 75c. 



