GENERAL CATALOGUE. 17 
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, pyriform, oblong, inclining to oval; skin yellow, 
profusely dotted and marbled with russet; flesh melting, full of juice, sweet; a delicious pear; keeps 
till March. A fair grower. 75c. 
Directeur Alphande—Very large, yellowish green, dotted with russet; flesh firm, fine, very sugary, with a 
peculiar flavor of its own. Tree vigorous and a great bearer. February to April. 75¢c. 
*Dorset—A very handsome and showy late-keeping pear. Large, golden yellow ground, with bright red on 
sunny side; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, of good quality. Keeps and ships well and is a valuable late 
pear. Ripe in February, but keeps in perfection till May. Tree a vigorous grower. 75c. 
Eliot’s Early—Medium size, pyriform ; borne in clusters of three to six; skin yellowish green striped with 
red; handsome; flesh juicy, vinous, excellent; tree a strong grower; a handsome and good early 
pear. Top-worked trees. 75c. 
DORSET (Reduced). 
Fred Baudry—A large, handsome, fine-flavorec, late winter pear. Size, medium to large; oblong, pyriform ; 
color yellow, with occasional blotches of russet; flesh yellow, tender, buttery, juicy, slightly gritty at 
core, solid, and no evidence of rot; quality very good to best, a distinct flavor. Ripe a little after 
Josephine of Malines. A valuable late winter pear. 75¢. 
*Koonce —“ Medium to large, very handsome, spicy, juicy, sweet, very good. Season very early. Tree vigor- 
ous, free from blight, and a better grower than Kieffer.” 75¢. 
*Lady Clapp—A large, very 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 ina 
moderate cavity; skin of a cinnamon russet, surface uneven; flesh melting, juicy, sweet. Tree a 
vigorous grower. October. 75¢. 
