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THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, JST, /. 



PEARS. 



Plant Standards 20 feet apart each way — 180 trees per acre* Dwarfs, 7 to 10 feet apart each way. 



Pears should be gathered from the trees and ripened in the house; some are worthless if left to ripen on the 

 trees, and all are better in quality if properly ripened indoors. Summer pears should be gathered at least ten 

 days before they would ripen, and autumn varieties two weeks. Winter pears should be permitted to hang until 

 late — until the leaves have fallen, if they will remain that long — then gathered and treated the same as winter 

 apples. Dwarf pears are those budded on Quince stocks, and although valuable for those who have but limited 

 space for planting, yet are by no means so reliable or productive as standard trees. If planted deep they will 

 form what are known as "half standards," which are usually productive and profitable. Dwarf pears will not 

 prove fruitful unless given high and careful culture and pruned annually. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Standard. First Class, 5 to 6 ft., ea., 30c; doz., S3.00; 100, $15.00. Dwarf. First Class, ea., 25c; doz., $3.50; 100, $12.00. 



Extra size, 6 to 8 ft., ea., 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $25.00. " Extra, ea., 40c; doz., $4.00; 100, $20.00. 

 Those with the letter D affixed to the name we can supply both as Dwarfs and Standards. They all produce 

 showy fruit and are those that succeed best on the Quince. 



SUMIVIER. 



Bartlett, D. Large, clear yellow; juicy, buttery, ex- 

 cellent; thrifty, young, heavy and regular bearer; 

 very reliable and popular. Late. 



Clapp's Favorite, D. Large, delicious; good grower, 

 productive. Ripens in advance of Bartlett; rots unless 

 picked early. Midsummer. 



Lawson (Comet) D. Crimson on a bright yellow 

 ground; crisp, juicy, pleasant; a good keeper and ship- 

 per. The largest early pear, profitable and reliable. 



Wilder, D. Small to medium, pyriform; smooth, 

 pale yellow with deep red cheek; fine-grained, tender, 

 rich sub-acid, does not rot at the core; a good shipper 

 and bears well. Early. 



AUTUMN. 



Buffum, D. Mediimi; obovate; deep yellow, shaded 

 red, somewhat russeted; sweet, buttery, good. Erect 

 grower, very productive. Valuable for fair fruit and 

 regular bearing. Midautumn. 



Duchess d'AnffouIeme, D. Extremely large, dull 

 greenish-yellow; juicy, buttery, very good only when 

 well grown; vigorous; best as a dwarf. Midautumn. 



riemish Beauty, D. Large, obovate; pale yellow^ 

 much russeted; rich, melting; vigorous, productive; 

 very hardy, not generally reliable, and subject of late 

 to cracking of the fruit. Early. 



Howell, D. Rather large; obtuse pyriform; pale yel- 

 low with red cheek; quality good to very good, reliable, 

 popular, profitable. Late. 



Idaho, D. Very large; roundish obovate; greenish- 

 yellow with russetty spots; flesh melting, juicy, flavor 

 rich, sprightly, vinous. Tree remarkably hardy and a 

 good bearer. Mid-autumn. 



Kieffer. Large; showy, rich, golden yellow, dotted 

 thickly, shaded red; quality fair to good, juicy, firm; 

 strong, vigorous grower, early bearer and wonderfully 

 productive; excellent for canning. Late. 



Le ContQ. Large, bell-shaped; greenish-yellow, waxen 

 skin; flesh white, juicy, good. A rampant grower, 

 early, annual and prolific bearer. Popular and profit- 

 able at the South. Early. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, D. Large; greenish-brown; 

 juicy, melting, rich; not reliable, succeeds well on the 

 quince. Valuable for its large, fair fruit and great 

 productiveness. Late. 



Kl pff ^ Y P tf^5% r Having a large stock of extra fine trees of this very profitable Pear we offer them at 

 IC?BIC7l %^€mT the following special rates. The trees are beautifully headed, smooth, clean, straight, 

 bright and handsome. Could not be finer. 



First class, 3-4 to 1 inch calliper, each, 30c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.00. 

 Selected, 1 to 13^ " " 40c: " 3.00: " 15.00. 



Extra size, Ij^ to in. " " 30c; " 4.00; *t 20.00. 



KIEFFER. 



Seckel, D. Small; yellowish-russet with cinnamon 



red cheek; flesh very fine grained; sugary, rich, juicy, 

 melting, exquisite; of slow grov^th, productive. The 

 standard of excellence. Early. 



Sheldon, D. Medium to large, roundish; yeUowish- 

 russet, becoming cinnamon-brown ; melting, very juicy; 

 vinous, delicious; desirable. Vigorous grower with 

 erect shoots. Late. 



Vermont Beauty, D. Medimn, obovate; yellow with 

 bright carmine cheek; rich, j uicy, aromatic. Vigorous 

 grower and good bearer. Especially fine for dessert by 

 reason of its fine quality and high color. Ripens just 

 after Seckel. 



WINTER. 



Beurre d'Anjou, D. Large; russety-yellow with red 

 cheek; fine-grained, buttery, melting, superb; rich, 

 vinous, vigorous, productive, reliable, popular. Early. 



Lawrence, D. Medium, pyriform; light yellow; but- 

 tery, sugary, excellent, rich, aromatic, fine flavor; re- 

 liable, productive, profitable; an early bearer and 

 moderate grower; the best winter pear. Early. 



