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"Frederick Clapi>— Size above medium : form 

 generally obovate ; skin thin, smooth, 

 clear lemon yeUow : flesh fine grained, 

 very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly, 

 acidulous, rich and aromatic ; season Oc- 

 tober 15th to November 1st ; quality very 

 good to he-st. Tree a vigorous or free grower 

 and somewhat spiny. (See cut.) T5c. 

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

 mon russet; melting and fine. Tree a 

 gtrong grower and good bearer. One of 

 thefine.<t peo.}--^, deserving much more at- 

 tention than it has hitherto received. 

 October. oOc. 

 *Howell— One of the finest American pears; 

 large, handsome; sweet, melting. Tree 

 very vigorous, hardy and productive. Sep- 

 tember and October. .50c. 

 *Hoosic— 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. 

 *KieflFer (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 quinc-e flavor. Tree very 

 vigorous, and an early and great yielder. 

 October and November. 50c. 

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

 buttery and ricb. Tree a vigorous, erect grower and most abundant bearer ; best on the quinc-e. September 

 and October. 50c. 

 ♦Onondaga (Swan's Orange)— A large, melting, sprightly, \-inous pear. Tree vigorf/us, hardy and extremely pro- 

 ductive. October and November. .50c. 

 Pitmaston Duchess — Very large, jjy r if orm, 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. 75e. 

 *Secliel— The standard of exc-ellence in the pear ; small but of the highest flavor. Tree a stout, slov:, erect grower. 



September and October. 50c. 

 ♦.Sheldon— A x^ear of the very first quality; large, round: russet and re<l : melting, rich and delicious. Tree vig- 

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

 October. Standard trees, 5Cic. Dwai-f trees, 7-5c. 

 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 sxiflB- 

 ciently appreciated. Tree vigorovj^. October, ,50c. 

 Urbaniste — A large, melting, buttery pear of first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, l^eautif ul grower^ October 

 to November. 75c. 



Frederick Clapp (Natural ?ize). 



UTE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER PEARS. 



An.jou '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 mfist 



valuahle jjear i?i the 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. 

 Clalrgeau (Beurre Clairgeau;— Very large; pjTiform ; yeUowandred; handsome and atti-active: flesh yellowish, 



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



bearer ; a magnific-ent and vfduable 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. 

 Duhamel du Monceau— Large, long, pyriform ; skin rather rough, nearly covered with broAvnish russet : flesh 



melting, juicy, with the flavor of "Winter NeUs ; a delicious pear. Ti-ee a moderate grower. 7.5c. 

 *Jones (Jones SeedUngi— Medium size ; obovate, pyriform ; yellow, shaded with russet ; flesh buttery, sugary. 



Tree a /r€€, upright grower. 75c. 



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