GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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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 w r hen 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. 75c. 

 ♦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. 



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DORSET (Reduced). 



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

 color yellow, with occasional blotches of russet ; flesh yellow, tender, buttery, juicy, slightly gritty ai 

 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. 75c. 



*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." 75c. 



*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 in a 

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

 vigorous grower. October. 75c. 



