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THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



PEARS. 



Plant Standards 20 feet apart each way — 108 trees per acre ; Dwarfs, 7 to 10 feet apart each ivay. 

 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 inside. 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 imtil 

 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 upon 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 carefid culture and pruned annually. On?y 1 year trees cayi he sent by mail. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Standard. First Class, 5 to 6 ft., ea., 40c. ; doz., $4,00; 100, 20.00. 

 Dwarf. First Class, ea., 30c; doz., $3.00, 100, $15.00. 

 Those with the letter {D) affixed to the name we can supply both as Dwarfs and. Standards. 



and are those that succeed best on the Quince, 



They are showy 



SUMMER. 



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

 cellent; thrifty, yoimg, heavy and regular bearer; x 

 very reliable and popular. Late. 



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



productive. Ripens in advance of Bartlett ; rots unless. ^ ^, „ 



^. , , , , \ able at the South 



picked early. Midsummer. V 



Lawson {Comet). Crimson on a bright yeUow ground; 



crisp, juicy, pleasant; a good keeper and shipper. The 



largest early pear, profitable and reliable. Early. 



I^lanninff's Elizabeth, D. Small; yellow with red cheek; 

 " sweet, delicious; moderate grower, heavy annual 

 bearer; profitable. Early. 



Tyson, D. Medium size; bright yeUow with reddish- 

 brown cheek; melting, sweet, buttery, juicy; vigorous 

 grower. Early. 



AUTUMN. 



^ Buffum, D. Medium; obovate; deep yellow, shaded 

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

 grower, very productive. Valuable for fair fruit and 



^ regular bearing. Midautumn. 



^ Duchess d*Ang"Ouleme, D. Extremely large, duU 

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



V well grown; vigorous, best as a dwarf. IMidautumn. 



\ Flemish 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. 

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



thickly, shaded red; quality fair to good, juicy, fij-m; 

 strong, vigorous grower, early bearer and wonderfully 

 productive; excellent for canning. Late. 



Le Conte. Large, bell-shaped; greemsh-yellow, waxen 

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

 early, annual and prolific bearer. Popular and profit- 

 Early. 



Smith's Hybrid. An improvement upon Le Conte 

 which it much resembles in form and color, but larger 

 and of better quality. An immense annual beai-er. 

 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 gi'eat 

 productiveness. Late. 



Seckel, D. Small; yeUo wish-russet with cinnamon 

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

 melting, exquisite; of slow growi^h, productive. The 

 standard of excellence. Early. 



'\ Sheldon. Medium to large, roundish; yellowish-rus- 

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

 vinous, delicious; desirable. Vigorous grower "with 

 erect shoots. Late. 



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 yeUow; but- 

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

 liable, productive, profitable; an early bearer and 

 moderate, spreading grower; the best whiter pear. 

 Earb'. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



1 year trees free 



LINCOLN CORELESS. 



This possesses a striking peculiarity in the fact that 

 the fruit has neither seed nor core, being aU solid, rich 

 meat. It is from Tennessee, where the original tree is 

 yet standing, over sixty years old, and has seldom failed 

 to bear. The fruit is very large— sometimes weighing 

 from a poimd to a poimd and a half— high colored and 

 handsome ; flesh of a rich yellow tint, mellow and aro- 

 matic. In season it is late, and the pears are picked 

 when hard and green, and laid awaj' to ripen. It has 

 kept in an ordinary cellar until March — longer than 

 any other pear has been knoTvm to keep. Being also a 

 good shipper, it is valuable for market. 1st c, ea., 

 75c; 3 for $2.00; doz., $7.00, 1 yr., ea., oOc; 3 for 

 $1.25; doz., ^.50. 



ma^l at each and dozen rates. 



\' JAPAN GOLDEN RUSSET. 



A rather cmious but valuable pear from Japan, 

 having a tree of luxmiant growth and an abundance 

 of thick, leathery foliage, enabling it to withstand ex- 

 treme heat and di'ought. It comes into bearing early 

 and yields enormous crops yearly. The fruit is flat or 

 apple-shaped, very regular and uniform, of good size — 

 eight or ten inches around — and of a handsome, golden- 

 russet color when ripe, hanging in clusters. Prof. Budd 

 of Iowa says: 



'•The tree thrives ■with us with a luxuriance never 

 reached by an>i;hing truly indigenous to Japan. It 

 fruits at an early age very fiiU, and I believe, in the 

 southern half of Iowa it %\ill give much satisfaction at 

 least for amatem- growing. 1st c, ea., 50c; 3 for 81.25; 

 doz., .$1.00. 



