J. T. Lovett— Pears. 



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^ *liawrence— Medium, light yellow, buttery, 

 sugary, excellent ; reliable,pro(iuctive, profitable, the 

 best winter pear. Early winter. 



liC Conte— Resembles somewhat the Kieffer and 

 with the same parentage. Large, bell shaped, green- 

 ish yellow, smooth, waxen skin, handsome ; flesh 

 white, juicy, inferior quality. A rampant grower, 

 early, annual and prolific bearer. Exceedingly popu- 

 lar at the South where it has been extensively planted 

 with marvelously profitable results. 



^ *lionl8e Bonne de Jersey— Large greenish' 

 brown ; juicy, melting, rich ; not reliable ; succeeds 

 > well on the quince. Late. 



^ ^Manning's Elizabeth— Small, yellow, with 

 bright red cheek ; very sweet and good ; moderate 



gr0^ver, heavy annual hearer; free from blight, very 

 .early and desirable, profitable. Early summer. 



miount Vernon— Large, russet, juioy, melting, 

 kVery rich, excellent. Midwinter. 

 ^ Seckel— Small, yellowish russet, with cinnamon 



red cheek; rich, juicy, melting, exquisite; of slow 



growth, productive; very valuable, profitable. Early 



autumn. 



Slieldon— Medium to large; yellowish russet; 

 melting, very juicy, delicious, very desirable. Late 

 autumn. 



*Tyson— Medium size ; bright yellow, with red- 

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

 vigorous grower. Early summer. 

 , * Vicar of Winkfield— Very large, yellowish 

 green ; juicy, usually of poor quality ; good grower, 

 productive, blights badly; for cooking. Late winter. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



OR COJWET. 



This remarkable Summer Pear is not only 

 the most beautiful in appearance, but the 

 largest early pear yet produced. The fruit 

 is so beautiful that it sold in the markets of 

 New York the past season, and for many 

 years, as high as $4.00 per half bushel crate; 

 and as the tree is a heavy annual yielder, 

 the profits to be derived from it are appar- 

 ent. As it is a good shipper and can be 

 placed upon the market several weeks ear- 

 lier than Bartlett, and at a time when it 

 has absolute control, there is nothing, per- 

 haps that can be planted by the fruit grower 

 (particularly at the South) that will yield 

 such lucrative returns. 



The original tree, now supposed to be 

 over one hundred years old, sprouted in 

 the cleft of a rock on a farm formerly be- 

 longing to John Lawson, in IHster Co., N. 

 Y., where it still stands; and during its long 

 l ife h as never been affected with blight or 

 other dlseasej nor injured by insects; main- 

 taining perfect health and vigor. The fruit 

 may be described as exceedingly large for 

 an early pear, some specimens being nine 

 Inches around, and cannot be surpassed In 

 point of color, which is a most beautiful 

 crimson on a bright yellow ground. The 

 flesh is crisp, juicy and pleasant, but not of 

 high quality, and should be used before get- 

 ting overripe. Ripens in Central New York 

 from middle of July to first of August, and 

 possesses superior keeping and shipping 

 qualities. 



PRICES OF LAWSON TREES: 



Ea. Doz. 100 Ea. Doz. 100 



Standard. 1 year 30c. $3.00 $20.00 Dwarf, 1 year 40c. $4.0(» $25.00 



2 years, 3 to 4 feet 40 4.00 30.00 " 2 years 5.00 35.00 



^" 4 to 5 feet 50 5.00 40.00 Scions for grafting ((5 inches long) . . 50 2.00 



5 to 6 feet 75 7.50 60.00 



A Rule to Find tlie IV umber of Plants Required for An Acre, 



Multiply the width by the breadth, in feet, and see how many times the number is contained in 43,560, 

 the aumber of square feet in an acre. For instance, plants set 2x3 feet, each plant would lequire six square 

 feet— 43,500 divided by 6 gives 7,260— the number of plants required for an acre at the above distances. 



