/. T. LOVETT CO.— PEARS. 



PEARS. 



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



Pears should be gathered from tbe 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 upon the trees 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 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 

 careful culture and pruned annually. 



GENERAL LIST. 



Standard,— First Class, 5 to 6 ft., ea., 40c; doz., $4.00; 100, $25.00. 

 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 ana Standards. They 

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

 SUMMER. 



Bartlett, D— Large, clear yellow; juicy, but- 

 tery, excellent; 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 keep- 

 er and shipper. The largest early pear, profitable 

 and reliable. Early. 



Le Conte.— Large, bell-shaped; greenish-yel- 

 low, waxen skin; flesh white, juicy, good. A ram- 

 pant grower, early, annual and prolific oeaier. 

 Popular and profitable at the South. Midsummer. 



Manning's Elizabeth, D — Small; yellow 

 with redcheet; sweet, delicious; moderate grower, 

 heavy annual bearer; profitable. Early. 



Tyson D— Medium size; bright yellow with 

 redoish brown cheek; melting, sweet, buttery 

 juicy; vigorous grower. Early. 



AUTUMN. 



Bufifum, D.— Medium, obovate; deep yellow, 

 shaded rtd, somewhat russeted; sweet, buttery, 

 good. Erect grower, very productive. Valuable 

 fer fair fruit and regular bearing. Mid-autumn. 



Duchess d'Angouleme, D —Extremely 

 large, dull greenish-} eilow; juicy, buttery, very 

 good only when well grown; vigorous; best as a 

 dwarf. Mid-autumn. 



Doyenne Boussock, D.— Large; yellow 

 partly russeted, handsome; buttery, juicy, good; 

 productive, valuable and reliable. Early. 



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 yellow with red cheek; quality good to very 

 good; reliable, popular, profitable. Late. 



Kieffer.— From seed of the Chinese Sand Pear 

 crossed on one of our cultivated varieties. Large; 

 showy, rich, golden yellow, dotted thickly, shaded 

 red; quality fair to good, juicy, firm; strong, vig- 

 orous grower, eaily bearer and wonderfully pro- 

 ductive; excellent for canning. Late. 



Kieffer. 



D.— Large, 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, 



greenish-brown; juicy, melting, rich; not reliable; 

 succeeds well on the quince. Valuable for its large, 

 fair fruit and great productiveness. Late. 



Seckel.— Small; yello vish-ru9set with cinna- 

 mon red cheek; flesh very flne-grained; sugary, 

 rich, juicy, melting, exquisite; of slow growth, 

 productive. The standard of excellence. Early. 



Sheldon.— Medium to large, roundish; yellow- 

 ish russet, becoming cinnamon brown; melting, 

 very juicy, vinous, delicious; desirable, Vigorous 

 grower with erect shoots. Late. 



WINTER. 



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Beurre d*Anjou, D— Large; russety-yellow 

 with red cheek; fine grained, buttery, melting, su- 

 perb; rich, vinous, vigorous, productive, reliable, 

 popular. Early. 



Lawrence, D— Medium, pyriform; light yel- 

 low; buttery, sugary, excellent, rich, aromatic, fine 

 flavor, reliable, productive, profitable; an early 

 bearer and moderate, spreading grower; the best 

 winter pear. Early. 



JAPAN PEAR STOCKS. 



For producing smooth, handsome trees there is nothing that will compare with seedlings of the Japan 

 Pear. They are now largely used by the best nursery firms in growing their Pear Trees. As we have 

 frequent calls for Pear stocks we have grown a quantity of very pretty ones and will be pleased to supply 

 them, so long as the supply lasts, selected to a high grade at the following prices: 100, $1.50; 1000, $12.00. 



