GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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♦Frederick Clapp — Size above medium ; form 

 generally obovate ; skin thin, smooth, 

 clear lemon yellow ; flesh line grained, 

 very juicj' and melting, flavor sprightly^ 

 acidulous, rich and ai'omatic; season Oc- 

 tober 15th to November 1st ; quality very 

 good to best. Tree a vigorous or free grower 

 and somewhat spiny. (See cut.) 7oe. 

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

 mon russet; melting and fine. Tree a 

 strung grower and good bearer. One of 

 the finest pears, deserving much more at- 

 tention than it has hitherto received. 

 October. 50c. 

 *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. 

 Kieffer (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 slightlj^ coarse, juicy, melting, with 

 ■ a pronounced quince flavor. Tree very 

 vigorous, and an early and great ylelder. 

 October and November. oOc. 

 liouise Bonne of Jersey— A large, beautiful, first-rate pear ; yellow, with a dark red cheek ; melting, vinous, 

 buttery and rich. Tree a vigoi'owi, erect grower and most abundant bearer; best on the quince. September 

 and October. 50c. 

 ♦Onondaga (Swan's Orange) — A large, melting, sprightly, vinous pear. Tree vigorous, hardy and extremely pro- 

 ductive. October and November. 50c. 

 Pitmaston Duchess — Very large, pyrif 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. 75c. 

 ♦Seckel — The standard of excellence in the pear ; small but of the highest flavor. Tree a stout, slow, erect grower. 



September and October. 50c. 

 ♦Sheldon— A pear of the very first quality ; large, round ; russet and red ; melting, rich and delicious. Tree vig- 

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

 October. Standard trees, 50c. Dwarf trees, 75c. 

 Superfin (Beurie 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 sulfi- 

 ciently appreciated. Tree vigorous. October. 50c. 

 Urhaniste — A large, melting, buttery pear of first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, beautiful grower. October 

 to November. 75c. 



LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER PEARS. 



Anjou (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 most 



valuahlepear in 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. 

 Clairgeaii (Beurre Clairgeau) — Very large ; pyrif orm ; yellow and red ; handsome and attractive ; flesh yellowish, 



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



bearer ; a magnificent and valuable 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 dii Moncean — Large, long, pyi'if orm ; skin rather rough, neai'ly covered with brownish russet;, flesh 



melting, juicy, with the flavor of AVinter Nelis ; a delicious pear. Tree a moderate grower. 75c. 

 ♦Jones (Jones Seedling) — Medium size ; obovate, pyrif orm ; yellow, shaded with russet ; flesh buttery, sugary. 



Tree a free, upright grower. 75c. 



