J. T. I/ov«tt Co.— Pears. 



PEARS. 



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



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 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 is known as "half standards," which are usually 

 productiv^e 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) affiled to the name we can supply both as Dwarfs and Standards. They 

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



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

 tery, excellent; thrifty, young, heavy and regular 

 bearer; very reliable and popular. Late summer. 



Beurre d'Anjon. D— Large; russety-yellow 

 with red cheek, buttery, melting, superb; vigorous, 

 productive, reliable, popular. Late autumn. 



BuflTum. D— Medium, oblong-ovate; deep yel- 

 ow, shaded red; juicy, buttery, good. Late autumn. 



Clapp's Favorite. D— Large; delicious: good 

 grower, productive. Ripens In advance of Bartlett, 

 rots unless picked early. Midsummer. 



^Doyenne Bousttock. D — Large; yellow, 

 handsome; buttery, good; productive. Early autumn. 



Duchesne d'Angouleme. D— Extremely 

 large; dull yellow; juicy, fair to good; vigorous: 

 best as a dwarf. MIdautumn. 



Flemisli Beauty. D— Large; pale yellow, 

 much russeted; rich, melting; vigorous, productive; 

 very hardy, not generally reliable. Early autumn. 



Howell. D -Rather large; obtuse pyrlform: 

 pale yellow with red cheek ; quality good to very 

 good; reliable, popular, profitable. Late autumn. 

 Kieffer.— From seed of the Chinese Sand pear 



crossed wiih one of our cultivated varieties. Large; 

 showy, rich, golden yellow dotted thickly, shaded 

 red: quality fair to good, juicy, firm; strong, vigor- 

 ous.'grower, early bearer and wonderfully productive. 



Very profitable. MIdautumn. 



Lawrence. D— Medium; light yellow; buttery, 

 sugary, excellent, rich, aromatic fine flavor; reliable, 

 productive, profitable; an early bearer; the best 

 winter pear. Early winter. 



Le Co nte.— Resembles somewhat the Kleflerand 

 of similar 



ed with marvelously profitable results. Extra sized, 

 fine bearing trees of this Pear will be supplied at 

 50c ea.; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



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 great productiveness. Late. 



Seckel. D-Small; yellowish russet with cinna- 

 mon red cheek; flesh very finegrained; rich, juicy, 

 melting, exquisite; of slow growth, productive ; profit- 

 able. Regarded as the standard of excellence. Early 

 autumn. 



Sheldon.— Medium to large; yellowish russet; 

 melting, very juicy; delicious; desirable. Late 

 autumn. 



Tyson. D— Medium size; bright yellow with 

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

 vigorous grower. Early summer. 



Vicar of Winkfield. D— Very large yellow- 

 ish green; juicy, usually of poor quality; good grow- 

 er, productive, blights badly. Late winter. 

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