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ELLWANGER & BARRTS 



SUMMER PEARS. 



Andre Desportes— Medium size ; pale green, marbled on sunny side with red. Flesh fine, juicy, melting. A valu- 

 able early pear. Tree a /ree grower as a standard or dwart. Ripe in August. 75c. 



Ansault— Medium size ; light greenish yellow, mostly covered with a thin light russet ; melting, juicy and very fine 

 grained ; one of the finest in quality of all pears. Tree a poor grower ; needs top grafting in order to obtain 

 good standard trees. Bears when quite young. September. 75c. 



Bartlett— One of the most popular pears ; large ; buttery and melting, with a rich musky flavor. A vigor-ous, erect 

 grower ; bears young and abundantly. Middle to last of September. 50c. 



*Bran<lyAvine— Medium size ; yellow and russet; melting, juicy; first-rate. A/ree grower and productive. August. 

 50c. 



*Clapp's Favorite— A splendid pear, resembling the Bartlett and ripening a few days earlier ; a cross between that 

 variety and the Flemish Beauty : the tree is hardy and vigorous either on the pear or quince. Care sliould be 

 taken to pick the fruit at least ten dai/s before it would ripen upon the tree. 50c. 



♦Dearborn's Seedling— Rather below medium size ; pale yellow ; melting and good. Tree a, free grower, and bears 

 young and profusely. Ripe about the last of August. 50c. 



Giffard ( Beurre Giffard )~ A beautiful and excellent variety ; ripening middle of August. Tree slender but healthy: 

 hardy ; a moderate grower and very productive. 50c. 



♦Manning's Elizabeth— Below medium size ; bright yel- 

 low, with a lively red cheek, dotted with brown and 

 red dots; flesh juicy and melting. A beautiful des- 

 sert fruit. Tree a moderate grower. 50c. 



Margaret — (Petite Marguerite). Medium size; skin green- 

 ish yellow, with brownish red cheek, and covered 

 with greenish dots. Flesh fine, melting, juicy, vinous> 

 and of first qualily. Tree a vigorous, upright grower, 

 and an early and abundant bearer. Succeeds admi- 

 rably as a standai'd or dwarf. The finest pear of its 

 season and worth y of special attention. Ripens latter 

 part of August. (See cut.) 75c. 



Souvenir du Congres— Large to very large, larger than 

 Bartlett or Clapp's Favorite, to which it bears a 

 strong resemblance (we have had specimens which 

 weighed 27 ounces and which measured 14 inches in 

 circumference) ; skinsmooth.brightyellowwhenthe 

 fruit is fully matured, with the parts exposed to the 

 sun brilliant red or carmine. The flesh, Vhile it is 

 like that of the Bartlett, is free from its strong musky 

 aroma, and is firm to the core. It commences to ripen 

 in August, a little before the Bartlett, and extends 

 into September. The tree is a moderate grower, and 

 to obtain good standard and dwarf trees we are 

 obliged to work it upon strong growing sorts. On 

 account of its size, quality and earliness, it is entitled 

 to a place among the best pears. 75c. 



Slimmer Doyenne (Doyenne d'Ete)— A beautiful, melt- 

 ing sweet pear, rather small. Tree a vigorous grower 

 and good bearer. First of August. 50c. 



♦Tyson— Rather above medium size ; melting, juicy, sweet 



and pleasant. Tree very vigorous and rapid grower; bears abundantly every year; one of the best summer 

 varieties. August. 50c. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 



Angouleme (Duchesse d'Angouleme)— One of the largest of all our good pears. Succeeds well on the pear, but it 

 attains its highest perfection on the quince ; as a dwarf it is one of the most profitable market pears. October 

 and November. 50c. 



Belle Lucrative — Large ; melting and sweet. A free, upright grower, and bears early and abundantly. September 

 and October. 50c. 



Bosc (Beurre Bosc)— A large and beautiful russety pear ; very distinct, with a long neck ; melting, or nearly so, high 

 flavored and delicious. A moderate grower and rather irregular ; bears well. We top graft in order to get 

 good standard trees. It does not succeed on the quince, and in order to obtain dwarf trees it must be double 

 worked. September to October. 75c. 



Boussock (Doyenne Boussock)— A large pear of good quality, resembling the White Doyenne. Tree a very vigor- 

 ous, rapid grower and abundant bearer. This variety is far from being appreciated. We can recommend it as 

 a valuable market pear. September. 50c. 



Doyenne White— A well known and almost universally esteemed variety of the highest excellence. Tree a vigor- 

 ous grower, productive and hardy ; succeeds best in most parts of the West. 50c. 



Flemish Beauty— A large, beautiful, melting, sweet pear. Tree very hardy, vigorous and fruitful; succeeds well in 

 most parts of the country. September and October. 50c. 



Margaret ( Natural Size). 



