GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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♦Frederick Clapp — Size above medium ; form 

 generall}' obovate : skin thiin, smooth, 

 clear lemou yellow ; flesh flne i^ralned, 

 very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly, 

 acidulous, rich and aromatic ; season Oc- 

 tober 15th to November 1st ; quality very 

 good to best. Tree a vigorous or free grower 

 and somewhat spiny. 75c. 

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

 mon russet; melting and fine. Tree a 

 strong grower and good bearer. One of 

 the finest pears, deserving much more at- 

 tention than it has hitherto received. 

 October. oOc. 

 *Howell— One of the finest American pears; 

 large, handsome; sweet, melting. Tree 

 very vigorous, hard}- and productive. Sep- 

 tember and October. 50c. 

 *H.ooslc— 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 almoudflavor, in quality rank- 

 ing as best. Tree an erect f ree grower, 

 very hardy and remarkably prolific. Sea- 

 son October. 75c. 

 *Kiefler (KiefCer'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 slig'htlj- coarse, juicy, melting, with 

 a pronounced quince flavor. Tree very 

 ANGorLEME. (Reduced.) vig(jrous, and an early and great yielder. 



October and November. 50c. 

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

 buttery and rich. Tree a n'goroji.s, 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 vigoroiis, hardy and extremely pro- 

 ductive. October and November. 50c. 

 Pitmaston Ducliess— 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 hig-hest flavor. Tree a stout, slow, erect grower. 



September and October. oOc. 

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



ox'ous, erect aud handsome, and bears well when grown on the pear. It must be double worked on the quince. 



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

 Snperfln (Beurre Superflu) — A large, fine pear, very juicy aud 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 sufli- 



ciently appreciated. Tree vignroi^s. October. 50e. 

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



to November. 75c. 



LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER PEARS. 



An.jou (Beurre d'Anjou)— A lax-ge, 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 

 valuahle. pear in the catalogue. Does equally well as a standard or a dwarf. Keeps \mti\ the winter holidays, 

 when it commands very high prices in the market. (See cut.) 50c. 



Clairgeaii (Beurre Clairgeau) — Very large ; pyriform ; yellow and red ; handsome aud 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 du Monceau — Large, long, pyriform ; skin rather rough, nearly covered with brownish russet ; flesh 

 melting, juicy, with the fla\'or of Winter Nelis ; a delicious pear. Tree a tnoderole grower. 75e. 



"•SJones (Jones Seedling) — Medium size; obovate, pyriform; yellow, shaded with russet; flesh buttery, sugary. 

 Tree a. free, uprlg-ht grower. 75c. 



