HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



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PRICE OF GENERAL HST OF PEARS. 



Bartletts and Seckel, 5 cents each extra. 



Each. Dozen. Hundred. 



First-Class, extra, 6 to 7 feet $0.35 $3.50 $25.00 



First-Class, 5 to 6 feet 25 3.00 20.00 



First-Class, 4 to 5 feet 20 2.00 15.00 



Dwarfs, 4 to 5 feet 15 1.50 12.00 



Dwarfs, 3 to 4 feet 12 1.25 10.00 



Boxed and baled free at these prices. 

 Duchess, Seckel, Mannings, Sheldon, Bell Lucrative, Flemish Beauty, Clapp's Favorite, Wilder and 

 Bartlett in Dwarfs. 



SUMMER PEARS. 



Bartlett. — This is the most popular 

 Summer pear, both for home use and 

 market, that the world has ever known. 

 It comes into bearing at an early age, 

 and. bears enormous crops of large and 

 handsome fruit, juicy, buttery and melt- 

 ing, with a rich, fine flavor; a delicious 

 eating pear, and makes the finest of 

 canned fruit. The Bartlett may be picked 

 before it has attained its full size, and it 

 will ripen and color beautifully, and may 

 be of good quality. However, it should 

 always be picked before it is fully ripe. 



Clapp's Pavorite. — Large, handsome, 

 delicious; fruit when ripe marbled, with 

 dull red in the sun; fine grained, juicy, 

 melting, rich and sweet. Good grower 

 and productive; a splendid hardy bearer. 



Koonce. — Originated in Illinois. It is 

 exceedingly early. Most early pears rot 

 at the core and do not ship well, but 

 Koonce is an excellent shipper; it can be 

 picked green and will color up well in a 

 few days. Koonce is a vigorous grower, 

 free from blight, heavy and productive, 

 and an annual bearer. 



Iiawsou. — ^A healthy grower, free from 

 blight, very productive, medium to large, 

 some specimens measuring nine inches in 

 circumference; beautiful red color on 

 yellow ground, remarkably attractive 

 and handsome; flesh crisp, juicy and 

 pleasant, firm and a good shipper; very 

 early ripening. Middle of July. 



Manning-'s (Manning's Elizabeth). — 

 Fruit small; yellow, with a lively red 

 cheek; flesh white, juicy and very melt- 

 ing, sweet and sprightly; tree hardy and 

 exceedingly productive. We regard this 

 ias one of the most valuable early dessert 

 pears, and should be in every collection. 

 Season, August. Only in dwarfs. 



Seckel. — Small, skin brownish green at 

 first, becoming dull yellowish brown, 

 with a lively russet red cheek; flesh whit- 

 ish, buttery, very juicy and melting, with 

 a peculiarly rich spicy flavor and aroma. 

 This variety is pronounced by good 

 judges the richest and most exquisitely 

 flavored pear known. August and Sep- 

 tember. 



Wilder.— Small to medium, pyriform, 

 smooth; pale yellow, with deep red cheek, 

 fine grained, tender, rich, sub-acid; does 

 not rot at the core; a good shipper and 

 bears well. Early in August. Only in 

 dwarfs. 



Tyson. — Medium size; bright yellow; cheeks 

 shaded with reddish brown, buttery, very melting; 

 flavor nearly sweet, aromatic, excellent; vigorous. 

 August. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 



Anjon (Beurre d'Anjou). — Large; greenish, sprin- 

 Kled with russet, sometimes shaded with dull crim- 

 ison; flesh whitish, buttery, melting, with a high, 

 rich, vinous, excellent flavor; very productive; 

 should be in every orchard. October and November. 



Belle I^ucrative. — Large, melting and sweet; a fine 

 upright grower, and bears early and abundantly. 

 September and October. 



Flemish Beauty. — A large, melting, sweet pear; a 

 most valuable variety for general use and market; 

 fruit large, surface a little rough, the ground pale 

 yellow, covered with marblings and patches of light 

 russet, becoming reddish brown at maturity on 

 sunny side; fine shipper and sells well. September 

 and October. 



lie Conte. — ^^^ery vigorous grower, with luxuriant 

 foliage; fruit very large, greenish yellow, smooth 



BARTLETT. 



and handsome, juicy, firm quality; excellent for 

 evaporating or canning; a good shipper; very pro- 

 ductive and profitable. 



Sheldon. — Medium size; yellowish or greenish rus- 

 set, with a richly shaded cheek; flesh a little coarse, 

 melting, juicy, with a very brisk, vinous, highly per- 

 fumed flavor; productive. October. 



WINTER PEARS. 



Barseckle. — It is a cross between Bartlett and 

 Seckel; hence the name. In size it is a little smaller 

 than Bartlett, and ripens a Ifttle later than Bartlett. 

 The color is pale green. The flesh is fine grained, 

 white, very melting and juicy, and in quality unmis- 

 takably the best. It is not as sweet as Seckel, but 

 more vinous, and is preferred by many in quality 

 to Seckel. The trees are vigorous upright growers. 



Duchess (Duchess d'Angouleme). — Very large; 

 dull, greenish yellow, streaked and spotted with 

 russet; flesh white, buttery and very juicy, with a 

 rich and very excellent flavor. The large size and 



