GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
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: Thrifty growers, like Concord, Tri- 
-umph, Goethe, etc., 8 to 10 feet apart. 
_ Herbemont, Cynthiana, etc., which are 
the most rapid growers, 12 feet apart in 
rows three feet wide. 
Keiffer’s Hybrid Pear. 
A hybrid between the China Sand and 
Bartlett, both of which resemble it in 
wood and foliage. It has the vigor and 
productiveness of its Chinese parent. 
Fruit large and handsome, bright yellow 
and red cheek; fiesh tender, juicy and 
well flavored. It comes into bearing at 
an early age. Ripens end of September 
or beginning of October. It is excellent 
sort for preserving. One year old trees, 
30c. each, $3.90 per dozen; two. year old 
trees 40c. each, $3.50 per dozen. 
Magnolia Pear. 
A valuable new Japan seedling. It isa 
small, stock tree, with large, deep green 
leaves. It leafs out and blooms too late 
to ever be caught by frost. Bears when 
very young, two or three years aiter 
planting. The fruit is very large, dark 
reddish-brown. The flesh is white, tender, 
crisp and sweet. Very little core and no 
coarse-grains near the core. The 
Magnolia is the best for home eating and 
use of all the pears. known to Southern 
planters. It ripens late. Generally later 
than Keiffer. 50c. each. 
Le Conte Pear. 
This Southern Pear is as vigorous in 
growth as the China Sand, and is an 
enormous bearer. The fruit is large, 
Le Conte Pear. 
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pale yellow, iuicy, melting, and of good 
quality, doing better in the South than 
elsewhere. It bears transportation well. 
Time of ripening begins about the middle 
of July. It promises to be the pear for 
the South. Rooted one year old trees, 
25c. each; $20 per 100; $2.50 per dozen; 
two year old trees, 5 to 6 feet, 30c. 
each, $3.00 per dozen $25 per 100. 
Bartlett Pear. 
This well known variety, one of the 
finest pears in cultivation, has been suc- 
cessfully cultivated here, but occasionally 
it has blighted. Since the introduction 
of the Le Conte, trials have been made 
with success. This is, by grafting this 
and other fine varieties upon the Le 
Conte—by so doing the trees are impart- 
ed with the vigor of the latter, growing 
stronger, and making finer and healthier 
trees. We offer trees grafted on the Le 
Conte stock for sale. One year old trees, 
30c. each, $3.00 per dozen. 
Howell Pear. 
One of the best for here. Tree is an 
upright free grower, and an early and 
profuse bearer. One year old, 40c. each, 
$4.00 per dozen. 
Clapp’s Favorite Pear. 
A large new Pear, resembling the Bart- 
lett, 
fiavor. 
but does not possess its musky 
Fine texture; juicy, with a rich, 
Magnolia Pear. 
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