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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, HD. 



KIEFFER.— Commences to bear the second, if not the first, season after transplanting, 

 with so vigorous a constitution that it very rarely, if ever, blights. Manj- of our trees four 

 years after planting have yielded as many as three bushels of perfect fruit. 



For erect, symmetrical, vigorous growth, earlj' bearing, productiveness, time of ma- 

 turity, keeping qualities, freedom from insects, fungi and blight, handsome appearance and 



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mently the most desirable commercial pear t x)^^„o,,i,rr.r^,-o isr^,- o looo d 



extant. It has justlv and appropriately been F Mo==v. t r^Wo'llTio^T^.^r" ' * ^ 

 termed The Business Pear, as it has result- ^ ^"^ffr^" i-^: ^T^^Jif "^^J^^^^^^^ in cnnH ^ 

 ^IS^^^^Sl^'JS? f^TeeX^lnTal: shap^e!^^pfek^srIrcStTht^i5k%' /o^^r 1^0^ 

 li'cfous^ qS-llitlercrm^pkrSg^?I?o°rabl^ t tree- Everything looks layox.ble for , 



the apple and other mid-winter luxuries of t success. itespectiuiij, j 



tree fruits of the temperate zone, P ^aier. ^ 



A seedling of Chinese Sand Pear, sup- kiiimii.iiiiiiniiiiLHiikiLiii.iiiiiiiiLiiLiLiikiiM 

 posed to have been crossed with Bartlett. Fruit large to very large, skin yellow with a light 

 Vermillion cheek, flesh brittle, very juicy with a marked musky aroma, good quality. ' 



It is unfortunate that the me rits of th is fruit 

 have been underestimated from the haste in 

 which it is hurried to market in an immature con- 

 fi^^^a^F^S^ dition, and often before it has attained the proper 



size. When allowed to hang upon the trees until 

 d->ir 'i^^^vA the beginning of October and then carefully ri- 



'^'tot^oMA^ pened in a cool dark room, there are but few pears 



which are more attracti\ e. In point of quality it 

 combines extreme juiciness with a sprightly sub- 

 acid flavor and the peculiararoma of the Bartlett. 

 It is then an excellent dessert fruit. Excellent 

 ^^^ for all uses. Some praise it very highly, while 



.^rv^»W others do not think so much of it, but the fact 



'>iA,^?:tfZ^^,4[r*-J^SRSV^8e» that the large fruit growers are planting whole 



orchards of it proves it to be a proHrable variety. 



Its large and handsome appearance cause it to 



.•dlS2'^^^*<KSSr^^g;^^ sell readily in market. It is apt to overbear, 



Avhich makes the fruit small, and in order to pre- 



■\"ent this the fruit sbouhi be thinned. One of the 



L^^JiS^^^v*' ^-^^-^li^^^^l^^isj^ comfortsof Avinter and can be kepr until April; 



- ""^^ '^%^^V' cannot praise this valuable fruit too much. 



m;^^/.^^;^ ^^^®^^ POLLENIZATION. 



In established orchards of Kieffer that are 



^A>ki"-' '='^^£^:V ^^^ fruiting satisfactorilj*, we would suggest 



^tiWi .f— kJ^^?^^ ])lanting some other varieties among them at a 



^-^^ -^^^jiabrwirjKft. distance of e\'erj- fifth row, and as it is imiwrtant 



to have a variety that blooms early in the season, 

 'i-y?»/^^iit- - • si^i^r^Kl^^fftVV and to get immediate benefit it should be a va- 



OsaJeiyJtfi; ^/d^^^^^^^^^^^^M^J riety that blooms young. 



^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^sP^g^WlWk The Garber appears to be admirably adapt- 



W^'^^^^^^iJ^^jM. ^f^^^ ed for this purpose— generallj' blooms the first 

 . » i:!^ra7Ai>sS»5^SS^^;«3rfi^PJ^| year after transplanting, or at two or thre« years 



of age, and while it does not open quite so early 

 as the Keitfer, it comes on i-apidlyand is in full 

 bloom before the Kieffer is done. 



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^fjUiiy^^j^SS^^i^^^iM^SBSSB^SKIISfi ^ '^' ^' ^^'^'^^^^'^ ^ Sons. ^ 



W^^^^^^^^i^'^^^^^^^^^^m ^ "^^^ ^^ pear trees received todaj' in fine :^ 



^condition and am well pleased Avith them. ^ 

 t Enclosed find express money order to pa}- for ^ 



TIUSHEL ROM A4 YEAK5 OLD" t ^^^'^^- ^ 



KJEFFEF\ RE:AF\Tf\£E. I Tourstruly. .lohu C. Bender. ^ 



PRICE OF KIEFFER PEAR TREES. 



NO BETTER GROWN. 



Each. Doz. Hundretl. 



First Class XXXX 7 to 8 feet. ;}-vear $ liO $2 5(1 $-20 (X) 



XXX «toT •• ;Hear 25 2 00 1^00 



XX 5 to 7 " 2-vear 20 175 15 00 



X 5 to (5 •• 2-VPar 15 125 12 00 



+ to 5 " 2-year 12 1 00 10 00 



Kieffer pear one year grafted and budded on French seedlings whole root. 



Each. Doz. Hundred. 



First-Class, one year, 5 to 6 feet, partially branched. ..$ 15 $1 .50 $10 00 



4 to 5 *• not branched j2 125 SOD 



3 to 4 " " " 10 100 7 00 



2 to 4 08 75 5 ») 



lto2 ., 06 60 :J .50 



