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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Bossney. — A new seedling pear from Utah; size 

 medium to large; color light yellowish, with crim- 

 son blush; flesn fine grained, melting, juicy, sweet 

 and rich; an excellent keeper and a good shipper. 

 The tree is a good grower and healthy, comes into 

 bearing young, and is very productive. Ripens 

 about two weeks after Bartlett, when there are few 

 good pears in season. 



Seckel. — Small, skin brownish green at first, be- 

 coming dull yellowish brown, with a lively russet 

 red cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and 

 meltiog, 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 September. 



Wilder. — Small to medium, pyriform, smooth; 

 pale yellow, with deep red cheek, fine grained, ten- 

 der, 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. 



Belle Lucrative. — Large, melting and sweet; a flne 

 upright grower, and bears early and abundantly. 



Beurre Clairgeau. — Very large, pyriform; yellow 

 and red; texture of Beurre Bosc; flesh yellowish, 

 nearly melting; tree a fair grower, and an early, 

 abundant bearer; a magnificent market fruit. Oc- 

 tober and November. 



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. 



Howell. — Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine 

 red cheek; handsome, sweet, rich melting; an early 

 and profuse bearer; very hardy and valuable. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Iiouise Bonne de Jersey. — Rather large, greenish 

 yellow, with a bright red cheek; juicy, buttery and 

 melting, excellent; very productive; vigorous. Sep- 

 tember. 



lie Conte. — Very vigorous grower, with luxuriant 

 oliage; fruit very large, greenish yellow, smooth 

 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. 



Vermont Beauty. — Fruit of medium size, round- 

 ish; skin yellow, nearly covered with carmine; flesh 

 melting, sprightly, very good; tree healthy, hardy 

 apd very productive. October. 



Worden Seckel. — A seedling of Seckel. Fruit me- 

 dium size, borne- in clusters, juicy, buttery, fine 

 grained, with a flavor and aroma fully equal to that 

 of its parent, which it surpasses in size, beauty and 

 keeping qualities. Ripens in October, but will keep 

 in good condition till December. 



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 little 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 ar.d spotted with 

 russet; flesh white, buttery and very ju;cy, with a 

 rich and very excellent flavor. Th-" la: s, ^ size and 

 fine appearance of this fruit makes it a general 

 favorite. September to Novembe 



Garber. — Is kin and very much like the KiefCer, 

 but ripens two or three weeks earlier; yellow as an 

 orange; immensely productive, and bears in three 

 years from the nursery. Free from blight. Octo- 

 ber to December. 



Iiawrence. — Rather large; yellow, covered with 

 brown dots; flesh whitish, slightly granular, some- 

 what buttery, with a very rich, aromatic flavor; un- 

 surpassed among the early winter pears; should be 

 in every orchard; tree healthy, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. November to January. 



Vicar. — Large, long; not always good quality, but 

 desirable on account of its productiveness. 



First-Class, XXX, 



First-Class, XX, 



First-Class, 



First-Class, 



First-Class, 



First-Class, 



X, 



PRICE OF KIEFEER PEAR TREES. 



Each. Dozen. 



6 to 7 feet, 2 year $0.30 $3.00 



5 to 6 feet, 2 year 25 2.50 



4 to 5 feet, 2 year 20 2.00 



3 to 4 feet, 2 year 15 1.50 



2 to 3 feet, 2 year 10 1.00 



7 to 8 feet, 3 year 35 3.50 



Hundred. 



Thousand 



$18.00 



$175.00 



15.00 



140.00 



12.00 



110.00 



9.00 



90.00 



8.00 



70.00 



25.00 



225.00 



LOADING KIEFFER PEARS. 

 The above photograph shows otir teams unloading Kieffer Pears. We have an orchard of 1000 trees 

 six years old that averaged a little more than 10 baskets to the tree. This is the third crop they have 

 given us. We sprayed one-half the orchard last winter with salt, lime and sulphur and the remainder 

 with a preparation of oil merely as an experiment, and found both the salt, lime and sulphur, also the 

 oil, of considerable value to the fruit, and would recommend thorough spraying to orchardists. 



