HARBISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Pear Citees* 



PRICE OF KEIFFER PEARS. 



Standards. each 12 100 



First class, 6 to 7 feet $0 45 $4 50 $35 00 



5to6 k ' 40 4 00 fcO 00 



4 to 5 " 35 3 50 25 00 



3to4 " 30 3 00 20 00 



2to3 " 25 2 50 15 00 



Keiffers, Dwarf, 4 to 5 feet..... 30 3 00 20 00 



Keif f er Pear For erect, symmetrical, vigorous growth, early bearing, 



productiveness, time of maturity, keeping qualities, freedom from insects, 

 fungi and blight, handsome appearance and excellent canning qualities, it 

 stands pre eminently the mot-t desirable commercial pear extant. It has justly 

 and appropriately been termed The Business Pear, as it has resulted in more 



business and p»ortt to the grower than any ^ t .«. ♦.> 



other pear, in keeping and delicious qualities \ Af nroconf a ii j n ,ij M tj ftnc \ 

 comparing favorably wilh the apple and other I AI preSBni ail IIKIICailOllS J 

 mid winter luxuries of tree fruits of the tern- j point tO 3 fOrtlMB fOf the \ 



A seedling of Chinese Sand Pear, supposed j KeiffeT PfiaF grOWet, 

 to have been crossed with Bartlett Fruit large k , ** , * t ** ♦ ..... 1 



to very large, skin yellow with a light vermilion cheek: flesh brittle, very juicy 

 with a marked musky aroma, good quality. Mature from September to Oc- 



.,.,,,,.,,,,,,,. ....i * ODei Tree vigorous and very prolific. Be- 



F~~ m { gins to bear whm four years old. As a 



i r^onE Keiffer Pear 'trees | fall pear there is no variety as yet disseminated 



L' ^^ nave netted more than z . . \ , , J , , < , , 



O $5 each the past season. 1 which has given such profitable returns, and 

 • t t ,.»,»J * he won( ierful fertility of the tree is surprising. 



"" "' Many of our trees four years after planting 



have yielded as many as three bushels of perfect fruit. It is unfortunate that 

 the merits of this fruit have been underestimated from the haste in which it is 



