HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



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THE PEAR. 



The growing of this valuable fruit for both home and market purposes can not be too strongly urged. It 

 far exceeds the apple in its melting, juicy texture, rich refined flavor, and the range of varieties is such that by 

 a judicious selection, the ripening season beginning in July can be continued in succession into winter and some 

 sorts may be kept until March or April. Many of the varieties begin to bear in from four to six years after 

 planting, but a variety like Kieffer will produce fruit as soon as the dwarf pear, which is usually two or three 

 years after transplanting. There is an opening for the intelligent pear grower in many parts of the United 

 States. Pears can be grown nearly as cheap per barrel as apples and they usually sell twice as high, although 

 little attention has been given to pear growing, and for these reasons, and others, the man who makes a special 

 study of pear culture, and who goes into pear growing intelligently, has an opportunity for success. 



SOIL— The pear will adapt itself to a great variety of soils, though it thrives best on rather deep clay loam, 

 still it should not be too sticky ; next to this, gravelly loam is most desirable. A light sandy soil is the least 

 desirable of any, yet pears can be grown on sandy soil. 



RIPEN— In order to retain the rich and best flavor the fruit should be ripened in the house as follows: 

 Gather summer pears at least ten days before they are ripe, autumn pears at least two weeks and winter vari- 

 eties as soon as the leaves begin to fall. 



Price of General List of Pears. 



Each. Dozen. Hundred. 



First class, extra, 6 to 7 feet. . $0.30 $3.00 $20.00 



First class, 5 to 7 feet .25 2.50 17.50 



First class, 5 to 6 feet.... 20 2.00 15.00 



^ "^^\ First class, 4 to 5 feet .15 1.50 12-00 



Dwarfs, 4 to 5 feet 15 1.50 12.00 



Dwarfs, 3 to 4 feet. ,12 1.25 10.00 



■A , :-\ •*. Boxed and bailed free at these prices. 



,->,,-; Dutchess. Seckel , Man- 



,'*V^; ' • ^ nings, vSheldon. Bell lyucra- 



'.Zly , tive, Flemish Beauty, Clapp's 



A'-'- " " '•; .^p' "" ' Favorite. Wilder and Bartlett 



. *' ^' in Dwarfs. 

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1^/ SUMMER PEARS. 



Bartlett— This is the most 



(^ ' J^' ^ " . ' • " ^ \ , *:^^ S^^ 8^Bk%te ■ i -%^ popular summer pear both 



i'/^K' ' '. ^ \ " • . "■ * '^^SH^WHI^^^^KttU^^p ^or home use and market that 



* ■™^' , "^ -. ^ ^.i^SmKKmrvww^^H^^mkmiA. ^^^ world has ever known. 



It comes into bearing at an 

 early age and bears enormous 



crops of large and handsome 



-i-'ivlM, ^WF 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 beautifullyand may 



be of good quality, however, 

 it should always be picked 

 before it is fully ripe. 



Clapp's Favorite— Large, 

 handsome, delicious fruit 

 when ripe ; marbled with dull 

 red in the sun, fine grained, 

 juicy, melting, rich and 

 sweet. Good grower and pro- 

 ductive; a splendid hardy 

 bearer. 



Koonce — Originated in Illi- 

 nois. II is exceedingly early. 

 Most early pears rot at the 

 core and do not ship well, but 

 Koonce is an excellent ship- 

 per; it can be picked green 

 and will color up well in a 

 few days. Koonce is a vigor- 

 ous grower, free from blight, 

 heavy and productive and an 

 BARTLETT. annual bearer. 



