Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 



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SELECT PEARS. 



The foUowiug are the best Pears. 



New varieties are marked thus*. 



All Peai-s should be gathered and 

 ripened in the house ; if left to ripen 

 on the tree they are nearly worthless. 



Summer and Autumn Pears should 

 be gathered as soon as the earUest and 

 premature specimens are observed to 

 ripen ; gather the best matured speci- 

 mens fii-st, and a short time afterward 

 the remainder of crop ; keep in clean 

 boxes or drawers until ripe ; to retard 

 ripening keep in a cool place. 



Winter Pears should hang late on 

 the trees, then gather, put in barrel- 

 and keep in a cool cellar until they 

 mature. 



For convenience in selecting, the 

 time of ripening is given. 



Price, Standard Trees, first-class, 

 Selected 35 cts. ; extra sizes, 50 cts. to 

 SI. 50. Dwarf Trejss ,25 cts. to $1 each. 



Low RATES PER 100 OR 1,000 ON APPLI- 

 CATION. Trained Imported Trees 

 FOR Walls, Trellises or Garden 

 Borders. Particulars on application. 



Andre Desportes, Aug. 



Bartlett, large size, irregular 

 form ; clear yellow, with blush 

 on sunny side; very juicy and 

 high flavored. One of the 

 best. Aug. and Sept. 



Beurre Giffard, Aug. 



Clapp's Favorite, Aug. 



I)oyeune de Ete, J uly and Aug. 



Beurre Bosc, Sept. and Oct. 



Doyenne Boussock, Sept. 



Duchess d'Angouleme. A mag- 

 nificent Pear when grown on 

 quince stock, Sept. and Oct. 



Flemish Beauty, Sept. and Oct. 



Frederick Clapp, Oct. and Nov. 



Howell, Sept. and Oct. 



*Idaho, quality best, hardy and 

 prolific, Sept. and Oct. 75 cts. 



Kieflfer, Oct and Nov. 



Beurre de Anjou, large size, ex- 

 cellent flavor ; Nov. and Dec. 

 Sse cut. 



Beurre Clarigeau, Nov. and Dec. 



Beurre Easter, Jan. to March. 



*Dorset, a very handsome, showy 

 late keeping Pear; large and 

 good quality, Feb. to May. $1 . 



*Fred Baudry, large and hand- 

 some ; fine flavored. A valua- 

 b!-^ pear, Dec. to Feb. 



Vicar Pear. 



Summer Pears. 



*Koonce, medium to large, very 

 handsome; flesh juicy, sweet, 

 spicy, good. July and Aug. 

 75 cts. 



Man ing's Elizabeth, small to 

 niediu;;i ; boars clusters of 

 beautiful crimson and gold 

 colored fruit; melting, rich 

 and excellent. One of the best 

 early Pears, Aug. 



Margaret, Aug. 75 cts. 



Autumn Pears. 



*Lady Clapp, a handsome large 

 pear; beautiful yellow wl:cu 

 ripe; quality first rate. Fol- 

 lows Bartlett in ripening and 

 like it in size and line color, 

 Sept. $ltoa.50. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, Sept. 

 and Oct. 



*Madime Hemminway, a new 

 American Pear, handsome ; 

 skin covered with a dull russet; 

 flesh melting, juicy and good 

 flavor, Sept. $1 to $1.50. 



Early Winter Pears. 



Colonel Wilder, large; flavor 

 deUcious; one of the longest 

 keepers. 



Dana's Hovey, Nov. to Jan. 



Late Winter Pears. 



Josephine of Malines, Dec. to 

 Feb. 



*01ivier des Serrss, quality good 

 to best; flavor distinct, excel- 

 lent. Den. to Feb. $1 to $1.50. 



President Mas, Dec. and Jan. 



\K I nir.li ^ 



Osband's Summer, Aug. 



*Sencea, large size; light yellow 

 mottled with green and bright 

 blush on sunny side; flesh melt- 

 ing and delicious. Quality good 

 to best, Sept. 75 cts. 



Souvenir du Congres, Sept. 



Tyson, Aug. 



* Wilder Early, medium size, very 

 attractive; never rots at core; 

 quality fine, Aug. 75 cts. 



Onondaga, Oct. and Nov. 

 Rutter, Oct. and Nov. 

 Seckel, Sept. and Oct. 

 Sheldon, Oct. 



^Vermont Beauty, a medium size 

 beautiful fruit of highest quality, 

 Oct. 75 c ts. 



* V. orden-Seckel, a seccUing of the 

 Seckel, which it surpasses in 

 size, beauty and keeping qual- 

 ities; quality excellent, Oct. 

 $1 to 81.50. 



Doctor Reeder, Nov. 

 Lawrence. Nov. and Dec. 

 Vicar, Nov. to Feb. 

 W inter Nellis, Dec. and Jan. 



*P. Barry, large ; skin yellow, 

 covered with russet dots ; flavor 

 rich and excellent ; one of the best 

 late winter pears ; tree a poor 

 grower and must be tcp grafted. 

 Dec. to April . 



On three of .the Fruiting Vines there are at least from five to eight bunches of grapes and they are doing 

 nicely. E. J., Ouaba, Mkb. 



