Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Etc, 



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SELECT PEARS. 



The foUowiug are the best Peare. 

 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 shDuld 

 be gathered as soon as the earliest and 

 premature specimens are observed to 

 ripen ; gather the best matured speci- 

 mens first, 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 I'ipening is given. 



Price, Standard Trees, first-class, 

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

 S1..50. Dwarf Trees, 25 cts. to $1 each. 



Low RATES PER 100 OR 1,000 ON APPLl- 



CATiox. Trained Imported Trezs 

 FOR Walls, Trellises or Garden 

 Borders. Particulars on application. 



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'iCAr. Tr.xn. 0\k Thtrd Xatttral Size. 



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. 



Doyeime de Ete, July and Aug. 



Beurre Bosc, Sept. and Oct. 



Doyenne Boussock, Sept. 



Duchess d'Angouleme. A mag- 

 nificent Pear when grown ou 

 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. 



Xieffer, Oct and Nov. 



Beurre de Anjou, large size, ex- 

 cellent flavor ; Nov. and Dec. 

 Sae 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. 



*Frcd Baudry, large and hand- 

 some; fine flavored. A valua- 

 b'-? pear, Dec. to Feb. 



On three of .the Fruiting Vines there are at lea>^t 

 nicely. 



Summer Pears. 



*Koonce, medium to large, very 

 handsome; flesh juicy, sweet, 

 spicy, good. July and Aug. 

 75 cts. 



Manning's Elizabeth, small to 

 liiediuin ; bjars clusters of 

 beautiful crimson and gold 

 colored fruit; melting, rich 

 and excellent. One of the best 

 early Pears, Aug. 



Margui-et, Aug. 75 cts. 



Autumn Pears. 



*Lady Clapp, a handsome large 

 pear; beautiful yeUow when 

 ripe; quality first rate. Fol- 

 lows Bartlett ia ripening and 

 like it in size and fine color, 

 Sept. $1 tot 1.50. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, Sept. 

 and Oct. 



-■■'Madime Hemminway, a new 

 American P o a r, 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 Serres, quality good 

 to best ; flavor distinct, excel- 

 lent, Dec. to Feb. $1 to $1.50. 

 President Mas, Dec. and Jan. 



Osbanfl's Summer, Aug. 



*Seneca, 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 sizo 

 beautiful fruit of highest quality, 

 Oct. 75 cts. 



* . . orden-Seckel, a seedling of the 

 Seckel, which it surpasses ia 

 size, beauty and keeping qual- 

 ities; quality excellent, Oct. 

 $1 to S1.50. 



Doctor Reeder, Nov. 

 Lawrence. Nov. and Dec. 

 Vicar, Nov. to Feb. 

 Winter 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 top grafted. 

 Dec. to April. 



from five to eight bunches of grapes and they are doing 



E. J., Omaha, Meb. 



