I  M  O  O  N'S 
SUMMER  PEARS— Continued 
Clapp's  Favorite.  September.  Large;  pale 
yellow,  with  crimson  cheek;  fruit  fine-grained,  and 
good  for  eating.  Should  be  picked  early  and  ripened 
indoors. 
Koonce.    July.    Yellow  fruit;  good  quality. 
Manning's  Elizabeth.  August.  Medium  size, 
excellent  flavor,  and  very  productive. 
Osband's  Summer.  August.  Medium-sized; 
yellow,  with  reddish-brown  cheek. 
Wilder.  August  and  September.  Yellow;  fine- 
grained, and  probably  the  best  early  market  variety. 
Autumn  Pears 
Beurre  d'Anjou.  Late  October.  Large; 
russet-yellow;  excellent  flavor,  and  a  prolific  bearer. 
Beurre  Bosc.  September  and  October.  Large; 
russet;  highly  flavored  and  delicious. 
Flemish  Beauty.  September  and  October. 
Large;  greenish-yellow;  sweet  and  juicy. 
Louise  Bonne  de  Jersey.  Late  September. 
Large;  yellow,  with  dark  red  cheek;  good-tasted. 
Seckel.  September  and  October.  A  little 
brown  Pear,  exceptionally  sweet  and  juicy. 
Sheldon.  October.  Large;  russet  and  red; 
rich,  melting  and  juicy;  fine  flavor. 
Worden-Seckel.  September  and  October.  Re- 
sembles the  old-fashioned  Seckel  Pear;  is  equally 
good  and  larger. 
Winter  Pears 
Beurre  Clairgeau.  September.  Large;  yel- 
low, shaded  with  crimson;  juicy  and  sweet-flavored. 
Duchess  de  Bordeaux.  Large;  yellow,  with 
russet  cheek;  sweet  and  good  keeper. 
Kieffer.  Very  vigorous  and  productive,  even 
when  young;  fruit  large  and  yellow;  a  good  keeper. 
Lawrence.  November.  Rather  large,  yellow 
Pear,  of  splendid,  rich  flavor. 
Dwarf  Pears 
50  cents  each;  $4.00  per  10 
Bartlett.  September.  Familiar,  large,  yellow 
Pear,  that  is  splendid  for  cooking  or  eating. 
Beurre  d'Anjou.  Late  October.  Large;  rus- 
set-yellow; excellent  flavor. 
Duchess  d'Angouleme.  October.  Large, 
greenish-yellow  Pear;  rich  and  juicy;  desirable  sort. 
Louise  Bonne  de  Jersey.  October.  Large; 
greenish-yellow,  with  red  cheek;  juicy;  good-tasted. 
Seckel.  September  and  October.  A  little 
brown  Pear,  exceptionally  sweet  and  juicy;  de- 
licious for  eating. 
FRUITS  ^  ''^^^^ 
Persimmons 
50  cents  each;  $4.00  per  10 
American.  Our  native  species,  which  bears  so 
abundantlv. 
Plums 
40  cents  each;   $3.50  per  10;   $30.00  per  100 
Bradshaw.  August.  Large;  red;  valuable  for 
market. 
German  Prune.  September.  Dark  purple; 
agreeable  flavor,  and  valued  for  drying. 
Gueii.  Late  August.  Large,  blue  fruit;  flesh 
yellow,  sweet  and  pleasant;  good  freestone  variety. 
Imperial  Gage.  Middle  of  August.  Good  size; 
freestone;  greenish  in  color;  sweet  and  juicy. 
Lombard.  Last  of  August.  Violet-red;  yellow 
flesh;  agreeable  flavor;  vigorous  and  bountiful 
fruiter. 
Reine  Claude  (Bavay's  Green  Gage).  Late 
September.  Greenish,  with  red  cheek;  yellow, 
juicy  flesh. 
Shippers'  Pride.  Large;  bluish  purple;  good- 
tasted,  and  valuable  commercial  sort. 
Shropshire  Damson.  Last  of  September. 
Medium-sized;  dark  purple;  valued  for  preserving. 
Yellow  Gage.  August.  Medium-sized;  yellow, 
rich  and  juicy. 
Japan  Plums 
Abundance.  August.  Large;  red-yellow  Hesh, 
sweet  and  rich;  valued  for  cooking  and  eating. 
Burbank.  August.  Good-sized;  red;  valuable 
domestic  sort.    Flesh  sweet,  rich  and  yellow. 
October  Purple  (Purple  Egg).  Large;  purple; 
flesh  yellow  and  sweet. 
Satsuma.  August.  Good  quality;  vigorous 
habit;  purple  and  red. 
Wickson.  September.  Dark  red;  good  size; 
agreeable  flavor:  very  productive. 
Quinces 
50  cents  each;   $4.00  per  10;   $35.00  per  100 
Champion.  October.  Large  and  productive; 
splendid  for  cooking,  and  a  good  keeper. 
Meeches'  Prolific.  Productive;  large;  yellow, 
and  one  of  the  best  for  domestic  purposes. 
Orange,  or  Apple.  September.  Large,  hand- 
some fruit  of  good  quality.    A  popular  sort. 
Reas  Mammoth.  Large  and  productive;  by 
many  considered  the  best  in  cultivation. 
SMALL  FRUITS 
Blackberries 
50  cents  per  10;  $3.00  per  100 
Eldorado.  Sweet,  melting  and  rich;  good 
bearer. 
Erie.  Early,  hardy  and  productive;  large,  sweet 
fruit,  of  excellent  quality. 
Lawton.    A  productive,  good  variety. 
Rathbun.  Heavy  bearer;  extra  large;  of  good 
quality. 
Snyder.  Berries  medium-sized,  sweet  and  good; 
wonderfully  productive. 
MORRISVILLE,  PENNSYLVANIA 
Currants 
$1.00  per  10;  $7.00  per  100 
Black  Naples.    A  black-fruited  variety;  excel- 
lent for  jellies. 
Cherry.  Large;  scarlet;  of  excellent  quality; 
productive. 
Fay's  Prolific.  Large;  deep  red;  good  com- 
mercial variety. 
Pamona.  Bright  red;  good  keeper;  few  seeds; 
nice  quality. 
Versailles.  Large,  red,  and  of  excellent  quality; 
fine  bunches. 
White  Grape.  White;  sweet  and  good  for 
table  use. 
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