^ ESTBURY NURSERIES Pears 



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Prices, S to 6 feet, 30 cts. each, $25 per loo. 

 witli numerous fibrous roots, 40 to 60 cts. each. 



Larger trees, transplanted and grown one or two years. 



Summer Doyenne (Doyenne d'Ete). Small; flesh 

 white, melting, sweet. Tree vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Ripens very early. July. 



IIIIanning''s Elizabeth. Small to medium ; yellow 

 with a red cheek ; sweet and sprightly. Our best 

 early dessert Pear. ■ 



Osband's Summer. Medium size; yellow, with 

 reddish brown cheek ; flesh white, granular, with 

 sweet flavor. Ripens in early August. 



Clapp's Favorite. Large, lon^; yellow, with red 

 cheek; flesh fine grained, melting and of excellent 

 flavor. It resembles the Bartlett, but is much ear- 

 lier. It should be picked a week before it would 

 ripen otTthe tree and be ripened in the house, other- 

 wise it softens at the center. It ripens in August. 

 A valuable Pear, that should be in every garden. 



Bartlett. A standard sort, too well known to need 

 description ; bears young and abundantly. Ripens 

 in August and September, and is an excellent variety 

 for dessert and preserving. 



Tyson. Medium size; bright yellow; flesh juicy, 

 sugary and aromatic ; a regular bearer. 



Belle Lucrative. 



Above medium size ; 

 melting, 7^ very juicy 

 and sweet ; subject to 

 fungous attacks. Sep- 

 tember. 



ANJOU PEAR. 



Large, green and russet; flesh white, buttery, with a rich, 

 vinous flavor ; very productive. October and November. 



Boussock. Large, russet yellow ; flesh melting and 

 of excellent flavor. The tree is a strong, large 

 grower; a valuable 

 market Pear. October. 



Sheldon. Large, green- 

 ish russet and red; 

 flesh coarse, of fine fla- 

 vor ; productive. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Howell. Rather large ; 

 waxen, yellow and rus- 

 set ; fle.«>h granular, 

 with a rich subacid 

 flavor ; a profuse 

 bearer, and good for 

 preserving. 



Seckel. Fruit small, 

 brown, with deep red 

 cheek. Flesh very fine- 

 grained, sweet and 

 juicy ; the richest and 

 highest-flavored Pear 

 known. Tree of small 

 size and slow 

 growth. Early 

 to mid-autumn. 



Anjou. For de- 

 scription, see 



under cut. Dwarf Pear tree. 



Bosc (Beurre 

 Bosc). Large, long, russet; flesh buttery, 

 juicy, with rich and excellent flavor. No- 

 vember. It requires clay soil to reach per- 

 fection. 40 to 50 cts. 



KieiFer, Large to very large ; yellow, russet 

 with red cheek ; very juicy and of a peculiar 

 flavor, disliked by some when not properly 

 grown and ripened. The general 

 appearance of the tree is distinct ; 

 its growth is exceedingly vigorous, 

 with dark, lustrous foliage. Some 

 Long Island farmers have found it 

 very profitable for market. It 

 should be severelv thinned when 

 the fruit is small. December. Low 

 rates in quantity. 



Winter Nelis. Medium, dull rus- 

 set ; flesh fine-grained, with rich, 

 sprightly flavor. November and 

 December. 40 to 50 cts. 



New Varieties, Not Tested \iere. 



Price, small trees, 50 cts. to 7S cts. eaci. 



Wilder. A beautiful earl v Pear; yellow, slightly 

 blush ; flesh yellow, good flavor. August. 50 cts. 



Vermont Beauty. Medium size, yellow, with a 

 bright crimson cheek ; flesh juicy, afomatic. Ripens 

 after Seckel. 50 cts. 

 Koonce. Medium to large, handsome ; yellow, with 

 bright red cheek; spicy, juicy, sweet. Early. 

 Ripens in August. 50 cts. 



DWARif- PEARS. 



Price, 2 and 3 years old, 30 cts. each. 



The following varieties, grafted on quince roots, suc- 

 ceed as dwarfs, and are valuable for small gardens: 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, Bartlett, Iiouise Bonne 

 de Jersey, Clapp's Favorite, Howell, Anjou and 

 Seckel. 



