■yy ESTBURY NURSERIES Pears 
41 
PEARS. 
Prices, 5 to 6 feet, 30 cts. each, $25 per loo. 
with 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. 
Manning'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. 
Glapp's Favorite. Large, long; 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 on the 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,^ very juicy 
and sweet ; subject to 
fungous attacks. Sep- 
tember. 
Dwarf Pear Tree. 
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- X 
ish russet and red ; 
flesh coarse, of fine fla- 
vor ; productive. Sep- 
tember and October. 
Howell. Rather large; 
waxen, yellow and rus- 
set ; flesh 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. 
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. 
Kieffer, 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 Here. 
Price, small trees, so cts. to 75 cts. each. 
Wilder. A beautiful early Pear; yellow, slightly 
blush ; flesh yellow, good flavor. August. 50 cts. 
Vermont Beauty. Medium size, yellow, with a 
bright crimson cheek ; flesh juicy, aromatic. Ripens 
after Seckel. 50 cts. 
Koonce. Medium to large, handsome ; yellow, with 
bright red cheek; spicy, juicy, sweet. Early. 
Ripens in August. 50 cts. 
DWARF 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, Louise Bonne 
de Jersey, Clapp's Favorite, Howell, Anjou and 
Seckel. 
