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F. & F. NURSERIES, 



*Koonce — From Southern Illinois. Tree a strong, upright grower equalling Kieffer; 

 hardy, has produced good crops when all other varieties were killed by frost. Fruit 

 medium to large, yellow with carmine cheek ; fair quality, ripens with the earliest, 

 does not rot at the core. In some sections the only early market pear that has proven 

 a success for market planting. Its combination of earliness, freedom from blight 

 and rot, productiveness, size, handsome appearance and hardiness make it the lead- 

 ing early market variety. S. July. 



I/awson (Comet) — Fruit large for so early a pear; sufficiently firm to insure its being a 

 good shipper ; of brilliant crimson color on yellow ground ; flesh juicy and pleasant ; 

 yet like many popular market fruits not of highest quality. D. and S. July and Aug. 



Osband's Summer — Medium yellow with red cheek, half melting, mild and pleasant, 

 fine flavor and excellent ; productive. D. and S. Free. July. 



Wilder — One of the earliest; good keeper and shipper; tree vigorous grower, early 

 and annual bearer, very productive. Fruit small to medium ; bell-shaped, irregular; 

 surface smooth, pale yellow ground with deep shading of brownish carmine ; core 

 closed, very small ; flesh pale, whitish yellow, fine grained, tender ; flavor sub-acid, 

 sprightly ; quality good ; one of the best early market sorts. D. and S. First of 

 August. 



AUTUMN. 



* Anjou (Beurre d' Anjou) — Large, greenish, sprinkled with russet, sometimes shaded 



with dull crimson ; flesh whitish, buttery, melting, with a high, rich, vinous, excel- 

 lent flavor ; very productive ; succeeds well on the quince ; the best for late fall and 

 early winter, both for home use or market. Should be in every ^collection. D. and 

 S. October to January. 



Buffum — Medium size, yellow, somewhat covered with reddish brown and russet, but- 

 tery, sweet and excellent. D. and S. Vigorous. August and September. 



Beurre Clairgeau — Large, skin yellow, inclined to fawn, shaded with orange and 

 crimson, covered with russet dots; flesh yellow, somewhat granular, with vinous 

 flavor. S. October to January. 



* Duchess d' Angouleme— Very large, dull greenish yellow, streaked and spotted 



with russet, flesh white, buttery, and very juicy, with a rich and very excellent 

 flavor ; on young standard trees the fruit, is variable, but on the quince, to which 

 stock this variety seems well adapted, it is always fine ; the large and fine appear- 

 ance of this fruit makes it a general favorite. D. and S. Vig. Sept. to Oct. 



* Flemish Beauty — Large, beautiful, juicy,. melting, rich and fine ; good bearer ; hardy 



everywhere. D. and S. Vig. August and September. 



Howell — Large, light, waxen yellow with a fine red cheek ; rich, sweet, melting, per- 

 fumed aromatic flavor. An early and profuse bearer. Hardy and valuable.. D. 

 and S. Vig. August and September. 



Idaho — Possesses many valuable characteristics ; strong, vigorous growth ; very pro- 

 ductive, long keeper, and carries well to market. Excellent quality. Ripens a 

 month later than Bartlett. Large and handsome ; core very small, many entirely 

 seedless; skin golden yellow, with russety spots ; flesh white, fine grained, with a 

 rich subdued acid flavor. Has fruited in many sections in the east, giving best of 

 satisfaction. D. and S. September and October. 



* The Kieffer Hybrid Pear — "This comparatively new and unique pear was raised by 



P. Kieffer, near Philadelphia, Pa., from seed of the Chinese Sand pear accidently 

 crossed with Beurre d' Anjou or some other kind grown near it. Tree remarkably 

 vigorous, havinglarge, dark green glossy leaves, and isan early and very prolific bearer. 

 The fruit is of good size, good color, and fair quality, and is a promising variety 

 for the table or market. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, half melting, sweet ; 

 quality very good, partaking slightly of the Chinese Sand pear. Ripens all of 

 October and part of November. " — Dowing. 



The KiEEEER Hybrid, like its parents, has the same healthy, luxuriant foliage, 

 making a strong growth under circumstances where ordinary varieties fail to grow. It 

 is an earl}^ bearer, commencing to produce fruit when three or four years of age, and 

 enormously productive. The fruit is large, measuring from 10 to n inches around, 

 weighing from to to 12 ounces each, and very uniform in size. It ripens in October, 

 when pears are scarce and high. It colors up beautifully, giving a rich yellow appear- 

 ance. It does not rot until very ripe, and remains firm at the core to the last. 



