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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
PEARS. 
The nurseries around Geneva have obtained an enviable reputation lor the produc- 
tion of pear trees of a superior quality. Our soil is so naturally adapted to their vigor- 
ous growth that we are not obliged to force them by heavy manuring, and therefore all 
the trees sent out from our nursery will be found to be sufficiently hardy, not only to 
live, but to grow and bear fruit in almost any section of the country. 
RIPENING PEARS. 
Pears require to be gathered from the trees and ripened in the house ; if allowed 
to ripen on the trees they are nearly worthless. 
Summer and autumn penrs should be gathered as soon as the earliest and prema- 
ture specimens are observed to ripen ; gather the best matured specimens first, and a 
short time afterward the remainder of the crop ; keep them in clean boxes or drawers 
until ripe ; if you wish to retard the ripening, keep them in a cool place. 
Winter pears should be allowed to hang late upon the trees, then gathered and 
treated the same as winter apples, that is, barrel them and keep in a cool cellar until 
they mature ; after they commence to ripen they may be kept for a few days in a warm 
room with advantage. 
Pears are cultivated as standards, worked upon seedling pear stock, and as dwarfs, 
worked upon French quince stock. 
Standard pears thrive with moderate care and little pruning on most any soil 
moderately rich and well drained. 
Dwarf pears require rich lands and annual pruning to give their best results. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Bartlett. Large size, irregular in form ; clear yellow, with a blush on the sunny 
side ; very juicy, buttery, and high flavored. Tree a strong grower, bears abun- 
dantly when quite young. In season during August and September. 
Clapp's Favorite. A large, fine pear, resembling the Bartlett, but without its 
musky flavor; pale lemon yellow, with brown dots; fine texture, melting, but- 
tery, juicy, with a rich, sweet, delicate vinous flavor. Ripens a week before the 
Bartlett. 
Doyenne d'Ete. Fruit small, roundish ; skin yellow, shaded with red ; flesh melt- 
ing and juicy, with a sweet, pleasant flavor. July and first of August. 
Koonce. Medium to large, pyriform, very handsome ; yellow, one side covered with 
bright carmine, sprinkled with brown dots ; flesh juicy, sweet, spicy, good. Ripens 
with the earliest. Tree a remarkably strong grower, very hardy and very products 
ive. 
Manning's Elizabeth. Small to medium ; bears in clusters ; crimson and gold 
color, very beautiful ; melting, rich, sugary, sprightly perfumed flavor ; excel- 
lent. Tree a good grower and very productive. One of the very best early pears. 
August. 
