Pears— Plums 
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Springfield, Mass. 
Standard Varieties of PEARS 
Among the choice fruits of temperate climates, Pears are quite reliable 
for productiveness. The soil must be made rich and kept well tilled, when 
they rarely fail to produce good crops annually. A Bartlett tree standing 
near our office, has borne 28 times in 30 years. A Buffum Pear tree in 
Rhode Island produced fruit enough annually to pay the taxes on a village 
lot. 
Our directions, for close pruning when transplanted, should not be 
overlooked, or omitted. Summer and Autumn Pears should be gathered 10 
days before they are ripe. 
Kirst-class, 5 to 7 feet high $ 50 
Extra selected, 6 to 7 feet high 75 
Good trees, 5 to 6 feet high 3 trees $1 35 
Specimen trees for Gardens, $1 to $2 each. 
Vermont Beauty Howell Clapp's Favorite 
Hardy Bartlett Clairgeau 
BulTum Angouleme Seckel 
Anjou Sheldon Dana 
Dr. Reeder Lawrence Worden-Seckel 
Kieffer Bosc, 75c to $1 Winter Nelis, $1 
PLUM TREES 
This fruit is easily grown in all the New England states, and always finds 
a ready market . Two hundred bushels per acre, and $3 to $5 per bushel, is 
reported as a fair yield and price, If so, what business promises better ? 
Plum trees can be grown at much less cost by budding them upon peach 
roots, as is practiced to a great extent both in the west and south. Our 
trees are all grown upon the best Plum stocks. 
Sizes and Prices of Plum Trees 
Trees 6 to 7 feet high Each $ 75 Doz. $7 50 
" 5 to 6 " " 50 '• 5 00 
" 4 to 5 •' " 35 3 30 
" Ex. Selected Specimens " 1 00 
The following varieties bear early and ripen nearly in order named. 
The first five are Japan plums ; they bear profusely while young. 
Red June. Large ; deep red ; hardy and very early. 
Abundance. Large ; amber, becoming cherry red ; juicy and sweet. 
Burbank. Large; cherry red ; rich and sugary. Last of August. 
Wickson. Large; carmine; fine-grained, delicious; stone small. 
Chabot. Yellow, nearly covered with red. 
Bradshaw. Very large ; violet ; juicy and pleasant ; productive. 
Lombard. Medium ; violet-red ; tree very productive. 
Monarch. Very large; purplish blue; excellent ; productive. 
October Purple. Season a month later thau Abundance. 
Niagara, Reine Claude, German Prune, Shipper's Pride. 
THIS CATALOGUE 
Undertakes to give, in few words, truthtul descriptions .and advice, such as will 
enable our customers to select and order trees and plants suited to their locality and 
purposes. Toward the close of the season, our trees and vines of some varieties 
are certain to be sold out. Our customers, therefore. When ordering Fruits Of 
Roses, are requested to state if we are at liberty to replace such varieties as we may 
no longer have of the proper size with others of equal merit. 
