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THE CHASE NURSERIES. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
IBartlett. Large size, irregular in form ; clear yellow, with a blu.sh on the 
sunny side ; very juicy, buttery, and high flavored. August and Sep- 
tember. 
Clapp's Favorite. lyarge ; pale lemon j'ellow, with brown dots ; fine texture, 
melting, buttery, juicj', with a rich, sweet, delicate vinous flavor. Ripens 
a week before the Bartlett. 
Xloonce. Medium to large, pyriform, very handsome ; j'ellow, one side cov- 
ered with bright carmine, sprinkled with brown dots ; flesh juicy, sweet, 
spicy, good. Ripens with the earliest. Tree a remarkably strong grower, 
hardy, and verj' productive. 
Manning's Elizabeth. Small to medium ; bears in clusters ; crimson and 
gold color, very beautiful ; melting, rich, sugary; excellent. Tree a good 
grower and very productive. One of the very best early pears. August. 
Rossney. A new seedling pear from Utah ; size medium to large ; color light 
3'ellowish, with crimson blush ; flesh fine grained, melting, juicy, sweet, 
and rich ; an e.xcellent keeper and a good shipper. The tree is a good 
grower and healthy, comes into bearing young, and is very productive. 
Ripens about two weeks after Bartlett, when there are few good pears in 
season. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
"Beurre Bosc. Large, j'ellow, russeted, half melting, high flavored, and 
e.Kcellent. Tree a poor, crooked grower in the nursery, and but little 
cultivated. October. 
Duchesse d'Angouleme. A magnificent pear when well grown upon quince 
stock. Fruit of the largest size, with an irregular, uneven surface; skin 
greenish j'ellow, spotted with russet; flesh white, very juicy. October. 
Flemish Beauty. Large size, greenish yellow and brown, with large spots 
of russet ; rich and juicy, with a melting and musky flavor. Fruit often 
cracks badlj'. September and October. 
Howell. Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine red cheek ; handsome, rich, 
sweet, melting, perfumed aromatic flavor. September and October. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey. Desirable on quince stock. Fruit large, pyri- 
form ; skin smooth, pale greenish yellow, with warm, red cheek. October. 
•Seckel. A most delicious little pear, unsurpassed in flavor. Fruit small, 
irregularly formed, roundish, obovate ; skin yellowish brown, with a red 
cheek ; flesh very rich, spicy, and sweet. September and October. 
Sheldon. Fruit rather large, roundish ; skin greenish russet, with a red 
cheek ; flesh melting, rich, juicy, and perfumed ; first rate. October. 
Vermont Beauty. Fruit of medium size, roundish ; skin yellow, nearly 
covered with carmine ; flesh melting, sprightly, very good. Tree healthy, 
hardy, and very productive. October. 
"Worden-Seckel. A seedling of the vSeckel. Flesh is dull white, very juicy, 
buttery, melting, fine grain, with a flavor and aroma equal to that of its 
distinguished parent, which it surpasses in size, beauty, and keeping qual- 
ities. Ripens early in October, and can be kept in good eating condition 
until December. 
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