standard Varieties of Pears. , 
First-class trees, 6 to 7 feet high, 75 cts. each, SSperdoz.' 
c , , . " •'''°7 " 60 " " $7 •• 
becond selection, good trees, 5 to 6 feet high, 50c. ea.,$5 " 
Summer Doyenne is extra earlv, ripening from the loth tc 
the last of Jnly. It bears abundantly while young. 
Comet, or I.awson. A showy and very early Pear of fail 
quality, very productive and saleable on account of its hviU 
liant color. j 
Souvenir du Cong-res. Extremelv large, coarse, sour.j 
uisipid. We insert it here because it is shown at fairs and; 
attracts attention by its size. It is a Pear of no value. i 
Clapp's Favorite. The great value of tliis variety is no! 
longer a matter of doubt. The trees arc vigorous, hardy and 
productive. The fruit, when picked from llie trees vervearlv* 
(from the first to the middle of Auunst, brton- it be"ms to' 
turn yellow), and ripened in the house, is inicv, viiums and' 
excellent. We emphasize this onegreat meril, because everyj 
year in city gardens we see this Pear left exposed on the treosi 
10 turn golden-yellow, and thus decay at the core and l>ecoinei 
ol no value. We jnek one-half of our Clapp's Favorite the, 
hrst ol August, and the remainder about the middle. It can 
thus be gathered and shipped to northern markets while thC' 
fruit IS yet hard. 1 
I' Larger and Ijetter than Bartlett, in Maine."— Sfr. As-ri. 
Of superior <niality, as well as size."— /^r. Brinkle. I 
Growing belter coiilinu.illv in the estimation of fruit? 
%m\vii\%."~ American A,<;rUiiliiin'sl. 1 
Elizabeth. Small, deep red in the sun. Very productive, 
spriglitly, perfumed, excellent. August. 
Bartlett. This variety leads all others. It bears while the: 
trees are very young, even in the nursery rows, and every- 
year afterwards. Every body knows that the cjualitv is good,; 
that the Pears have a stately, aristocratic look of superioritv,.- 
which they are determined to maintain, and that a falsc-i 
hearted specimen is unknown to the family The tree too I 
has the same upright habit and free grouth,' as if to be g'race'i 
m and agreeable was to it second nature. Do vou want] 
Pears of a ])ound weight? You have onlv to clip off with! 
your scissors, as soon as they are formed; two little Pears.i 
from each cluster of three, and a few momhs later vou will bei 
rewarded with as nianv Pears bv measure, ih.mgh less in: 
number. Everygarden should h.ive al least one Bartlett, and' 
every small farm not less than a half a dozen Hartletts. | 
Belle Lucrative. Large, very juicy, delicious, variable. I 
Plemisli Beauty. X'ery large, exceedingly sweet and rich.] 
Cracks, some seasons. Does better farther north. ] 
Buffum. A stately, rapid-growing tree, suited to narrowi 
borders or to form upright columns beside driveways. Very^ 
pro ihc of sound, sweet Pears, which are often mi.staken and' 
-sold for Seckels. October. ! 
Seckel follows the Bartlett in real merit for the family gar-! 
