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Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
PEARS 
The soil of our Nurseries at Geneva is particularly adapted to the Pear, and this fruit has long 
been one of our leading specialties. Not only are our trees healthy and vigorous, but our selection 
of varieties is an unusually complete and carefully made one. Pears are cultivated as standards, 
worked upon seedling Pear stock, and as dwarfs, worked upon French quince stock. Standard Pears 
thrive, with moderate care, on almost any soil that is fairly rich and well drained. Dwarf Pears require 
rich lands and annual pruning to give best results. We can furnish the same varieties in dwarfs as 
we list in standards. 
About Ripening Pears 
Pears must be gathered and ripened in the house; if allowed to ripen on the trees, the fruit is 
almost worthless. 
Summer and autumn Pears should be gathered as soon as the earliest and premature specimens 
are observed to begin ripening, leaving on the trees such specimens as have not fully developed and 
gathering them later. Keep the fruit in clean boxes or drawers until it is ripened. If you wish to retard 
the ripening, keep the Pears in a cool place. 
It will be found best to allow the winter Pears to hang on the trees until late in the season. They 
should then be gathered and treated the same as winter Apples, — put in barrels and kept in a cool 
cellar until they have matured; if they have commenced to ripen, the Pears may be kept for a few 
days in a warm room to good advantage. 
SUMMER VARIETIES 
Bartlett. Large; a clear yellow, with blush 
on the sunny side; flesh buttery and melting, 
with rich, musky flavor. Tree vigorous and erect 
grower; bears abundantly. Middle to last of 
September. 
Clapp's Favorite. Large; pale lemon-yellow, 
with brown dots; flesh of fine texture, juicy and 
rich, with delicate vinous flavor. Middle of 
August. 
Koonce. Medium; yellow, one side covered 
with bright carmine and sprinkled with brown 
dots; fliesh juicy, sweet and spicy. Tree remark- 
ably strong grower, hardy and productive. 
Middle of August. 
Manning's Elizabeth. Small to medium; 
bright yellow, with lively red cheek,' brown and 
'ed dotted; flesh juicy and melting. Tree a good 
grower and very productive. Last of August. 
Rossney. Medium to large; light yellow, 
with crimson blush; flesh fine-grained, melting, 
juicy and rich; an excellent keeper and good 
shipper. Tree vigorous, bears early and is very 
productive. First of September. 
