THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, C ONN. 
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DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME. Very large, greenish 
yellow, with patches of russet and a dark red cheek. 
Strong grower and a good bearer. Attains greatest 
perfection when dwarfed on quince root. October 
and November. 
HOWELL. Large, Hght waxen yellow, with a fine- 
red cheek; handsome; rich, sweet, melting, perfumed, 
aromatic. Profuse bearer, hardy and valuable. Sep- 
tember and October. 
KIEFFER. Tree vigorous, blight-proof; an early, 
profuse and regular bearer. Fruit large, rich yellow, 
tinged with red; flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, with 
a marked musky aroma. Excellent for canning and 
market. Best when house-ripened. 
KOONCE. A very popular early variety. Fruit 
medium to large, yellow, one-half nearly covered with 
red. Does not rot at the core. Tree vigorous, free 
from blight, upright, handsome grower. Very pro- 
ductive and a good shipper. 
LAWRENCE. Medium sized, light yellow; sugary, 
good; reliable and productive. December to January. 
KIEFFER (Half Size) LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEY. Tree especially de- 
sirable as a dwarf; vigorous, very productive; fruit medium size, pyriform, somewhat 
one-sided ; skin smooth, glossy, pale green in shade, but brownish red in the sun ; flesh 
greenish white, very juicy, with a rich, excellent flavor. September and October. 
PRESIDENT DROUARD. Handsome, large Pear; melting, 
juicy, rich flavor. Great keeping qualities and a valuable 
market sort. 
SECKEL. Small, rich, yellowish; one of the best and 
highest flavored Pears known. Very productive. Septem- 
ber and October. 
SHELDON. Medium to large; jrellow and somewhat rus- 
set ; a fine grower and productive. One of the best. 
October. 
VERMONT BEAUTY. This beautiful and valuable Pear 
is very hardy, having endured extremely cold weather, and 
has never lost a bud from either cold or blight. The growth 
is vigorous, leaves free from blight, the tree an annual and 
abundant bearer. In qualily the fruit approaches nearer that 
most delicious of Pears, the Seckel, than any other Pear on the 
market. It is of full medium size, yellow, covered on the 
sunny side with bright carmine-red, making it exceedingly 
attractive and handsome; flesh melting, rich, juicy, aromatic. 
Ripens with and after Seckel. Is one of the most profitable 
market Pears and one of the best for home use. 
WILDER EARLY. A good growing, good keeping, good shipping, superior flavored, very 
early, handsome Pear. It holds its foliage well, and thus far has been free from bhght or 
other disease. Medium size, handsome, of high quality ; solid and does not rot at the core. 
Tree bears young. 
WORDEN-SECKLE. A seedling of the Seckle. Equal in quaHty 
to its famous parent which it much resembles in flavor, while in 
size, color, form and appearance it is decidedly superior. In color, 
when well ripened, it closely resembles Clapp's Favorite. Tree a more 
upright and rapid grower than Seckle; a hardy and an enormous 
bearer; fruit keeps well, retaining its quality to the last. October. 
VERMONT BEAUTY. 
WORDEN-SECKLE 
(Reduced Size). 
DWARF PEARS 
We can furnish the following varieties of Dwarf Pears: 
Wilder, Clapp's, Bartlett, Seckle, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Vermont 
Beauty, Louise Bonne and Lawrence. 
