Kieffer — Standard and Dwarf — This is a very profitable com- 
mercial pear when properly grown and handled. It can bo 
grown very cheaply and undoubtedly is the pear for the masses. 
Tree very vigorous and bears often the second year after plant- 
ing. Needs about 10 per cent, of some other variety to ensure 
proper poUenization. The fruit is large, skin yellow, sometimes 
with a red cheek, flesh is brittle, juicy, with a marked quince 
aroma. It is especially desirable as a canning pear. The fruit 
often needs thinning, for if allowed to overbear, the quality 
and color may be poor. It should be picked when mature, but 
before fully ripe. 
Lawrence — Standard and Dwarf — Medium sized, light yellow, 
sugary, good; reliable and productive. December to January. 
Seckel— Standard and Dwarf — Small, rich, yellowish : one of 
the best and highest flavored pears known. Very productive. 
September and October. 
Sheldon — Standard only— A better autumn pear does not exist. 
First quality ; large, round, russet and red, melting, rich and 
delicious. As a standard should be more largely planted. Sea- 
son, October and November. 
Vermont Beauty— Standard and Dwarf— This beautiful and val- 
uable pear 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. Ripens with and after 
Seckel. 
Wilder Early— Standard and Dwarf— A good, keeping, good 
shipping, superior flavored, very early, handsome pear. Medium 
size, handsome, of high quality ; solid and does not rot at the 
core. Tree bears young. Early August. 
Worden-Seckel— Standard only — A seedling of Seckel, only it 
is larger, yellow, with red cheek. Has not the russet skin that 
the Seckel has. It is almost equal to Seckel in quality, while 
in size, color and form it is superior. Tree is a poor grower 
in the nursery. October. 
PLUMS 
Japan Varieties 
THE Japan Varieties are rapid growers and 
produce fruit as quickly as a peach tree. We 
have known them to produce some fruit the 
second year after planting. They thrive and bear 
well wherever the peach will. They are fine to 
plant in chicken yards. 
Abundance — This is one of the best in quality, a liberal bearer 
of Bood-sized fruit. The flesh is yellow and juicy, the skin a 
dark red where exposed to the sun. A tree or more of this 
variety should be on every place. 
Burbank — Ripens a little later than Abundance, is a stronger 
grower and sets enormous loads of fruit, which usually needs 
to be severely thinned. Flesh is yellow and a trifle firmer than 
Abundance. Should be included in every list. 
Plant Flums iu the poultry yard. They provide shads 
(or the birds and yield bountUuUy. 
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