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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
BARTLETT. Large; buttery, rich-flavored, melt- 
ing; good grower; flesh white, fine-grained, luscious. 
More generally popular than any other pear. Aug- 
ust and September. 
BEURRE CLAIRGEAU. Large, melting. Tree a 
stout grower, regular and reliable in bearing. October 
and November. 
BEURRE D'ANJOU. Large, juicy, melting, fine 
grained. Tree vigorous, productive, reliable; a 
regular and annual bearer. Early winter. 
KOONCE. A very popular early variety. Fruit 
medium to large, yellow, one-half nearly covered with 
red. Tree vigorous, free from blight, upright, hand- 
some grower. Very productive and a good shipper. 
DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME. Very large, greenish 
ellow, with patches of russet and a dark red cheek, 
trong grower and a good bearer. Attains greatest 
perfection when dwarfed on quince root. October 
and November. 
KIEFFER. Tree vigorous, blight-proof, an early, 
profuse and regular bearer. Fruit large, rich yellow, 
tinged with red, flesh whitish, a httle coarse, juicy, with 
a marked musky aroma. Excellent for canning and 
market. Best when house-ripened. 
CLAPP'S FAVORITE. Large, attractive, red-cheeked, good. Resembles Bartlett, but is 
earlier and without its musty flavor. Very desirable. 
LAWRENCE. Medium sized, light yellow, sugary, good; reliable and productive. De- 
cember to Januarj'. 
LOUISE BONNE DE JERSEY. Tree especially desirable as a dwarf; vigorous, very pro- 
ductive, 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. 
SECKEL. Small, rich, yellowish; one of the best 
and highest flavored pears known. Very productive. 
September and October. 
SHELDON. Medium to large, yellow and somewhat 
russet, a fine grower and productive. One of the best. 
October. 
VERMONT BEAUTY. This beautiful and valuable 
pear is very hardy. The growth is vigorous, leaves 
free from blight. In quality the fruit approaches nearer 
that most delicious of pears, the Seckel, than any other 
pear on the market. tt 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 
VERMONT BEAUTY after Seckel. 
WILDER EARLY. A good growing, good keeping, good shipping, superior flavored, very 
early, handsome pear. !t holds its foliage well, and thus far has been free from blight or 
other disease. Medium size, handsome, of high quality; solid and does not rot at the core. 
Tree bears young. 
DWARF PEARS 
DWARF PEARS should be planted 12 feet apart. At the time of planting, and every 
spring thereafter, they should be thoroughly pruned, shortening in the current year's 
growth about one-half, aiming to form a round and well-proportioned head. The ground 
should be well cultivated, enriched by a top-dressing of manure in the autumn, and well 
mulched in the spring. Pears grown on standards or dwarfs should never be allowed to 
ripen on the tree. Summer and autumn varieties should be gathered about ten days 
before they are ripe, and winter pears before frost sets in. 
We can furnish the following varieties of Dwarf Pears: Wilder, Clapp's, Bartlett, 
Seckel, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Vermont Beauty, Louise Bonne and Lawrence. 
KIEFFER (Half Size) 
