THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
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They should be given 
CRAB APPLES 
liK^.S""^^ Apples are more popular and more profitable each year. 
uv*?nD'^®''^*''^" ^'th all other fruits suitable to this climate. 
tPnHlr 1.;!' r a1 ^°^e.''ed with thick, blue bloom; round, yellow flesh, sub-add, 
tender large. Good for cookmg and cider. Hardy. 
TnAMtrcun'c!?;- ^^^l^' ^ ^ood grower; bears early; handsome. 
w,>V, r^H .li il .^^^'^'"J^. to large; roundish, oblong, slightly ribbed, golden yellow 
Best ort T ^^^^ crispT sub-acid. pleasaAt Early Fall. 
PEARS 
■ STANDARD PEARS should be planted 20 feet apart. 
1 hey will grow on almost any soil, provided the sub-soil 
IS not too wet. \yhenever this is the case the ground 
should be thoroughly underdrained. In very poor soil 
a moderate top-dressing of manure in the Fall will be of 
advantage When a tree is assailed by the blight, cut off 
the dSea^e several inches below all appearance of 
BARTLETT. Large; buttery, rich-flavored, melting- 
good grower; flesh white, fine-grained, luscious. More 
generally popular than any other Pear. August 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 
Dearer. Early winter. 
CLAPP'S FAVORITE. Large, attractive, red-cheeked, KIEFFER (Half Size) 
dark red cheel Stron^^rowJ^'^^^^'^^' ^^"l"*'^ ^^'^ P^t^^es of russet and a 
Sfe'd'ofqutce'root"' ^SoTr fn'd Noi°ember^^"""- '^'^^ 
KIEFFER. Tree vigorous, blight-proof; an early, profuse and reeular bearer Priiit 
SvTromf 'TxcStf^;'!?/''' a IHtrcoaTslTuTcy^wftr:^ 
/nnur^ ■^'^cel'ent for canning and market. Best when hou.se-ripened. 
covered with r^d""" Doe? noT l.'f^ J^jt^^' ^"""i* "^^'^'""^ t° ^^rge, yellow, one-half nearly 
So^mr^o;:^: Ve%%rduftiv1a*n'd%Toods^h^%^^°^°"^' "P^^^" 
December to'january^'"" "^'^^ ^g^^' Sood; reliable and productive. 
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 tne sun; flesh greenish white, very juicy, with a rich, ex- 
cellent flavor. September and October. 
1 • 1 ?™all, rich, yellowish ; one of the best and 
and OctobI°''^ ""^ known. Very productive. September 
SHELDON. Medium to large; yellow 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 extremelv cold weather, and 
has never lost a bud from cither cold or blight. The growth is 
vigorous, leaves free from blight, the tree an annual and 
abundant bearer In quahty the fruit approaches nearer that 
most delicious of Pears, the Seckel, than any other Pear on 
lite market. It is of full medium size, yellow, covered on 
the sunny side with bright carmine-red, making it exceed- 
ingly 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 u'je 
