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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO.. YALESVILLE, CONN. 
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 blight or 
other disease. Medium size, handsome, of high quahty; sohd 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 years 
growth about one-half, aiming to form a round and well-proportioned head. The ground 
ihould 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 vaneties should be gathered about ten days 
before they are ripe, and winter Pears before frost sets in Ho^wt 
We can furnish the following varieties of Dwarf Pears: Wilder, Clapp s, Bartlett, 
. Seckle, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Vermont Beauty, Louise Bonne and Lawrence. 
JAPAN PLUMS 
The value of this race of Plums is no longer in doubt. Trees of tremendous vigor, 
they come into bearing two and three years after planting and m such variety and season 
•' of ripening as to cover a penod of three months with a 
daily supply of luscious Plums. The trees grow so quickly, 
produce so abundantly, and the fruit is so large and fine 
that it is possible to produce these delicious Plums as 
abundantly and cheaply as our most common apples. They 
are much less liable to the black-knot than the European 
varieties, and are never seriously injured by the curculio. 
They are beautiful in appearance, superior in quahty, 
and many of them will keep from ten days to two weeks 
after picking, a great point in favor of their marketing. 
Like the peach, the trees grow so fast and bear so heavily 
that they have a tendency to be short Uved. Growers 
should keep planting some trees each year so as to keep 
up the supply. The trees produce so abundantly that 
some have feared a glut of the fruit and planting for the 
last year or two has fallen off. but we predict larger re- 
turns from the fruit in the next few years for those who 
stick to them and keep planting. 
OCTOBER PURPLE. Luther Burbank speaks of this 
BiiRBANK Plum thus: "October Purple is a splendid grower, ripens 
up its wood early to the tips; bears every season; fruits 
all over the old wood on spurs, instead of away ■ 
out on the branches like many other kinds. 
Fruit very uniform in size. It is a superb 
variety." 
CLIMAX. Professor H. E. Van Deman, 
in The Rural New Yorker says: "Climax is 
about the largest Plum I have ever seen, ex- 
cept Kelsey. The shape is oval and quite reg- 
ular. In color it is a deep reddish purple, 
very rich looking and attractive. The flesh 
is yellow and firm until fully ripe, when it 
becomes melting and juicy. It is almost a 
freestone. The flavor is a pleasant sub-acid, 
with a peculiar aroma that is deliciously re- 
freshing. The quality is much better than 
that of any early Plum I know, and is good 
compared with any kind. It ripens before 
Willard or Red June." 
ABUNDANCE. One of the oldest and 
best known Japanese varieties ; hardy and 
productive. Fruit large, lemon yellow, with 
heavy bloom; good quahty. August. 
OCTOBER PURPLE 
