PEARS 
Neosho Nurseries Co. 
The pear is one of the highest quahty fruits. In nothing else that g;"Ows, and in no 
confection made, can you get the refreshing acid, the rich spices, the honeyed sweetness, 
and delicacy of flavor which you find in the favored varieties of pears that you may grow 
in your own garden or orchard. All pears shohld be picked before entirely ripe, especially 
Garber and Kieffer, otherwise the flesh around the core becomes coarse. The pear tree 
SI is an upright grower and 
thrives in sod, making it 
one of the best fruit trees 
for yard planting. Pears 
thrive best in the nor- 
thern half of the United 
States. The "blight," 
which is the only serious 
handicap to pear - gow- 
ing, can be controlled by 
the methods given in our 
"Inside Facts of Profit- 
able Fruit -Growing." 
Anjo i Poar Orchard Pear trees thrive in soJ, (ScC iusidc baCk COVCr.) 
PICKING, RIPENING, AND STORAGE DATES FOR PEARS 
IN NORTHERN STATES. 
IN 
SOUTHERN STATES. 
Varieties. 
When to Pick. 
When Ripe 
Enough to Eat. 
Latest Cold 
Storage Limit. 
When to Pick. 
When Ripe 
Enough to Eat. 
Latest Cold 
Storage Limit. 
Summer 
Clapp Favorite 
Lincoln 
Bartlett 
July 24-.Aug. 13 
July29-Aug. 18 
Aug. 4-Sept. 17 
Aug. 13-Aug. 23 
Aug. 29-Sept. 8 
Sept. 10-20 
Sept. 1-15 
Sept. 15-25 
Oct. 1-15 
July 14-Aug. 3 
July 19-Aug. 8 
July 24-Sept. 7 
Aug. .3-14 
Aug. 19-31 
Sept. 1-10 
Aug. 20-Sept. 5 
Sept. 5-15 
Oct. 1-1 5 
Fall 
Garber 
Anjou 
Cornice 
Angouleme 
Seckel 
1 
Sept. 4-26 
Sept. 15-20 
Sept. 15-23 
Sept. 16-25 
Sept. 17-Oct. 3 
Oct. 6-20 
Oct. 20-30 
Oct. 20-30 
Oct. 20-30 
Oct. 6-15 
Dec. 1-lS 
Dec. 15-25 
Dec. 15-25 
Dec. 15-25 
Dec. 15-25 
Aug. 26-Sept. 16 
Sept. 5-10 
Sept. 5-13 
Sept. 6-15 
Sept. 7-23 
Sept. 26-Oct. 10 
Oct. 10-20 
Oct. 10-20 
Oct. 10-20 
Oct. 15-25 
Nov. 10-25 
Nov. 25-Dec. 25 
Nov. 25-Dcc. 5 
Nov. 25-Deo. 5 
Nov. 25-Dec. 5 
Winter 
Bosc 
Kieffer 
Winter Nelis 
Sept. 23-Oct. 3 
Sept. 26-Oct. 7 
Oct. 3-20 
Oct. 25-Nov. 4 
Oct. 25-Nov. 4 
Nov. 6-15 
Jan. 1-15 
Jan. 1-15 
Feb. 1-Mar. 1 
.Sept. 13-23 
Sept. 16-27 
Sept. 23-Oct. 10 
Oct. 15-25 
Oct. 15-26 
Oct.27-Nov. 5 
Dec. 1-5 
Dec. 1-5 
Jan.-Feb. 
STANDARD PEARS 
ANJOU Anjou is one of the best general-purpo.se pears, combining a high 
(Fall) quality with hardiness and dependability. Fruit is large, heavy, 
yellow, with a chunky neck. Tree is hardy, long-lived, productive. 
The hardiness, uniformity, reliability, fine keeping quality, and riclmess make 
it one of the best pears for eating and the most profitable commercial variety for 
the North and East. Bears about tenth year. 
BARTLETT The best known high quality pear. Famous for des.sert and 
(Late Summer) canning. Large, yellow, waxy skin, rich, juicy, highly per- 
fumed, refreshing. Tree hardy, regular, bears young. 
BOSC The Bosc is one of the largest^ best quality pears grown. It is a 
(Winter) very long pear, with long tapering neck, pointed at the stem end. It 
is a dai k yeUow, covered with a cinnamon russet, sometimes with a 
tinge of red on the cheek. The flesh is white, very rich and melting — one of the 
most delicious pears grown. A good shipper and late keeper. Tree is a rather 
straggling grower when young, but becomes a very vigorous, hardy tree as it 
grows older. 
CLAPP FAVORITE High quality early-ripening pear, large size, best of its 
(Summer) season. Tree productive and dependable. Ripens about 
ten days before Bartlett. 
10 
Bartlett Pear. 
