STANDARD PEARS— Continued 
COMICE An excellent high quality pear. 
(Fall) Often planted with Bartlett to 
give fruit over a longer season. 
Good cropper; tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive; said by some to be a more 
regular bearer than Bartlett. 
GARBER Very large yellow pear. 
(Fall) Hardy, productive, depend- 
able, fair quality; especially 
recommended for Central and Southern 
States where other varieties do not thrive. 
KIEFFER Extra large, heavy; a profit- 
(Wlnter) able variety everywhere, but 
especially good for the Cen- 
tral and Southern States where other 
kinds do not succeed. If packed when it 
takes on a slight yellow tint and placed 
in bo.xes in a dark place to ripen, they are 
very good to eat out of hand and superior 
to most pears for canning. Tree hardy, 
very vigorous, resistant to blight. 
SECKEL The standard of excellence 
(Fall) for quality. Small, golden 
russet, should be first choice for family 
orchard. Pear sweetest and best of all. 
Dwarfish grower, dependable, productive, 
and hardy, notably free from blight. 
Takes longer to come into bearing than 
many stronger varieties, but makes up 
for lost time by bearing immense crops 
annually of the highest quality and high- 
est-priced pears that go into the markets. 
LINCOLN Large, yellow, high quality, 
(Summer) similar to Bartlett, but more 
resistant to blight. Succeeds 
farther south than Bartlett can be grown. 
It has stood the severest tests of intense, 
moist, summer heat and low altitude of 
the climate at Lincoln, III., where it was 
originated by W. E. Jones. Comes into 
bearing early and bears heavy crops an- 
nually; very hardy. 
WINTER NELIS The latest, best keep- 
(Winter) ing pear. Can be held 
in cold storage until 
spring. Winter Nelis is a medium-sized, 
roundish, yellow pear with a short, heavy 
neck. Flesh fine-grained, sweet, aromatic, 
perfumed; highest quality when well 
grown and well ripened. Tree is hardy, 
has wide adaptability, and is a regular 
bearer. A slender, straggly grower. Good 
for house use. 
KIEFFER — The most dependable, vigorous pear; 
succeeds where others fail 
DWARF PEARS 
THE PEAR can be grown more satisfactorily as a dwarf than other fruits, 
good for planting in small yards and gardens, 
It is especially 
but it is also profitable commercially. It 
is propagated on quince roots, which makes the tree a slow, dwarfish grower, and less 
subject to blight than standard pear trees. Tht fruit is the same as that of standard trees. 
They come into bearing young, often in the second or third year, are very productive , 
and last a lifetime. They can be set close together, usually 10 to 15 feet apart; hence they 
are particularly good as fillers in an orchard of standard trees, and are especially valuable 
for home gardens and small yards, where they are ornamental as well as useful. They 
should be planted 4 or 5 inches deeper than they stood in the nursery row. 
DUCHESS This variety of pear 
d'ANGOULEME is successful only 
(Fall) when grown as a 
dwarf. The largest of all pears; white 
flesh, rich, high quality. Tree is 
hardy, upright grower, productive and 
long lived. . 
ANJOU, BARTLETT, and 
SECKEL can all be furnished as 
dwarf trees. For description, see 
Standard Pear. 
BARTLETl 
^ niiiinorcial pear, famous 
i delicious flavor 
Sept. 20, 1919. 
"The stock I got of you this 
spring, I never lost a tree, and they 
are doing fine." 
Frank Priestly, 
Kansas. 
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SECKEL — A little golden russet pear; the sweetest of them all. 
QUINCE 
THE QUINCE is the ideal fruit for flavoring preserves, jellies, marma- 
lade, and cooked fruit. Trees thrive on well-drained soil, and, beinj 
small, dwarfish growers, can be planted closely. They are especially 
suited for yards and gardens. 
Orange Quince — Easily grown. Ideal for 
jellies and marmalades 
ORANGE The most widely grown 
quince. Golden color, 
large, roundish shape, short neck. 
Can be kept until January or Feb- 
ruary. One of the best for all pur- 
poses. 
REA'S MAMMOTH Rich, orange 
color, round- 
ish, pear shape, tapering neck. Very 
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good quality for flavoring other fruits 
and for baking; almost fuzzless. 
V.AN DEMAN Unusually l a r g e, 
often weighing one 
pound or more; rich orange color; 
round, chunky shape; heavy, firm 
flesh; especially good quality; bears 
young, often second or third year on 
fertile ground. 
