FRUIT DEPARTMENT— PEARS 
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colored; flesh yellowish, medium, fine, acid; 
excellent for cooking. A fine jelly crab, and 
valuable for early market, as well as home use. 
General Grant — Large, roundish oblate; yellow, 
with stripes of dark red, almost black on the 
sunny exposures; flesh white, moderately fine 
grained, mild, sub-acid flavor. September to 
October. 
*Hyslop — Origin, America. Season, September 
to October. Tree vigorous where hardy. 
Blights in some localities. Fruit medium; 
yellow grounded with heavy shadings of deep 
crimson and splashes of maroon with heavy 
blue bloom; flesh fine, firm, yellow, astring- 
ent; bears abundantly in clusters, which make 
tree exceedingly ornamental. Its high color 
always commands a fancy market price for it. 
One of the most desirable orabs for culinary 
purposes. 
Martha — Origin. Minnesota. Season, August 
and September. Tree a vigorous grower 
and very free from blight. Fruit large, 
yellow with heavy blush of light red; flesh 
fine grained, firm; flavor sub-acid, very 
Juicy and exceptionally fine for cooking. 
Not productive. 
Minnesota (Hybrid) — Origin, Iowa. Season, 
October to January. A spreading and ex- 
ceedingly hardy grower; bears liberally 
with age and is growing in favor. Fruit 
large, light yellow, often splashed or mot- 
tled with blush on sunny side when allow- 
ed to fully ripen; flesh cream- white, fine 
grained, juicy, flavor mild sub-acid and 
slightly aromatic. Delicious to eat out of 
hand and particularly desirable for culin- 
ary purposes. 
•Red Siberian — About an inch in diameter, 
grown in clusters; bears young and abund- 
antly. August to September. 
Shields — Quite large, light colored, somewhat 
-striped; tree thrifty, vigorous grower, pro- 
lific and hardy. , 
Soulard — Origin. Illinois. Season. December 
to February. The only strictly native Amer- 
ican member of the api>le family that has 
been extensively propagated. It was dis- 
covered in a wild crab thicket near Galena, 
Illinois, some time in the 'sixties, and has 
been reported hard.v in all tlie Northern 
states. Fruit medium, yellowish-green; flesh 
white, firm; flavor acid. Its value is in the 
fine quince-like flavor it imparts when cooked 
with apples and crabs for jelly and preserves. 
Transcendant — Origin. Russia. Season, Septem- 
ber. Fruit medium to large; color brownish 
yellow with blush of carmine; flesh firm and 
crisp, .yellowish, fine grained, very juicy, acid. 
Tree is a vigorous grower. Hardy. Subjecl: 
to blight and should not be planted near otlier 
orchard trees. 
Virginia — Season, September. Fruit medium, 
round; color yellow and blush red, somewhat 
striped; flesh yellow, crisp; flavor acid, some- 
times bitter. Tree vigorous, large, spreadin.g, 
hardy, moderately productive. Decidedly dif- 
ferent form Howe's Virginia, and should not 
be confounded with it. Desirable for top- 
grafting. 
•Whitney (Hybrid) CWhitney No. 20)— Origin, 
Illinois. Season, August. Fruit large to very 
large for a hybrid; yellow, striped with red 
and mostly covered with red on sunny side; 
flesh yellow, very juicy and fine grained; 
flavor rich and almost sweet. Its crab par- 
entage is shown in the health and vigor of the 
tree. The fruit in size and quality is fully 
equal to many apples. 
Yellow Siberian — Medium, round, golden yellow. 
Vigorous grower. Ripens in September. 
PEARS 
The cultivation of this fruit is rapidly extend- 
ing as its value is appreciated and the demand 
is increasing every year, making it one of the 
most profitable to plant. The range of varietie.s 
is such that, like apples, they can b'j had In 
Beurre d'Anjou (See page IS) 
good eating condition from August until early 
spring. The melting, juicy texture, the refined 
flavor and the delicate aroma of the pear give it 
rank above all other fruits, excepting the grape. 
One of the most important points about tlie 
management of pears is the gathering at the 
proper time. Summer pears should be githered 
at least ten days before they are ripe, and 
autumn pears at least two weeks. Winter vari- 
eties may hang until the leaves begin lo fall, 
then place in a cool, dry cellar. 
■When the pear trees are heavily laden the 
fruit should be thinned when about one-third 
grown, else it will be poor and the tree injured. 
Summer Pears 
•Bartlett— Large size, with a beautiful blush 
next the sun, buttery, very juicy, and highly 
flavored ; tree a strong grower, bears early and 
abundantly; very popular. August, September. 
