C. W. Stuart 8^ Company, Nurserymen 
Pears 
GATHERING Pears — Nearly all pears should be picked from the tree before maturity, 
and ripened in the house. Summer Pears should be picked at least a week or ten days 
before they are ripe. Autumn Pears two weeks before they are ripe. Winter Pears 
should be picked before fhere is any danger of frost. 
When the tree bears abundantly, it is best to thin the fruit well when it is about one- 
third grown; the remaining specimens will be greatly improved. 
Under a separate head, on page 14, will be found a list of varieties that thrive as Dwarf 
Pears; that is, they do well grown upon French quince stock for their roots. 
RIPENING— The season of the year when the fruit is fully ripe and at its best to use, 
is indicated by the letter S for summer season, A for autumn season, W for winter season, 
together with the particular months of that season. This is the time of maturity in the 
western part of New York State; will vary north and south. 
A Plate of Bartletts. 
Standard Pears 
Bartlett. S — August and September. Fruit 
quite large, somewhat pyramidal in shape. 
Surface yellow, with a faint blush. Flesh 
nearly white,- fine grained, tender and 
buttery with a nearly sweet, sometimes 
faintly sub-acid, rich flavor. Ripens end 
of summer and beginning of autumn, 
far north is strictly an autumn pear. 
The fruit, when not fully grown, ripens 
and becomes of good quality if kept 
in the house a week or two. Tree very 
productive, bears very young. Many 
fine qualities render it a general favorite. 
Succeeds over a large extent of teni- 
tory. 
Beurre d'Anjou. A — November to Decem- 
ber. Hardy. A large, handsome pear. 
Surfax greenish yellow, a dull red cheek 
to the sun clouded with russet. Flesh 
yellovish white, fine grained, buttery, 
melting, with a high, rich, vinous, excellent 
flavor. Tree a good bearer. The hardi- 
ness, uniformity, reliability, excellence 
and long-keeping qualities render it one 
of the most valuable of all Pears. Begins 
to ripen in the middle of autumn, and 
keeps until the winter holidays, when it 
commands a very high price in market. 
Clapp's Favorite. S — Late August to 
early September. Extra hardy. Sup- 
posed to be a cross between Bartlett 
and Flemish Beauty. Fruit of large 
size, tapering to the crown, neck rather 
small. Skin smooth, yellowish green, 
becoming yellow, dotted and shaded 
with red to the sun. Flesh greenish or 
yellov ish white, juicy, molting, per- 
fumed, of very good quality. Ripens 
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