Framingham Nufseries. iFfamingham. Mass. 
PEARS, Autumn Varieties — Continued 
*Louise Bonne de Jersey. Largo, smooth, greenish 
yellow, with a red cheek; melting and rich; tree 
upright, productive. 
Sheldon. Large, round, russet, with a red cheek; 
melting, rich, juicy, sugary, perfumed and deli- 
cious; tree handsome, hardy, vigorous and pro- 
ductive. 
*Seckel. Mediufti to small; yellowish brown, with 
a red cheek; melting, sweet, spicy, very rich aiui 
delicious; a slow but stout, erect grower. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
*BeuiTe d'Anjou. Large, obovate, greenish russet, 
sometimes shaded with crimson; melting, juicy, 
vinous, perfumed, rich and delicious; tree vigorous 
and productive. 
Lawrence. Medium size; fine golden yellow; melt- 
ing, sugary and aromatic; an .American Pear of 
great excellence. 
CHERRIES 
Cherries are adapted to a wide range of soils, 
doing best on heavy loam, and giving best returns 
with high culture. The class of sweet varieties 
comprises more upright and rapid-growing varieties, 
producing largo fruit, usually of sweet quality. 
The sour varieties, though with smaller foliage, less 
vigorous growth and more acid fruit, are hardier, 
healthier, and bear quite young. Distance — Plant 
sweet varieties 20 feet apart, sour varieties 15 feet 
apart. 
Prices — Sweet Cherries: 6 to 7 ft., 75 cts.; $0.00 
per 10. Sour Cherries: 5 to 6 ft., 75 cts.; S6.00 
per 10. 
SWEET VARIETIES 
Black Tartarian. Very large, bright purple. 
glossy black; half tender, juicy, rich and fine, 
Tree a rapid, vigorous, upright grower. 
Governor Wood. Large, light yellow and red; 
nearly tender, juicy, sweet, rich and delicious. 
Tree vigorous and productive. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. Very large, pale yellow anfl 
red; very firm, juicy, sweet and good. Tree 
spreading and vigorous. 
Windsor. Fruit large, liver colored. Flesh re- 
markably firm, sweet, and of fine quality. Tree 
hardy and very prolific. 
Yellow Spanish. Large, pale yellow, with a red 
cheek; flesh firm, juicy and delicious; handsome. 
SOUR VARIETIES 
Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red; juicy, 
rich acid flavor. The stone adheres to the stem. 
One of the most valuable of sour Cherries. 
Montmorency (Large Montmorency). A Cherry 
of the Richmond class, but larger and more solid. 
A more upright grower, equally hardy and a 
heavy cropper. Ripens from seven to ten days 
later than the Richmond, entirely escaping danger 
from Spring frost. 
PLUMS 
While Plums thrive on aU soils, when grown in 
deep, well-prepared loam the best results are ob- 
tained. Black-knot, when it appears on the trees, 
should be removed by cutting out the branches af- 
fected. The Ciirculio can be overcome only by 
jarring the trees and destroying the fallen insects. 
Spraying and thinning out of fruit produce best 
crops. Distance for Plum trees, 12 to 18 feet. 
Prices— First class, 5 to 7 ft., 75 cts.; $6.00 per 10. 
PLUMS OF EUROPEAN TYPE 
Bradshaw. \ very large, oval, dark violet red; 
juicy, sweet and good; a valuable market variety. 
Lombard. Medium, oval, violet red; juicy, pleas- 
ant and good; adheres to the stone; tree vigorous 
and very productive. 
October Purple. Large, round fruit, dark reddish 
purple yellow; flesh of the most superb quality; 
its large, even size and beautiful color, also its 
quality, make it very desirable for the garden or 
marlcet. 
Reine Claude. Round, greenish yellow, juicy, 
melting, sugary, .rich and excellent; separates 
from the stone; free, vigorous and remarkably 
productive. 
Japanese Plum, Abundance — See page Gl 
