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WILEY (t CO., CAYUGA, N. Y. 
The cultivation of this noble fruit is rap- 
idly spreading, as its value becomes bet- 
ter known. The range of varieties is 
such that, like apples, they can be had in good eating con- 
dition from August till early spring. For small grounds 
and market we would advise planting mainly of Dwarf trees. 
The melting, juicy texture, the refined flavor and the delicate 
aroma of the Pear give it rank above all other fruits except the Grape. 
The Pear, like most things highly desirable and valuable, cannot be 
had without attention and labor. The relative prices of the Apple 
and Pear being about as i to lo, purchasers of the latter can well 
afford to give the trees the high cultivation necessary to secure the 
best results. 
STANDARD PEARS.^* 
Standard Pears are those grown upon their own roots or upon 
Pear stocks. They come mto bearing later than the Dwarf Pears, 
which are budded on quince stocks, but form much larger trees of a 
more permanent character and larger yield. 
Each. Doz. 
Extra selected, 6 to 7 ft., $0.25 $2.50 
First-class, 4^ to 6 ft., 20 1.50 
Small size, 3 to 4 ft. , 1.00 
We have no old Pear stock to dispose of ; our 
young, clean stock. 
SUMMER PEARSjt 
Bartlett. One of the most popular Pears. Large, often with a 
beautiful blush next the sun ; buttery, very juicy and high flavored. 
Tree a strong grower ; bearing early and abundantly. Last of Aug- 
ust and first of September. 
Clapp's Favorite. Large, pale lemon-yellow, with red cheek ; 
flesh fine grained, juicy, melting, rich and buttery. A good grower 
and productive. In season during August and September. Care 
should be taken to pick the fruit at least lO days before it would 
ripen upon the tree. 
100. 
$15.00 
10.00 
5.00 
Pear trees are all 
1,000. 
$125.00 
90.00 
Doyenne d' Ete. Small, yellow, with a blush on sunny side, 
melting and sweet ; pleasant flavor. Tree a strong grower, very pro- 
ductive. In season during August. 
Tyson. Above medium size, deep yellow at full maturity, slight- 
ly russet, with a crimson cheek ; melting, juicy and fine flavored, a 
vigorous and rapid grower ; one of the finest summer varieties. In 
season during August. 
Wilder Early. Tree a perfect grower, good form and vigorous. 
Fruit handsome, yellow with a red cheek, fine quality ; ripens very 
early. Is extremely hardy, remarkably productive, and will not rot 
at the core. Season, early August. 
AUTUMN PEARS.5t 
Anjou. (Beurre d' Anjou). A large, handsome Pear, buttery 
and melting, with sprightly, vinous flavor ; keeps into mid-winter. 
Tree a 7/ii;orous grower and good bearer. We have no hesitation in 
pronouncing it to be the most valuable Pear in the catalogue. Does 
equally well as a standard or a dwarf. Keeps until the winter holi- 
days, when it commands very high prices in the market. 
Flemish Beauty. One of the older sorts which deserves 
special prominence on account of its hardiness, for which quality it 
ranks among Pears as the Duchess of Oldenburg does among apples. 
Large, greenish vellow and brown with large spots of russet ; rich and 
juicy, with a melting and musky flavor ; strong grower and great 
bearer. 
Louise Bonne. Large, oblong, pyriform, pale green in the 
shade, but overspread with brownish red in the sun ; very juicy and 
melting, with a rich and excellent flavor ; a profitable market variety, 
succeeding better on the quince than on the Pear root. September 
and October, 
Orange Co.. N. Y.. Not. 1, 1897. 
Trees were very fine, and if they do not grow, it will not be yonr fault. 
J. S. EA10N. 
Tompkins Co. N. Y., Sep. 14, '97. 
Packing: gfood,^ 
service prompt.^' wiley & co., cayuga. n. r. 
OeiMemeii : Nursery stock sent me last sprliiK, averaged best of any stock I ever 
planted. wiieQ I want new I shall sead to you for them. H. J. BLANOUARD. 
