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H. S. WILEY & SON, CAYUGA. N. Y. 
PEARS 
STANDARD AND DWARF 
The cultivation of tliis excellent fruit is 
rapidly spreading as its value becomes better 
known. The range of varieties is such that, 
like apples, they can be had in good eating 
condition from August till early spring. 
Purchasers can well afford to give the trees 
the high cultivation necessary to secure the 
best results. 
PBICES OF STANDARD PEARS 
Except otherwise noted 
Each. Doz. 100 
Heavy, .5 to 7 ft 30 $3.60 $30.00 
Strong, ,5 ft. up 30 3.00 25.00 
BABTIiETT, grades above indicated, 5 cents 
per tree extra. 
Bartlett, beautiful light 2-yr. trees, 4 ft., 
$20.00 per 100. 
Each. Doz. 100 
Dwarf Pears 25 $2.50 $15.00 
(*) Dwarf Pears supplied in varieties 
marked (*). 
Standard Summer Pears 
♦Bartlett — One of the most popular Pears. 
Large, often with a beautiful blush next 
the sun. Last of August an<l first of Sep- 
tember. 
*Clapp's ravorite — Large, pale lemon-yellow, 
with red cheek; flesh fine-grained, .juicy, 
melting, rich and buttery. August and Sep- 
tember. 
Doyenne d'Ete — Small, yellow, with a blush 
on sunny side, melting and sweet. August. 
Tyson — Above medium size, deep yellow at 
full maturity, with a crimson cheek; one 
of the finest summer varieties. August. 
*Wilder Early — Tree a perfect grower, good 
form and vigorous. Fruit handsome, yel- 
low with a red cheek, fiine quality. Early 
August. 
Souvenir du Congress — "Very large, smooth 
skin, bright yellow, reds up well when 
exposed to sun; flesh similar to Bartlett. 
Should be in every collection. Price, 50 
cents. 
Autumn Pears 
*Anjou — (Beurre d'Anjou). A large hand- 
some Pear, buttery and melting, with 
sprightly, vinous flavor; keeps into mid- 
winter. 
♦Louise Bonne — Large, oblong, pale green in 
the shade, but overspread with brownish 
red in the sun; rich and excellent flavor. 
September. 
Clairgeau— Its large size, early fruiting quali- 
ties and handsome appearance make it a 
valuable market variety. 
Sheldon — Large, roundish, greenish yellow, 
mostly covered with thin, light russet; 
melting, sweet and vinous. October and 
November. 
Worden Seckel — A seedling of the Seckel 
raised by Mr. Sylvester Worden, the orig- 
inator of the now famous Worden Grape. 
Fruit medium size, borne in clusters, juicy, 
buttery, fine-grained. Ripens in October. 
Price, 50 cents. 
♦Vermont Beauty — Ripens a little later than 
Seckel. Fruit of full, medium size, yellow, 
and covered on the sunny side with a bright 
carmine red. Perfectly hardy. October 
and November. 
