DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CA TALOGUE. 
9 
PEARS 
The cultivation of this noble 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. For small 
grounds and market we would advise planting mainly the Dwarf trees. 
Purchasers can well afford to give the trees the high cultivation necessary 
to secure the best results. 
PRICES STANDARD PEARS EXCEPT OTHERWISE NOTED. 
XXX Selected, 6 to 7 ft 
First Class, 5 to 7 ft 
Light First Class, 4 to 5 feet 
Each. Doz. 100. 
.$ .35 $3.50 
.30 3.00 $25.00 
.20 2.00 15.00 
STANDARD PEARS. 
SUMMER PEARS. 
Bartlett. One of the most popular Pears. Large, often with a beautiful 
blush next the sun. Last of August and first of September. 
Clapp's Favorite. Large, pale lemon-yellow, with red cheek; flesh fine- 
grained, juicy, melting, rich and buttery. August and September. 
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, yellow with a red cheek, fine quality. Early August. 
Souvenir du Congres. Very large, smooth skin, bright yellow, reds up 
well when exposed to sun, flesh similar to Bartlett. Should be in every col- 
lection. Price, 50c. 
AUTUMN PEARS. 
Anjou. (Beurre d' Anjou.) A large, handsome Pear, buttery and melt- 
ing, 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. 
Sheldon. Large, roundish, greenish yellow, mostly covered with thin, 
light russet ; melting, sweet and vinous. October and November. 
Warden Seckel. A seedling of the Seckel, raised by Mr. Sylvester Wor- 
den, the originator of the now famous VVorden Grape. Fruit medium size, 
borne in clusters, juicy, buttery, fine-grained. Ripens in October. Price, 
50c. 
Vermont Beauty. Ripens a little later than Seckel. Fruit of full, me- 
dium size, yellow, and covered on the sunny side with a bright carmine red. 
Perfectly hardy. October and November. 
Bartlett Seckel. A cross between Bartlett and Seckel, size of Bartlett and 
closely resembling that variety , but 10 to 12 days later. I believe this to be a 
z/a/«aW(f variety. Quality excellent. Price, 50c. 
Clalrgeau. Its large size, early fruiting qualities and handsome appear- 
ance make it a valuable market variety. 
Bosc. A Pear that is more and more receiving the attention that it de- 
serves, and is one of the leading business Pears for New England. It is an 
ideal Pear, combining as it does, good looks and size with the best of qual- 
ity, equalling the Seckel in flavor, and is large to very large. The Bosc is 
usually grown by top working, for the simple reason that it is difficult to get 
a good formed tree if budded at the ground. September to October. Price, 
50c. 
