DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATALOGUE. 
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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 he 
had in good eating condition from August till early spring. For small 
grounds and market we would advise planting mainly of Dwarf trees. 
Purchasers can well afford to give the trees the high cultivation necessary 
to secure the best results. 
STANDARD PEARS. 
Each. Doz. 100. 
XXX selected, strong $ .35 $3.50 
Strong, No. I, 5 to 7 ft .25 3.00 $23.00 
Medium, 4 to 5 ft. 20 2.25 18.00 
Bartlett and Seckel, 5 cents per tree extra. 
Summer Pears. 
Bartlett. One of the most popular Pears. Large, often with a beautiful 
blush ne.xt 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 ablush 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 
collection. 40c. 
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, 
hght russet; melting, sweet and vinous. October and November. 
Worden Seckel. A seedling of the Seckel, raised by Mr. Sylvester 
\yorden, the originator of the now famous Worden Grape. Fruit medium 
size, borne in clusters, juicy, buttery, fine-grained. Ripens in October. 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 reseiiiblinx '^"^^ variety, but 10 to 12 days later. I believe this to 
be a variety. Qasdiiy e.vcel lent. 50c. 
Clairgeau. Its large size, early fruiting qualities and handsome appear- 
ance make it a valuable market variety. 35c. 
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 quality, 
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. 50c. September to October. 
