DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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being large enough to quarter and core for preserving and drying, excellent 
for sauce and pies, both green and dried; the best of its class for cider, being 
juicy and crisp, and is also by many considered a good eating apple; skm yel- 
low, striped with red. September to October. 
VAN WYCK— Large; skin mottled with bright red; sweet; tree vigorous. 
WHITNEY’S SEEDLING— Large, averaging one and a half to two inches 
in diameter; skin smooth, glossy, green striped, splashed with carmine, 
flesh firm, juicy and rich; a great bearer and very hardy; tree a vigorous, 
handsome grower; has no superior. 
PEARS. 
Our soil is especially adapted to the production of the finest and hardiest 
pear trees— those containing the most life, body and strength and u is an a 
mitted fact that they cannot be excelled. 
THIN THE FRUIT— We cannot urge too strongly the following sugges- 
tion; When pear trees are heavy laden the fruit should be thinned when 
about one-third grown, else the fruit will be poor and the tree injured. 
GATHERING PEARS — Most varieties of pears are greatly infeiior in 
flavor when allowed to ripen on the tree. Gather when, on gently lifting the 
fruit, the stem will readily separate from the limb; this will be from one o 
two weeks before they are ripe. 
Place in a cool, dark room until fully matured. Winter varieties should 
remain on the tree until time for the Fall rains or frosts. 
The following list contains most of those that have been well tested and 
proven valuable: 
SUMMER. 
BARTLETT— Large size, often with a beautiful blush next the sun; but- 
tery, very juicy and high flavored; tree a strong grower, bearing early and 
abundantly; very popular. Last of August and first of September. 
CLAPP'S FAVORITE — A large, new, fine pear, resembling the Bartlett, 
but without its musky flavor; pale lemon yellow, with brown dots; fine tex- 
ture, melting buttery, juicy, with a rich, sweet, delicate, vinous flavor; tree 
hardy and very productive; very desirable in all sections, and especially so 
where other varieties fail. August and September. 
DOYENNE D’ETE— Small; melting, sweet; yellowish; tree vigorous and 
productive. August. 
KOONCE Originated in Southern Illinois; has been largely planted, the 
most successful early market pear in that section. A strong, upright grower; 
hardy, magnificent foliage; has produced crops when all other varieties were 
killed by frost. Fruit medium, yellow, with carmine cheek; juicy, spicy, 
sweet and delicious quality; ripens with the earliest. An excellent shipper; 
it comes into bearing young. July and August. 
