FRUIT DEPARTMENT— PEARS 
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AUTUMN PEARS, Continued 
Duchesse d’Angouleme. Very large, greenish 
yellow, sometimes a little russetted. Makes a 
beautiful tree; does best on quince. One of the 
best. October and November. 
Fall Butter. See Doyenne White. 
Flemish Beauty. Large, beautiful, juicy, melt- 
ing, rich and fine, a strong grower and good 
bearer, hardy everywhere. September and Oc- 
tober. 
Garber. Originated in Pennsylvania; is large 
and beautiful, bright yellow with red; juicy and 
good; delicious canned. Ready to pick with Le 
Conte, or a few days later, and much better, not 
only in fruit but in hardiness and health of trees. 
So far has never been blighted. 
Howell. Large, light, waxen yellow, with a 
fine red cheek; handsome, rich, sweet, melting, 
perfumed aromatic flavor. Tree an upright, 
free grower, an early and profuse bearer. Very 
hardy and valuable. September and October. 
Idaho. Size large, nearly globular, obtusely 
ribbed; color light, rich yellow surface, covered 
with many small dots ; cavity very deep and nar- 
row, and strongly furrowed; stem small and 
calyx closed; flesh white; fine-grained, buttery, 
melting and rich. September and October. 
Keiffer’s Hybrid. Tree a remarkable grower 
with so vigorous a constitution that it rarely, if 
ever, blights. Fruit of fine size, rich color and 
good quality. Brings high price in competition 
with other varieties. Best when picked at ma- 
turity and house-ripened. October and Novem- 
ber. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey. Rather large; green- 
ish yellow, with a bright red cheek; juicy, but- 
tery and melting; excellent; very productive; a 
fine grower on both pear and quince. Septem- 
ber and October. 
Rossney. A new and excellent Pear, raised 
from seed at Salt Lake City, Utah. In size me- 
dium to large, very fine grain; flesh melting and 
juicy, very sweet. Ripens two weeks after 
Bartlett. Is an excellent shipper and keeper. 
The tree is much stronger than Kieffer. Luther 
Burbank says under date of October 5, 1895: 
“The samples of Rossney Pear arrived in due 
season. The large size, handsome form and 
creamy yellow skin with crimson blush, give the 
fruit a tempting appearance, and the tender, 
creamy flesh of just the right texture, with no 
hard spots and an unusually small core, with its 
superior flavor, make it about the best Pear so 
far seen. If the tree is vigorous, healthy and 
productive, would prefer it to any other, even 
the standards, Bartlett or Seckel. ’’ September. 
Seckel. Small, rich, yellowish brown; one of 
the best and highest flavored Pears known; pro- 
ductive. September and October. 
Tonkoviethka. Russian origin. Tree a good 
f rower and very hardy. Fruit medium size, 
air quality like Bessimianka. Would advise 
planting in a northern country where other var- 
ieties fail. 
Vermont Beauty. Tree hardy and vigorous, 
early and abundant bearer. Fruit medium, yel- 
low, with red cheeks; rich, juicy, best quality. 
October. 
Worden Seckel. A seedling of the Seckel, 
which, for many years has been conceded to be 
the standard of excellence. Equal in quality to 
its famous parent, which it much resembles in 
flavor; is equally luscious, more juicy, and with 
an aroma equally rich and inviting, while in size, 
color, form and appearance it is decidedly su- 
perior. In color, when well ripened, it closely 
resembles Clapp’s Favorite, with a skin that is 
usually as smooth and waxy as if it had been 
varnished. Tree a more upright and rapid 
grower than Seckel; hardy and enormous bearer; 
fruit keeps well, retaining its quality to the 
last. 
WINTER PEARS 
Beurre Easter. Large, pale yellow, sprinkled 
with round dots, often dull red cheek; quality 
good; one of the best winter pears. Keeps 
all winter. 
Glou. Morceau. Large; skin pale greenish- 
yellow, marked with small green dots; flesh 
fine-grained, buttery, very melting, with a 
sugary flavor. Not only a valuable table, but a 
fine keeper, standing shipping well. Dec. 
Kennedy. Originated by General John Bid- 
well, ou Rancho Chico, Butte county, Califor- 
nia. Superior to Bartlett or Winter Nelis. 
Would be classed as a winter variety in norh- 
ern sections; hardy, vigorous growing tree; 
bears well. The most valuable new Pear tree, 
originated in California. 
Lincoln Coreless. Large, green, until thor- 
oughly ripe, when it becomes a beautiful yel- 
lowish green; flesh rich yellow, jutcy, meit- 
ing. and a very delicate aromatic flavor; no 
seeds or core. February and March. 
Doyenne du Comice Pear. 
