CATALOGUE OF TREES, ETC. 
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Kieffer Pear. 
Doyenne d’ Ete. Small, melting, very good; tree a moderate grower. Beginning to 
middle of June. 
Flemish Hcmiity. Large, melting, sweet, handsome. August. 
Howell. Medium ; very rich and juicy ; a good bearer and fine fruit ; tree an open 
grower. Beginning of August. 
Osband’s Summer. Small, very good, fine grower. 
Seckel. Small but of delicious flavor ; tree a stout, slow grower. August. 
AUTU/hN AND WINTER PEARS. 
Kieffer. Origin near Philadelphia, where the original tree, now sixteen years old, has 
not failed to yield a large crop of fruit for thirteen years past. Tree has large, dark 
green glossy leaves and is of itself very ornamental ; is an early and very prolific 
bearer The fruit is of fair quality, wonderfully Showy and valuable for canning or 
market This and the Le Conte will come into bearing two or three years earlier than 
than the old sorts. Four to five feet, 50 cents each, $5 per dozen ; six feet and upwards, 
75 cents each, $7.50 per dozen. 
