H. 
Wc luive the largest stock of Held grown Hoses in Texas. 
Ilesh wliite, tender, sweet: one of the best 
of its si'a.son. .Inly. 
Clapp’s FaTorite, on pear or quince, pro- 
lilie, red elieek, large, excellent, talde. 
Reliance, (new,) medium size, brown red 
with russet, flesli finegrained, juicy, melt- 
ing, higli flavored: 'quality very good to 
l)cst: tree vigorous and a regular and abun- 
dant beari'r. iio cts. 
Summer Beauty, raised in 1S73 and intro- 
duced in 18!);i by us. Tliis pear is the finest 
fruit and tlie surest bearer of all varieties 
that ever have been tested so far soutli. 
Tile trees have not failed to produce lieavy 
crops every year since 1S80. It is a vigor- 
ous, symmetrical grower aud late bloomer, 
so that spring frosts will not injure it. 'I’lic 
fruit is very large and handsome, yellow 
witli a fine bright red cheek, flavor sweet, 
sugary, rich aromatic and pleasant, excel- 
lent (luality, always grows in clusters of 
from tlirec to live. One of the rarest and 
most produetive pears in cultivation. Iti: 
l)cning the end of July. Price of well root- 
ed one year old trees, 2 to 8 feet, '25 cents; 
4 to « feet, 50 cents; two years $1 .00 each. 
Flemish Beauty, large, 
beautiful, juicy, melting 
rich and linn, does well 
here. 
Bartlett, on pear or 
quince, prolific, j'ellow, 
large, tine, table, market. 
Howell, large, waxen, 
yellow with red cliecks, rich, l)uttery, 
sweet and perfumed, strong grower, pro- 
ductiv'e and valuable. 
Smith’s Hybrid, (new,) trees resemble Le 
Conte, fruit earlier, larger, richer and more 
melting, one of the best new pears. 
Le Conte, on own roots, prolific, yellow, 
very hirge, good table or market. 
Lawson, one of the most beautiful when 
fully ripe a brilliant crimson, on a clear 
yellow ground; flesh is rich, juicy and 
pleasant. 
Seokel, on pear, prolific, brown, small, 
best table. 
Duohess, pale yellow, very large, good 
market. 
Idaho, (new,) very large, Ilesh white, 
tender, sweet and buttery, with a richer 
and liner flavor tiian the Bartlet, ripe late. 
Vioar of Winkfield, tree a vigorous grow- 
er, fruit large, pale yellow, red cheek, 
good flavor. 
Kieffer Hybrid, very vigorous, prolific, 
3 'ellow, large, excellent, good table and 
canning. 
Garber Hybrid, (new) oriental strain, like 
the Smith's, fruit resembles the Kieffer in 
size, shape and color, ripe three weeks 
later. 
1 inooln Coreless, almost without core or 
seed, unusually large, rich golden color 
when ripe, excellent qualitjf, keeps per- 
fectly sound until March. 35 cts. 
Winter Nelis, medium, butterj', good 
flavor, slender, straggling grower. 
Beurre Eastern, large, melting, very good, 
ripens in Nov. and can be kept until spring. 
Hawaii, medium round, bergamot shape, 
very prolilic, foliage luxuriant, fine tree. 
Mme. Von Seibold, large, round, russet, 
similar in shape to the China Sand Pear. 
Flesh brittle, juicy, with a peculiar spicy 
aroma. Prolific and good grower. 
Golden Russet, Japan, the fruit is flat or 
apple shape of good size and golden russet 
color; the tree is a quick grower and a sure 
bearer. 
Hubbard, Japan pear, vigorous in growth 
and adapted well to our climate. 
japan Wonder, <■ nother Japan pear of 
great merit: the tree is vigorous and of lux- 
uriant growth, well worth planting. 
Quinces. 
-\ccf( rny/ rich, deep, wcAi drained Soil. 25 centa each; $2.50 ^jc/- 75'. 
Orange, old standard varietj'. Meeche’s, (new,) veiy fine and prolific. 
Champion, (new,) verj' lino, large. 
Almonds. 
25 cenitt each. A/niondK do well wherever the Apricot thrives. 
The)) succeed in Western Texas. 
Languedoc, Princess and Sultana are the three best varieties. 
