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W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
Crab Apples. 
TELLOW SIBERIAN Fruit about an inch in diameter, fine rich yellow; good for jelly. 
TRANSCENDENT A beautiful variety of large size, yellow flesh, with red cheek; very productive. 
HYSLOP A large, beautiful red crab, one of the best. 
Special Variety. 
VIOLETT This is a new apple raised by J. W. Violett, of lone. It is one of the largest 
apples grown, averaging nearly as large as the Gloria Monda; conical shape, a beautiful red nearly all 
ovM, wild, firm and crisp, good flavor, fine shipper; September to January. Tree strong grower with up- 
right habit; bark, on new wood, smooth, glossy and light, chestnut color, leaves quite peculiar — a rich 
glossy green. 30 cts. each. $20 per lOO. 
PEARS. 
We do not propagate a long list of pears. Our experience has been that only a few of the leading 
varieties are the most profitable. The following list includes most of the kinds that have proven valuable. 
PRICE OP TREES — Leading sorts. 
2 year, No. 1 — 4 to Cfeet, branched 
1 year. No. 1—4 to 6 feet 
each 
100 
1000 
$25 00 
20 
25 
15 00 
$175 
160 
1 year, extra— 5 to 8 feet 
1 year— 3 to 4 feet 
PEARS — Summer. 
MADELINE. Medium size, pale yellowish green, flesh white, melting, juicy; 20th of June. 
DEARBORN S SEEDLING. Small to medium, light yellow, flesh white, very juicy and melting: ripens 
20th of June. r>» r 
BARTLETT. One of the most popular pears; large size, clear yellow skin; flesh fine grained, juicy, 
buttery and melting, with a rich, musky flavor; the best early pear, and has no competitor as a market 
and canning fruit. Tree vigorous, bearing early and abundantly. August. 
PEARS — Autumn. 
"KIEFER’S HYBRID. A large roundish pear, recommended highly, but we have not tested it suffi- 
ciently to judge of Its merits. 
"BEUDRE HARDY. Fruit large, skin greenish, covered with light russet, flesh buttery, meltine and 
juicy, one of the best, ships well; August. ■' ° 
_ SECKEL. Small to medium, skin dull yellowish brown, with russet red cheek, flesh w'hite verv 
juicy, perfection of flavor; last of August. ’ ^ 
BEURRE D’ANJO. Large round pear, one of the best, good shipper. 
LOUIS BON DE JERSEY. A very sweet, delicious Autumn pear; shaped much like the Bartlett onlv 
more elongated, greenish yellow with bright red cheeks, flesh fine grained and exceedinglv fine flavored 
good for drying, canning or shipping. ® ’ 
highly ornamental, foliage large rich 
green till late in Fall, when they turn red and hang a long time. The Chinamen will pav 12 to 15 cents 
a pound for the fruit; trees 1 year. No. 1, $1 each. 
PEARS-Winter. 
BEURRE CLARGEAU. Fruit very large, skin yellow covered with russet dots, flesh yellowish good 
flavor, good shipper; September to December. ’ ® 
long^eejer^ BEURRE. Fruit large, skin yellowish green, with russety dots, flesh white, rich flavor, 
OctoW^o D^cmSel^’ russet, melting and juicy, rich flavor, good shipper, 
BEURRE BOSS. Large long russet pear, good flavor and good shipper, one of the very best Oo- 
toDer to April. * 
SECKEL Above the naedium size, shaped much like the Bartlett and nearly as large, 
color and flavor much like the Fall Seckel, long keeper, good shipper. ° 
P. BARRY A California seedling, originated' by the late B. S. Fox, of San Jose; a very large 
elongated russet pear, quite late, and a long keeper, can be kept till March; an excellent pear for Eastern 
shipping, fine texture and excellent flavor when fully ripe. 
