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A. B. Hood 6 Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
Flemish Beauty. 
SUMMER AND AUTUMN PEARS, continued 
favorite. 'I'he fruit is niediiini in size, 
perfect pear-sliaped, and nearly or quite 
seedless ; flesh tender, juicy, mildly sub- 
acid, almost buttery, and very satisfactory 
for dessert use The tree is a rapid, up- 
right grower, with green foliage always 
free from rust or mildew. September. 
Brignais. (Beurre de Brignais, I)es 
Nonne.s. ) This very e.xcellent Pear iscf 
medium size, smooth, greenish, with nu- 
merous gray dots; flesh white, very juicy; 
sweet, melting and delicious; an early 
and abundant bearer. August and Sepi. 
Bulfum. Medium size ; yellow, with a 
broad reddish brown clieek, somewhat 
russeted ; flesh white, buttery, sweet, and 
of excellent flavor; valuable for its fair ! 
fruit and fine bearing qualities. Septem- \ 
ber and October. 
Belle Lucrative. Above medium size ; 
yellowish green, melting and fine; a good 
grower and bearer; does well on the 
(juince; one of the very best Pears, and 
should be in every collection. August 
and September. 
Flemish Beauty. Large; skin pale yel- 
low, but mostly covered with marblings 
and patches of light russet, becoming 
reddish brown at maturity on the sunny 
side ; flesh yellow ish white, not fine- 
grained, but juicy, melting, saccharine 
and rich. In good soils and open situ- . 
ations the Flemish Beaut\ , when in per- 
fection, is one of the most superb Pears ; 
the tree is hardy and liears early and 
abundantly. .Septeml)er. 
Frederick Clapp. Form nearly round ; 
size above medium ; .skin thin, smooth 
and fair, clear lemon yellow ; flesh fine- 
grained, very juicy and melting; flavor 
sprightly, acidulous, rich and aromatic; 
quality very good to best. .September 
and October. 
Garber's Hybrid. Tree an upright grow er, 
with heavy dark green, glittering foliage 
which is nearly or (|uite free from blight ; 
fruit as yellow as an orange, larger tlian 
Kieffer, better in quality and four weeks 
earlier. September. Origin, Pennsyl- 
vania. Not fruited .South. 
Howell. Rather large; light waxen yel- 
low, often with a finely shaded cheek, and 
covered with dots and patches of russet ; 
flesh white, rather coarse and granular, 
with a rich perfumed aromatic flavor ; a 
profuse bearer. August. 
Japan Golden Russet. The tree is a lux- 
uriant grower, with an abundance of 
thick, tough, leathery foliage, enabling it 
to endure great heat and drought with- 
out injury. F’ruited with us this year in 
nursery row (two-year-old trees). It is 
an extremely early bearer, and bears 
enormously every year. Ripens in Sep- 
tember. 
" My orchard is considered one of tlie finest in file county, which fact is due to my having obtained 
the trees of voii, through vour agent, Capt. J. S, Coates. In traveling through the county, your stock can 
easily he distinguished l>y its thrifty appearance and quickness to proiluce fruit."— Georgk W. Stani.ev, 
Negro, Virginia, ytt/y 29. /90/. 
