GAGE COUNTY NURSERIES, BEATRICE:, NEBRASKA. 
7 
PEAR TREES 
The pear is of such rich flavor and the texture so melting and juicy that every 
one should have an assortment of varieties of this most valuable fruit in their 
garden. The following sorts are, we consider, unsurpassed for the West: 
3 to 4 feet 
4 to 5 feet 
5 to 7 feet 
2 to 3 feet 
3 to 4 feet 
STANDARD PEAR TREES. 
DWARF PEAR TREES. 
Per 1 
Per 10 
Per 100 
$0.20 
$1.75 
$15.00 
.25 
2.00 
19.00 
.30 
2.76 
25.00 
$0.20 
$1.50 
$14.00 
.25 
2.00 
18.00 
Anjou — Large, buttery, melting, 
riel.. Ripens In Septemb-r. One of 
the bcsl in the West. 
Dartlett — Large size, with often a 
beautiful blush to the sun; buttery, 
very juicy and highly flavored; 
bears early and abundantly; very 
popular. Dwarf and Standard. Vig- 
orous. August. 
DuclieNM — Very large, of good 
quality, greenish yellow. One of the 
very best as a dwarf. Tree hardy. 
Ripens end of September. 
Flemish Benuty — Large, juicy, 
rich. Very hardy and most popular. 
September. 
Garber's Hybrid — Is kin to and 
very much like Kelffer's, but is 
larger and of better quality, and 
ripens two or three weeks earlier. 
Is as yellow as an orange. Immensely 
productive, bears at three years from 
the nursery. A valuable market 
fruit. 
Howell — Large, light, waxed yel- 
low, with a fine red cheek; hand- 
some, rich, sweet, melting, perfumed 
aromatic flavor. An early and pro- 
fuse bearer; very hardy and valu- 
able. Vigorous. August and Sep- 
tum t vr. 
Lawrence — Medium, yellow with 
brown dots: melting and aromatic. 
Late. October. 
Lincoln — This variety originated 
near Lincoln, 111., from seed planted 
in 183.1. but only of late years lias 
been brought to public notice. It is 
extremely hardy and practically free 
from blight, and a regular bearer; 
large, golden yel.ow, delicious fruit. 
Worden-Seckol — A seedling of tile 
Sockel; conceded to lie the standard 
of excellence: equal in quality to Its 
famous parent, which it very much 
resembles in flavor, while in size, 
color, form and appearance it Is de- 
cidedly superior. Tree an upright, 
rapid grower; hardy and a heavy 
bearer, and is in universal favor. 
October. 
Worden-Seckcl. 
PRICES ON WORDEN-SECKEL. 
Perl Per 10 Per 100 
3 to 4 feet $0.30 $2.50 $22.00 ■; 
4 to 5 feet 40 3.50 30.00 
Kelffer — This has become one of, if not the leading commercial sort. Mr. Grlesa, 
of Lawrence. Kansas, says they can be grown as cheaply as apples. They are 
fine for canning, but for dessert the quality is not up to the old varieties. They 
are large and handsome and sell well. 
Kelffer Pears, 3 to 4 feet 
Keiffer Pears, 4 to 5 feet 
Prices on large lots on application. 
Per 1 
.$0.15 
. .20 
Per 10 Per 100 
$1.25 $11.00 
1.75 16.00 
