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PLANTS FOR EVERY PURPOSE 
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Pears 
Bartlett Pear. 
EARLY PEARS 
Bartlett. Large; yellow, with a soft 
blush on the sunny side; flesh white, 
exceedingly fine grained and buttery, 
sweet, very juicy, with a highly per¬ 
fumed, vinous flavor. Tree bears 
early and well. July and August. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Resembles the Bart¬ 
lett in appearance, but ripens a week 
or ten days earlier; one of the best 
native sorts; fruit large; skin 
smooth, yellowish-green, becoming 
yellow, dotted and shaded with red 
next the sun; flesh yellowish-white, 
juicy and melting; of very good quality. Last of July. 
Early Harvest. Tree is a very thrifty grower and good bearer. The earliest 
of the large pears; a month earlier than Clapp’s or Bartlett. Fruit not 
especially good. 
Koonce. Tree a vigorous grower and a heavy and annual bearer. One of 
the earliest pears of any size. From samples received we do not class it as 
first quality, but its size and handsome appearance will make it sell as an 
early market pear. 
The Pear is the most delicious of modern fruits on account of its fine, juicy texture, 
exquisite flavor and aroma. While some varieties do better if picked when partially ripe 
and finished indoors, yet the really enjoyable supply should come from the home orchard, 
planting a number of varieties that will ripen in succession, from fall to winter. Some 
points in favor of pears are, they begin bearing in a very few years after planting; seldom 
miss bearing at least a partial crop, for which there is always a ready sale, besides they 
are one of the most healthful of our fruits. 
Garber’s Hybrid. Tree an upright grower, with heavy, dark green, glittering foliage, 
which is nearly or quite free from blight; fruit as yellow as an orange; larger than 
Kieffer, better in quality and four weeks earlier. September. Origin, Pennsylvania. 
Japan Golden Russet. The tree is a luxuriant grower, with an abundance of 
thick, tough, leathery foliage, enabling it to endure great heat and drought 
without injury. It is an extremely early bearer, and bears enormously every 
year. Ripens in September. 
WINTER PEARS 
Dewey’s Premium. A large, fine and 
showy fruit. November to January. 
Kieffer. Tree a very vigorous grower 
and an early and abundant bearer. 
Fruit medium to large; skin yellow, 
with a bright vermilion cheek; flesh 
brittle, very juicy; of good quality. 
Valuable for market or family use. 
DWARF PEARS 
The pear, budded on the root of the 
quince as a stock, assumes a dwarf 
habit and seldom grows above ten feet 
in height, when properly trained. 
While dwarf pear trees bear fruit of 
the same quality as the standard pear 
trees, we do not recommend them for 
commercial planting. Dwarf trees 
come into bearing earlier than the 
standard varieties, but recommend 
them for planting where space is limi¬ 
ted and for back yard planting. We 
can supply dwarf trees in only the fol¬ 
lowing varieties: Bartlett, Duchess, 
and Seckel. These three varieties 
grow better than any other sorts when 
budded on Quince roots. 
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Clapp’s Favorite Fear. 
SUMMER AND AUTUMN PEARS 
Angouleme (Duchess d’Angouleme). Very large; dull greenish yellow, 
streaked and spotted, with russet; flesh white, buttery and very juicy, with 
a rich and very excellent flavor. The large size and fine appearance of 
this fruit make it a general favorite. Should be planted as a dwarf. Sep¬ 
tember to November. 
Seckel. Small; skin brownish green at first, becoming dull yellowish brown, 
with a lively russet-red cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and melt¬ 
ing with a peculiarly rich, spicy flavor and aroma. August and September. 
Le Conte. Fruit large, pyriform; skin smooth. Tree of remarkable vigor and 
rapid growth ; foliage luxuriant; has so far been nearly free from blight. 
Quality variable; ripens few days before Bartlett. Grown only as a standard. 
Duchess Pear. 
