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Grow Your Own Fruit 
PEARS 
• a fine fruit for winter 
storage • and easy to grow 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS. Prune back the tap root 
•f the Standard pear at the time of planting. This is not 
accessary with the Dwarf pears, as they have a different 
r*ot system. Plant your Standard pears 20 to 25 feet 
apart; Dwarf pears 16 to 18 feet apart. There is not 
much pruning required on pear trees at the time of plant¬ 
ing. Where pears grow very fast, do not cultivate the 
ground, and prune in the summer, cutting back the tips 
•f the young growth in July. 
Pears are a valuable fruit for home use and for the 
market, they always bring a good price, and can be sold 
readily. The varieties we have include something suit¬ 
able for every purpose, some for dessert, others for can¬ 
ning, and also for storing. When ordering, kindly state 
whether you wish to have the Standard trees or Dwarf 
trees. There is no difference in the fruit. The Dwarf 
trees take up less space, and as a rule come into bearing 
a year or two before the Standard trees commence to 
beer. The Standard trees will grow taller, and when in 
bearing age will bring a larger crop per tree. We will 
famish you pear trees that will please you. Our trees 
«re healthy, all fine specimens. 
Pear Tree Prices 
Price of all Pear Trees: Dwarf and Standard, except 
Mendel, Lincoln and Bose. 
In lots of 
1 
I to 3 ft. trees, postpaid.Each, |0.30 
E to 4 ft. trees, postpaid.Each, .35 
4 to 5 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .40 
I to 6 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .50 
10 25 
$0.25 $0.20 
.30 .25 
.35 .30 
.45 .35 
Duchess or Anyouieme 
The trees of 4 to 6 ft. size will come to you prepaid 
If your order amounts to $12.00 or more. 
Standard Varieties 
Anjou. A large greenish pear, shaded with russet 
crimson. Fine, rich flavor, melting. This pear is of 
excellent quality. A good keeper. The tree is hardy 
here in Nebraska and bears well. Ripens in October. 
Bartlett. Popular early market variety. Fruit large, 
well flavored, white flesh; good for eating. How¬ 
ever, for canning the Bartlett cannot be recommend¬ 
ed. The tree bears young. Ripens here in August. 
Clapp’s Favorite 
This is a very hardy and productive tree. The 
fruit is large, 
pale yellow and 
dull red, with 
russet specks. 
Sweet, extra 
fine quality. 
Bears regularly 
almost every 
year. Best early 
pear for the 
Middle West. 
Ripens in Au¬ 
gust. 
Flemish Beauty. 
The fruit is large, 
pale yellow, cov¬ 
ered with rus¬ 
sets, sweet and 
melting. This 
hardy, vigorous 
tree does well in 
northern Nebras¬ 
ka. It is a good 
bearer and we 
advise all our 
customers in the 
northern states 
to try Flemish 
Beauty. Ripens 
in September. 
Duchess of Angouleme. Very large, fine quality, keep* 
well. This is the best large, late pear for the Mid¬ 
dle West and almost blightproof. For canning or 
eating this pear should be grown in every orchard 
Ripens in October. 
Kleffer. A standard market variety and widely used 
for canning. The quality is fair. For best results 
we advise planting another variety along with th* 
Kieffer. Ripens in October. 
Seckel. Sugar Pear. Small but of finest flavor. Th* 
tree grows slow, but it is healthy, and bears well 
Hardy. The fruit is excellent for eating. It is not 
considered a good canning variety. Ripens in Sep 
tember. 
Dwarf Pears 
We can furnish you the Bartlett, Clapp’s Favorite 
Duchess of Angouleme and Seckel in Dwarf trees. Of 
all other varieties we have the trees in Standard 
form only. If your space for trees is limited, or if you 
need filler trees in your orchard, use Dwarf Pear tree* 
Special Pears 
Mendel. As near blightproof as any pear traa so fa/ 
produced. We therefore recommend the Mendel Pear 
wherever pear trees are apt to become blighted. It 
is a hardy tree. The fruit is as large, or larger 
than the Bartlett, sweet and juicy, free from grit 
golden yellow when fully ripe. The pears keep weE 
until December. We furnish you the true variety 
and we are sure you will be pleased with tree and 
fruit. 
Lincoln (See picture on Front Cover.) .This larga 
beautiful yellow pear, flushed with bright red, make* 
a wonderful fruit for the table or for canning. Th* 
quality is excellent. Tree very hardy and produ© 
tive. This is a tree you will be proud of. 
Bose. Winter Pear. Extra large, long and tapering 
Keeps a long time, therefore a good shipper. Th« 
tree is hardy in Nebraska. It is a vigorous grower 
and bears well. 
Price of Mendel, Lincoln and Bose Pears: 
In lots of 
1 3 10 
2 to 3 ft. trees. Each, $0.40 $0.38 $0.30 
3 to 4 ft. trees, postpaid.Each, .45 .40 .37 
4 to 5 ft. trees..Each, .60 .58 .60 
