ROGERS, MINNESOTA 
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HARDY PEARS FOR THE COLD NORTHWEST 
The pear exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair where some fifty varieties 
of . pears were shown and gathered from all parts of the state has given 
evidence that pears can be grown here in the northwest. But let me warn 
you that southern pears can not be grown here regardless of what the 
nursery catalog writes about their hardy pear for the north. We have tried 
nearly every named pear in our nursery twenty miles northwest of Minne¬ 
apolis and have only one southern variety (the Douglas) that we think is 
worth further trial. 
We have experimented with pears for nearly twenty years and have the 
benefit of Mr. Tait’s forty-two years of. experience with pears. We specialize 
in growing Hardy Pears for the North. Hundreds of seedlings are grown 
every year, but very few live to be five years old and some of those that 
live are no improvement over what we already have and are discarded. 
We have a collection of pear trees from all over the world. In this col¬ 
lection are some very hardy and good pears. They are more hardy than 
apple trees. You will find these listed in our catalog. Until now we have 
about seven varieties that are hardy and the fruit is of good quality. These 
varieties have been tested here by us and proved hardy. We also have these 
and other varieties under test at Carterton, Canada, and at Fargo, North 
Dakota, where five of them have proven absolutely hardy. The Tait numbers 
were originated by Mr. Tait at Carterton, Canada, and have proven to be 
more hardy than the Wealthy apple. 
We have nearly fifty named varieties of pears in our nursery now. Some 
of them have large fruit and are very good, but we will not yet offer any 
trees for sale except for trial purposes. OuP pear trees are all grafted or 
budded onto Harbin Ussuriensis root, the hardiest roots we know of. We do 
not grow the dwarfed pear trees. A dwarfed tree never bears enough fruit 
to pay for the ground it stands on. 
