These Varieties are Tried and Tested 
Grow V oiir Own 
Hipenintf periods mentioned are for 
averat/e eonditions in Conneetieut 
Elberta 
Here is a list of pears that will supply excellent fruit for 
market and home use from August well into the winter. 
Pears will grow on almost any good soil but thrive best in 
rather heavy loam or clay. Plant about 20' apart. 
Bartlett —Most popular pear for home and market use. 
Fine quality and rich flavor. Sept. 
Beurre Bose —Very large, deep yellow, overspread with 
russett. Unsurpassed in quality and flavor. Juicy. Octo¬ 
ber and November. 
Beurre d’Anjou —An excellent market pear for late fall 
and early winter. Fruit yellow with faint blush. Uniform 
in size. Quality good. 
Clapp’sFavorite —Large, red blushed. Quality good. Early. 
Precedes Bartlett. 
Duchess d’Angouleme —Extremely large pears of rich 
buttery flavor. October. 
Keilfer —Large, yellow with red cheek. Excellent for 
cooking and canning. Tree bears young and is produc¬ 
tive. October and November. 
Seckel —Round, small russett colored pears. Fruit sweet 
and of finest quality. Tree productive and hardy. 
October. 
Sheldon —Large, round, russett and red pears of first 
quality. September and October. 
Bartlett — Autumn's Leading Pear 
Each 10 100 
Yg" cal., 4-6'. $.40 $3.00 $20.00 
cal., 3-4' . .30 2.00 16.00 
A" cal., 3-4'. .20 1.60 12.00 
Belle of Georgia —White with red cheek. Freestone. Late August. 
Carman —White, red cheek. Semi-freestone. Mid-August. 
Cumberland —A large white of good quality. Dark red cheek. Nearly 
freestone. Mid-August. A new variety recommended to replace 
Carman. 
Early Elberta—Yellow. Ripens a few days before Elberta and 
is similar to it in quality. 
Eclipse —Dark red, yellow fleshed. Freestone. Late August. 
Texture firm and quality good. A seedling of Belle of Georgia. 
Elberta—Large, yellow with red cheek. Freestone. Early 
September. Standard commercial peach. 
Golden Jubilee —Large golden yellow, red blushed. Freestone. 
Mid-August. Best early yellow. This is an outstanding new 
peach which is now extremely popular. 
J. H. Hale— Very large, yellow flesh, red cheek, freestone. 
Early September. Excellent in quality and flavor. 
Lizzie —Large, lemon yellow with nice red cheek. Free¬ 
stone. Late September. A good shipper. Has lit lie 
fuzz. 
PRICES 
cal. and up, 5-7' 
Each 
10 
100 
$ .75 
$6.50 
$45.00 
9 
16” 
IX" 
16 edl.. 
4-6' 
Eacli 
10 
100 
$ .65 
$5.50 
$35.00 
7 
16“ 
_9_" 
16 Cell., 
3-4' 
Eacli 
10 
100 
$ .55 
$4.50 
$25.00 
PEACH TREE PRICES 
PEARS 
are easy to yrtnr 
and do best 
planted in 
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