♦THE POPULAR WINTER NELIS 
November-December. One of our 
latest pears and also one of our 
very best fruits in quality. Medi¬ 
um to large in size, having a yel¬ 
low skin overlaid with brown rus¬ 
set. The flesh is juicy, sweet and 
rich. The variety is widely grown, 
being popular both as a commer¬ 
cial shipper and home orchard va¬ 
riety. In storage it is one of the 
best keepers and is marketed 
throughout the winter and spring 
months. The tree is exceedingly 
prolific. An excellent pollinizer for 
Bartlett. 
ROEDING'S QUALITY 
PEAR TREES 
The pear, along with the grape, olive and fig, was first introduced to Cali¬ 
fornia by the Mission Fathers, and hence it is one of our oldest fruits. Today, 
commercial pear production is one of California’s most important fruit indus¬ 
tries. California pears are famous throughout the nation for their high quality, 
and the fruit is in demand in the fresh, canned and dried form. 
Pears bloom later than most fruits and can be planted with greater safety 
where spring frosts are likely to occur. 
Deep, well drained, clay loams are usually the best pear soils. The fruit is 
quite well adapted, however, to a wide range of soil conditions, as it stands 
heavy wet soils better than almost any other fruit tree and also does well in 
light, sandy soils where moisture is ample. 
The French root is used almost exclusively today. It is a vigorous grower, 
ivithstands excessive moisture, as well as drought, exceptionally well, and is 
relatively resistant to Oak Root Fungus. 
Most varieties of pears benefit greatly by cross-pollination and we recommend 
the planting of two or more varieties together. The Bartlett produces well in 
valley locations when planted alone but in the foothill districts requires cross- 
pollination. 
Pears are usually planted from 22 to 26 feet apart. On deep, fertile soils the 
trees reach large size and heaviest yields are obtained when the trees are not 
too close. Pears, unlike other fruits, are best when ripened off the tree. They 
should therefore be picked before they begin to soften and laid away to ripen. 
*Bartlett. July-August. The pear of 
universal popularity, used extensively 
for fresh shipment, canning, and drying, 
being the only variety used for all three 
purposes. The fruit is of good size; yel¬ 
low, sometimes with red blush, with 
flesh melting, juicy, and excellent in 
quality. The first important commercial 
variety to ripen. The tree is vigorous 
and productive. We recommend Winter 
Nelis as a pollinizer. 
PEARS — On 
French 
Root 
1 
11 
50 
300 
Price Each 
to 10 
to 49 
to 299 
or more 
6 
to 8 grade 
$ .55 
$ .45 
$ .40 
$ .35 
4 
to 6 grade 
.50 
.40 
.35 
.30 
3 
to 4 grade 
.45 
.35 
.30 
.25 
2 
to 3 grade 
.40 
.30 
.25 
.20 
*Beurre Bose. September-October. A 
beautiful, long, tapering fruit, having 
yellow skin nearly covered with brown 
russeting. The flesh is sw r eet and but¬ 
tery, and of fine quality. The trees reach 
large size and bear enormous crops. A 
popular home orchard sort, and also a 
good commercial shipper. 
Beurre D’Anjou. October-November. A 
high quality pear of French origin 
which has gained important commercial 
rank in California. The fruit is prized 
because it keeps well in storage and is 
THE DWARP BEURRE HARDY 
Dwarf pears (on quince root) are 
easier to prune and harvest, and 
dwarfing induces earlier bearing. 
The quince root is also more blight 
resistant, and it thrives on heavy, 
adobe soils. Beurre Hardy is the 
only variety which makes a good 
union with the quince, and “double 
working” is necessary in order to 
have other varieties on quince. 
marketed over a long period. More re¬ 
sistant to blight than any other high 
quality commercial variety. 
*Beurre Hardy. August-September. An 
excellent early fall pear which follows 
closely after Bartlett. The fruit is of 
large size, symmetrical and attractive. 
A fine shipper and many tons are ex¬ 
ported to England and other countries 
each year. An important commercial 
variety and fine also for the home or¬ 
chard. (Also on quince root at same 
price.) 
THE OLD HOME BLIGHT 
RESISTANT PEAR 
During recent years the use of 
Old Home budded on French root 
has greatly increased among com¬ 
mercial growers in districts where 
Pear Blight is prevalent. By its use 
a tree is formed with a smooth, 
straight trunk and lower limbs 
which are almost immune to blight. 
The Bartlett, or other desired va¬ 
riety, is then worked into these 
main limbs at four or five feet from 
the ground. We can furnish Old 
Home budded on French root at the 
same price as other pear trees. 
(The Old Home is not grown for its 
own fruit.) 
♦Danas Hovey. (Winter Seckel) No¬ 
vember. The Seckel has long been 
known as a fruit without a peer in 
sweetness, flavor, and eating qualities. 
We are now also offering the Winter 
Seckel, which approaches the summer 
variety in these qualities. The fruit is 
medium in size, shapely, and the tree is 
a good bearer. It is a splendid addition 
to any family orchard. 
♦Doyenne du Cornice. October. One of 
the best fall pears and also one of the 
most important, commercially. The 
fruit is of good size, attractive, having 
a yellow skin usually with red blush. 
The flesh is fine grained, juicy and 
sweet. 
Easter Beurre. November. The fruit is 
large to very large, greenish in color 
and of fairly good quality when well 
ripened. It is highly prized for baking. 
The trees reach large size and bear un¬ 
usually large crops. A good pollinizer 
for Winter Nelis. The latest and best 
keeping pear. 
Forelle. (Trout Pear) October. A late 
fall variety used for commercial ship¬ 
ping. A beautiful, medium sized fruit, 
covered with conspicuous large dots, 
from whence it gets its name. The fruit 
is juicy and has a pleasant flavor. 
Madeline. June-July. Our earliest pear 
and one of good quality. The fruit is 
medium in size and somewhat elon¬ 
gated. The skin is pale yellow with melt¬ 
ing and juicy flesh. 
♦Seckel. August. A beautiful, small 
fruit ripening during late summer. The 
flesh is exceptionally fine grained, sweet 
and buttery, and we consider it the 
finest eating pear in existence. Don't 
fail to have the Seckel pear in your 
home orchard. 
(*) Varieties especially recommended 
for the home orchard. 
BEURRE BOSC—Handsome and Delicious 
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