MUNCIE, IND. 
ERNST NURSERIES 
EATON, OHIO 
SUPREME 
QUALITY 
PEARS 
CULTURE—Does well in any good soil. Prefers heavy clay or 
loam. Bears fruit in 3 years. Spacing: 18 ft. apart each way. Re¬ 
quiring 135 trees per acre. 
SUMMER PEARS 
BARTLETT —Large yellow, waxy skin. Good market variety. 
Ripens in August. 
3 to 4 ft. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY— L arge juicy, rich pear. Very good 
for home use and market. Sept. 
WINTER PEAR 
CLAPP’S FAVORITE —Very large, yellow to dull red with rus¬ 
set specks. Pick early and ripen carefully. August. 
WILDER —Medium size red and yellow color. Ripens in early 
August. 
FALL PEARS 
DUCHESS— Greenish yel¬ 
low splashed with russet 
specks. Rich and juicy. 
Sept, and Oct. 
SECKEL — Yellowish 
brown with bright red 
cheek. Very productive. 
Good for pickling. Sept. 
KIEFFER —Large size, 
well shaped pear. Especial¬ 
ly good for market. Oct. 
and Nov. 
SHELDON — Med i u m 
size. Yellow with red 
cheeks. Good pickling pear. Oct. and Nov. 
WORDEN SECKLE —Medium size. Good quality and 
a heavy bearer. Sept, and Oct. 
Bartlett 
Bose 
BOSC —Finest of pears. Long tapering shape having rus¬ 
set color. Brings highest prices in market. Ripens Nov. 
and Dec. 
PRICES ON PEARS 
True to name, finest quality stock 
Each 10 100 
5 to 7 feet .$0-75 $7.00 $60.00 
4 to 5 feet .60 5.50 50.00 
3 to 4 feet .50 4.50 40.00 
Special, 6 pears, 3-4 ft. our selection, $2.25 
Ernst’s fruit trees are grafted from SCIONS 
OF BEARING ORCHARDS on WHOLE 
ROOT understocks. 
This scientific method of propagation insures 
TRUE TO NAME, HEAVY BEARING 
TREES. 
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