W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, GENEVA, N. Y. 
Vermont Beauty. A beautiful new seedling pear; 
■fruit of medium size, round; skin yellow, nearly covered 
with carmine; flesh melting, sprightly, very good. Octo¬ 
ber. 
Worden Seckel. A seedling of Seckel. Fruit medium 
size, borne in clusters; juicy, buttery, fine-grained, with a 
flavor and aroma fully equal to that of its parent. October. 
Select Winter Pears 
Beurre Bose. Large, long, cinnamon russet, handsome; 
half-melting, juicy, rich, slightly perfumed and delicious. 
October. 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large, obovate, pyriform, greenish 
russet, sometimes shaded with crimson, melting, juicy, 
vinous, perfumed, rich and delicious. October. 
Duchess d’Angouleme. Very large, greenish yellow; 
melting, sugary and aromatic. December. 
Dwarf Pears 
The following varieties are particularly recommended 
for cultivation on the quince. AH are vigorous and hand¬ 
some growers, hardy and productive. Bartlett, Beurre 
d’Anjou, Clapp’s Favorite, Duchess d’Angouleme, Howell, 
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Lawrence, Manning’s Elizabeth, 
Seckel, Wilder’s^Early, Worden Seckel, Flemish Beauty. 
Bing. A native of Oregon; fruit very large, bright and 
glossy; color very dark crimson; one of the largest 
cherries ever produced, and of the most excellent quality. 
Season July. 
Dyehouse. Partakes of both the Duke and Morello 
in wood and fruit; a very early and sure bearer; ripens a 
week before the Early Richmond, of better quality and 
quite as productive. June. 
Early Richmond. Medium size, dark red; juicy, rich, 
acid flavor. The stone adheres to the stem. The most 
hardy of all. Ripens through June. 
May Duke. Large, dark red, tender, melting, juicy, 
and when fully ripe, rich and excellent flavor. Ripens a 
long time in succession. Tree hardy, vigorous and up¬ 
right in growth. Middle of June. 
Montmorency (Large Montmorency). A cherry of the 
Richmond class, but larger and more solid. A more up¬ 
right grower, equally hardy, and a heavy cropper. Ripens 
from seven to ten days later than the Richmond, entirely 
escaping danger from spring frost. 
English Morello. Large, dark red, nearly black; 
tender, juicy, sub-acid. Valuable for preserves. July 
and August. 
Windsor Cherries. 
PLUMS 
Plums of European Type 
Biadshaw. A very large oval, dark violet red; juicy, 
sweet and good; a valuable market variety. Tree very 
vigorous, erect and productive. Middle of August. 
Fellenburg (Italian Prune). A fine late plum; oval, 
purple; flesh juicy and delicious; parts from the stone; fine 
for drying. Tree very productive. September. 
German Prune. A large, long, oval variety, much 
esteemed for drying; color dark purple; of very agree¬ 
able flavor. September. 
Green Gage. Small; considered the standard of excel¬ 
lence; slow grower. Middle of August. 
Imperial Gage. Large, oval, greenish; juicy, melting, 
sweet, rich, sprightly and agreeable; parts front the stone. 
Tree very vigorous and productive. Middle of August 
and first of September. 
CHERRIES 
Heart and Bigarreau Cherries 
Black Tartarian. Very large, bright 
purple, glossy black; half tender, juicy, 
rich and fine. Tree a rapid, vigorous, 
upright grower and great bearer. One 
of the popular kinds. Ripens last of 
June and beginning of July. 
Governor Wood. Large; light yellow 
and bright red; very tender, juicy, 
sweet, rich and delicious. Middle to 
end of June. 
Lambert. Very large, dark purplish 
red turning almost jet black when ripe. 
Flesh firm, rich and juicy; an enor¬ 
mous bearer. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. Very large, 
pale yellow and red; very firm, juicy, 
sweet and good. Tree spreading, vigor¬ 
ous , and exceedingly productive. Early 
in July. 
Rockport Bigarreau. Large, amber 
and light red; half tender, sweet, rich 
and excellent. Last of June and first 
of July. 
Seneca. This variety originated at 
the NewYork State Experiment Station 
at Geneva, N. Y. And is a new sort 
of great promise, so remarkable in one 
ch acteristic, at least —- earliness— 
that it is bound to be a great acquisition 
to Cherry growing. Color of the fruit is dark red to 
purplish black. Flesh dark red to purplish red, with dark 
red juice. Tender, melting, sweet, with a spicy flavor. 
Quality very good. Ripens two weeks earlier than Black 
Tartarian. 
Schmidt’s Bigarreau (New). Remarkably hardy and 
productive. Fruit of the largest size; a deep mahogany 
color; flesh dark; tender, juicy, with a fine, rich flavor. 
July. 
Windsor. Fruit large; liver colored. Flesh remarkably 
firm, sweet and of fine quality. Middle of July. 
Yellow Spanish. Large, pale yellow, with a red cheek; 
flesh firm; juicy and delicious. First of July. 
Duke and Morello Cherries 
Baldwin. Fruit large, almost round; very dark, trans¬ 
parent wine color; flavor slightly acid yet the sweetest 
and richest of the Morello type. 
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