TUALATIN VALLEY NURSERIES 
PEARS 
All our young Pear buds and scions are selected from our heavy 
producing trees. We select only from the very best. We have made 
very good on our fresh pears on the Portland market this year, even with 
low prices, as all our trees are heavy producers, with 90% fancy and 
extra fancy fruit. This is from selecting grafts from best trees. You 
will get same quality tree. Our Bartletts are very fancy long type. 
PRICES ON PEARS 
Each 
10 to 50 
50 or over 
2 to 3 ft. 
25c 
20c 
15c 
3 to 4 ft. 
30c 
28c 
2214 c 
4 to 6 ft. (Selected) 
40c 
32c 
2614c 
Please write for special prices on quantities larger than listed. 
Bose. One of the best early winter 
pears. A splendid shipping and commer¬ 
cial pear. Moderately long shaped. Solid 
russet color. Flesh fine-grained and high¬ 
ly flavored. 
Bartlett. Large size. Golden yellow 
when ripe, with a beautiful blush next 
to the sun. Buttery, very juicy, and 
highly flavored; tree a strong grower, 
bears early and abundantly; very popu¬ 
lar. August and September. 
Clapp’s Favorite. A large fine pear 
resembling the Bartlett, but without its 
musky flavor; pale lemon-yellow with 
brown dots, and fine texture, melting, 
buttery, juicy with delicate flavor; tree 
hardy and productive. August and Sep¬ 
tember. 
Flemish Beauty. Large, juicy, melting 
and rich; strong grower and good bear¬ 
er; very hardy but prefers sunny situa¬ 
tion. September and October. 
Seckel. Small, rich, yellowish-brown; 
one of the best flavored pears known; 
very productive. September and October. 
Lincoln Coreless. Large; green until 
thoroughly ripe, when it becomes a beau¬ 
tiful yellowish green; flesh rich yellow, 
juicy, melting, and of a very delicate 
aromatic flavor; no seeds or core. Feb¬ 
ruary and March. 
Anjou (Buerre d’Anjou). A large fine 
pear, buttery and melting with sprightly 
flavor; tree a fine grower and very pro¬ 
ductive ; one of the best. October to 
January. 
Howell. Early, profuse bearer; fruit 
rather large, flesh white, juicy, melting, 
vinous. Very good. 
Winter Nellis. Medium; skin yellowish 
green, dotted with gray russet; flesh 
yellowish white; fine grained, of a rich 
saccharine, aromatic flavor. December. 
Fall Butter. A favorite fall pear; 
yellow, sweet and juicy. Splendid baking 
pear. September. 
Winter Bartlett. This fine pear origi¬ 
nated at Eugene, Oregon. The tree 
stands in a dooryard in that city, bearing 
fine fruit, and has, with possibly two or 
three exceptions, borne a good crop for 
over 20 years. Tree very vigorous, a 
foot in diameter and 40 feet high. Has 
had no pruning or care, yet it is as sym¬ 
metrical and pretty shaped tree as one 
ever sees. Fruit large, closely resembling 
the Bartlett in shape and appearance; 
perfectly smooth, flesh tender, juicy and 
melting; flavor similar to the Winter 
Nellis, but season a little later, and as 
good as can be desired. 
Comice. A splendid commercial vari¬ 
ety, being of fine size; good appearance; 
ships well. October. 
QUINCES 
The quince is, of late, attracting a good deal of attention as a 
market fruit. Scarcely any fruit will pay better in the orchard. The 
tree is hardy and compact in growth, requiring but little space. Pro¬ 
ductive, gives regular crops and comes early into bearing. The fruit 
is much sought after for canning for winter use. 
2 to 3 ft. 35c each 3 to 4 ft. 4714 c each 4 to 6 ft. (extra large) 60c each 
O range. Large, roundish, somewhat Pineapple. One of the best for home 
irregular with a small and short neck at use. Fruit large and highly flavored, 
the base; fine golden yellow flesh and of Champion Quince. Very large, bright 
excellent flavor. October. yellow. 
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