Delicious • Easy to grow 
Pears do fine planted in sod in the yard. As they grow 
upright, they do not need much room. It is best to plant 
more than one variety so they can cross-pollenize. We 
Ijnd our trees on hardy pear stock and we have never seen 
trees with such fine roots as we produce here. Pears should 
be picked before they are entirely ripe and put in a cool, 
dark place to ripen. 
Prices on all Pear Trees 
Patten, our most popular pear 
Varieties alike or assorted, your choice 
Each Per 4 
Postpaid, 3 to 4 feet . 45c $1.60 
Not prepaid, 4 to 6 feet . 60c 
Per 12 
84.20 
6.00 
2.20 
BARTLETT—The leading summer pear. 
Large, yellow with blush. Juicy, sweet, high 
quality. 
DOUGLAS—A fall pear that originated in 
Kansas. It bears very young, generally the 
next year after planting. Hardy, heavy bearer 
and considered almost blight proof. Fruit is 
large, yellow with blush. ITesh is white, ten¬ 
der, juicy. 
DUCHESS—A fine fall pear. Bears young. 
Fruit is very large, greenish yellow, russet 
spotted. Fine quality, rich and juicy. 
KIEFFER—The most widely planted -winter 
pear. If the fruit is picked before it is ripe and 
put in a coni dark place to ripen, it ripens into 
a fine flavored pear. Extra good for canning. 
Bears young and hea-vdly. 
LINCOLN—A good, large, yellow, late-sum- 
mer pear which bears young and heavily and 
is delicious for eating and canning. It is very 
blight resistant. 
MENDEL—A new pear from Minnesota. We 
consider Patten a better pear, except that in 
North Dakota hlendel might be better. 
PATTEN—This is our best pear. It is very 
hardy, growing in ^Minnesota and the Dako¬ 
tas. We have never heard of any being killed 
by blight. Fruit is greenish yellow, large, keeps 
well. Wonderful flavor, juicy. Bears young 
and heavily. Ripens in August. 
SECKEL—Called the Sugar Pear because of 
its sweet flavor. Fruit is not so large but very 
highest quality. Hardy, blight resistant, bears 
young and heavily. Ripens in late summer. 
Seckel, 
the sugar pear 
■ARDY APRICOTS 
Superb 
Apricot 
Illustration 
j One-half Actual Size 
Vlio does not like apricot sauce and pre¬ 
serves.^ They ripen right after cherries and 
just before the early peaches. If you can, 
plant them on a northern slope. They are 
easy to grow. The late frosts may catch 
the blooms sometimes but my gracious, 
the trees do not require any special care or 
attention. They are easy to grow. And 
home-grown, tree-ripened apricots are one 
of the most delicious of all fruits. Plant 
some in your back yard. 
Postpaid, 3 to 4 feet. . . 
Not prepaid, 4 to 6 feet 
SUPERB—This variety, originating in 
Kansas, we consider the best for the mid¬ 
dle west. It is hardy, very jjroductive, and 
bears when the others fail. The fruit is 
medium size and very fine quality. 
We can also furnish Chinese and Moor¬ 
park. Moorpark is planted in the fruit 
districts in the west but is not so good in 
the middle west. 
APRICOT PRICES 
Each 
Per 2 
Per 6 
45 c 
80c 
$2.10 
55c 
$1.00 
2.70 
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