Pears 
DOYENNE DU COMICE. 
Tree moderately vigorous, 
upright grower. Fruit large, 
roundish. Skin greenish 
yellow, becoming fine yeh 
low at maturity, often light' 
ly shaded with crimson and 
fawn in the sun. Flesh 
white, fine melting, a little 
buttery, juicy, sweet, rich, 
slightly aromatic. Very 
good. October to Novem¬ 
ber. 
Summer Varieties 
BARTLETT. Large, buttery, juicy, high flavored; great bearer. 
One of the most popular of all the summer varieties. August to 
September. 
CLAPP’S FAVORITE. Fruit large; skin thin, pale yellow; flesh 
white, fine grained, juicy, buttery, melting, rich, sweet, vinous; 
a little perfumed; very good. Ripens two weeks earlier than 
Bartlett. 
Seckel. 
The best soil for this fruit is a strong loam of moderate depth on a dry 
sub-soil. Trees should be handled in same manner when planting, as any 
other fruit tree, not failing to cut back tops, which insures better growth. 
Most varieties are much finer in flavor if picked from tree before being 
fully mature, and allowed to ripen off the tree. 
Autumn Varieties 
BELJRRE d’ANJOU. A fine Pear; rather large; flesh yellowish 
white, buttery; fine grained, rich, vinous flavor. Tree a good 
grower and fine bearer. October and November. 
BEURRE BOSC. Large, deep yellow russet colored, long neck. 
Half melting, juicy, deli¬ 
cious with pleasant odor. 
Tree good grower and pro¬ 
ductive. Good shipper. 
September. 
Bartlett. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES— 
Continued. 
FLEMISH BEAUTY. Fruit large, 
pale yellow, becoming reddish 
brown at maturity on the sunny side. Flesh 
yellowish white, juicy, melting, very sac¬ 
charine and rich. Last of September. 
SECKEL. S mall, yellowish brown, red cheek; 
sweet, juicy, melting. Best. September and 
October. 
Winter Varieties 
WINTER NELIS. Tree hardy and thrifty; a very delicious 
winter Pear of medium size; flesh yellowish white, fine 
grained, buttery and very melting, abounding with juice of 
a rich, aromatic flavor; good to very good. December to 
February. 
Apricots 
This is one of the most beautiful of the stone fruits. A thrifty 
grower soon making a fine head, producing an abundance of 
fruit. Requires practically same conditions and treatment as 
the peach. 
BLENHEIM. Is above medium size, oval-shaped, deep orange color. Flesh 
beautiful yellow, juicy, fine flavored. Extensively grown in California 
in all sections because of its fine quality and profitable returns. 
MOORPARK. Fruit large, roundish, about 214 inches in diameter. Skin 
orange in the shade, but deep orange or brownish red in the sun. Flesh 
quite firm, bright orange, parting from the stone. Ripens early in 
August. 
PEACH APRICOT. One of the largest; fruit firm, juicy, with a rich 
flavor; productive. Last of July. 
ROYAL. A fine, large French variety; fruit roundish, large, oval, slightly 
compressed. Skin dull yellow with an orange cheek, very faintly tinged 
with red. Flesh pale orange, firm and juicy, with a rich, vinous flavor. 
Ripens the latter part of July. - 
TILTON. Fruit large size, rich apricot color, with a flavor of the highest 
quality. As a result of its fruit buds putting out much later than other 
varieties is said to bear immense crops every year, and is considered the 
most prolific of all apricots, either for canning or drying. 
Moorpark Apricots. 
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