88 Fruits 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Seckel. Small; skin yellowish brown 
with brownish red cheek ; flesh fine 
grained, sweet, richest and highest 
flavor. Equally popular for dessert 
and pickling. September-October. 
Sheldon. Medium size; yellow, with 
a richly shaded cheek ; flesh a little 
coarse, melting, juicy, with a very 
brisk, vinous, highly perfumed flavor 
of first quality. October. 
Worden. A seedling of the Seckel, 
equal in quality but larger and rich¬ 
er. Hardy and an enormous bearer. 
October. 
WINTER PEARS 
Bose. Finest quality late fall and 
winter variety. Extra large, long 
and tapering; russet; good shipper, 
brings highest market price. A 
vigorous grower. November, Decem¬ 
ber. 
Lawrence. Medium yellow with 
brown dots, melting, pleasant, aro¬ 
matic. November-December. 
DWARF PEARS 
Set trees 10 ft. apart. 
Dwarf Pears save space and bear 
younger. Best for small lot or garden. 
In planting, cover the junction of 
Pear and Quince, by 2 or 3 inches. 
PRICE: | Each | 10 1 100 
Bartlett 4 to 5 ft.| $1.00 | $9.00 | $75.00 
Pears. VARIETIES; Bartlett, Clapps, Duch¬ 
ess, Seckel, Anjou. 
Will grow on almost any good soil but thrive best in a 
rather heavy clay or loam. Standards planted 18 to 20 feet 
apart, are best for permanent orchards. 
Price of Standard Pears— 
Each 
10 | 100 
5 to 7 ft. 
$1.00 
.90 
.75 
$9.00 
8.00 
6.50 
$75.00 
65.00 
50.00 
4 to 5 ft. 
3 to 4 ft.. 
SUMMER PEARS 
Bartlett. Large, buttery, juicy, high-flavored, great bearer; 
very popular both for eating out of the hand and for 
canning. August and September. 
Clapp. Very large, yellow and dull red, with russet specks. 
Melting, rich. August. 
Hungaria’s Best Apricot. 
APRICOTS 
Tyson. Medium, melting, juicy, good. August. 
Wilder. Small to medium, yellow, shaded carmine, fine 
grained, tender, sub-acid. Vigorous grower. Early August. 
Ripens between Cherries and Peaches. Should be planted on 
a northern or western exposure to prevent early blooming. 
The Russian (R) varieties are hardiest. 
AUTUMN PEARS 
Anjou. Large, buttery, melting, rich, vinous. Late fall and 
early winter variety. October to January. 
Douglas A. recent introduction of supreme value to fruit- 
--— growers, because it is “blight proof” and “frost¬ 
proof.” Otherwise, the fruit is large, roundish, smooth, of 
attractive beauty. Its thin but protective skin is golden 
yellow flecked with russet, and thickly blushed scarlet on 
the sunny side. Flesh whitish, fine grained, tender; a small 
core with few seeds. Flavor sweet but with a piquant acidity. 
Duchess (of Angouleme). Very large, buttery, rich, juicy. 
Pick them before maturity, wrap in tissue paper, and rack 
away for complete ripening. October and November. 
Flemish Beauty. Large, juicy, rich ; one of the hardiest trees 
and most enjoyable fruits. September-October. 
Kielfer. Large size, handsome appearance, and remarkable 
keeping and shipping qualities. October-November. 
Rossney. Large fruits; creamy skin and crimson blush; flesh 
melting, juicy, sweet; vigorous and productive. 
Price: 
4 to 5 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
2 to 3 ft, 
| Each 
10 
100 
$0.85 
$7.50 
$60.00 
.70 
6.00 
50.00 
.60 
5.00 
37.50 
Set Trees 
16 to 18 
feet apart 
Alexander. (R). Early freestone; orange with red blush. 
Early G-olden. Small, pale orange, juicy and sweet. 
Hungfaria’s Best. Grows to immense size, fruit large, deep 
yellow, with yellow flesh, very fine flavor. Set 25 feet. 
Moorpark. Yellow, with red cheek, juicy, sweet and rich. 
NECTARINE 
Size, and a smooth skin like 
the Plum, and like the Peach in 
other ways, melting, of juicy 
texture, and delicious flavor. 
Price: | Each | 10 
4 to 5 ft.| $0.75 I $6.50 
3 to 4 ft..I .65 1 5.50 
Red Roman. Greenish yellow, red check; flesh golden. 
