Delicious 
PEARS 
are easy to grow 
Plant standard pears 20 to 25 feet apart, plant dwarf pears 15 
feet apart each way. Pears, I find, will grow on most any soil 
except on wet land where the soil is saturated with moisture 
a good part of the year. Pears will pay you well, you can can 
them, some are extra fine eating fruits, some keep good, and 
any surplus will bring you a good price. Pears find a ready 
market. 
Standard Varieties 
LATE PEARS—For Canning or Keeping 
Dnnn Finest quality'fate fall and winter pear. Extra large, 
long and taperkig, russet, keeps well, therefore a good 
shipper. Tree vigorous and profuse bearer. Keeps until De¬ 
cember. Add 15c per tree to prices quoted. 
Duchess of Angouleme l™\,iL% y „owT 
time. The fruit is very large, of fine quality and juicy, keeps 
well in winter. For the Middle West a good tree in every 
respect. Ripens in October. 
TlormcVi Pooutv Large, handsome, sweet and melting, 
Iblllloll JjcctULj pale yellow, covered with russet. 
Hardy, vigorous, good bearer and of fair quality. They are 
grown successfully in Northern Nebraska, and does well any¬ 
where in the Middle West. Ripens in September. 
Profitable market variety. Large, nice shape, good 
for canning. Quality fair. The tree is hardy, i 
advise planting some other variety along with Kieffer, it bears 
better. Ripens in October. 
T inrnln This high quality large yellow pear flushed with 
J-illlOUlll bright red makes a good fruit for eating or can¬ 
ning. Quality is very good. The tree is hardy in Nebraska 
and bears well, but I must say that it is one of the new varie¬ 
ties. It is becoming more and more popular every year. Just 
how good it does in the Northern states I have not been able 
to find out. 2%-4 foot, 80c each; 3 for $2.25. 4-6 foot trees. 
81.00 each. 
EARLY PEARS-Good Table Varieties 
Rfivtlptt One of the most popular pears. Fruit large, but- 
Jjai licit tery, and melting with a rich musky flavor, white 
flesh. Tree grows erect, bears early and heavy. For years my 
father has experimented to find out just how far north Bartlett 
can be grown. I am quite certain that it will be a success 
anywhere in the Middle West, and in the Lake region. An 
occasional spray with Pestroy is advisable. Ripens in August. 
cx to to * Q "U’oTmvito Tree is hardy, a vigorous grower and 
o A OiVUliliC very productive. Fruit large, pale 
yellow and dull red with russet specks; flesh fine grained, juicy, 
melting and sweet. I would call it a little hardier than Bart¬ 
lett, but the quality is not quite so good as Bartlett. August. 
OppL-pl (Sugar Pear.) The fruit is small, but of finest 
QCLiVCl flavor. The tree is a slow grower, but it is healthy, 
hardy and bears well. I have known Seckel Pear ever since 
my father raised Pears; Seckel was his favorite. Should be 
sprayed during the summer with Pestroy. Ripens in September. 
Planting 
Instructions 
For any tree or 
shrub you plant pre¬ 
pare the holes plen¬ 
ty large. This is 
essential for a good 
growth. The holes 
should be deep 
enough to allow sev¬ 
eral inches of loose 
soil—on the bottom, 
and wide enough to 
allow the roots to 
spread out. 
QUINCE 
Can be grown wherever Pears 
do well. It makes a desirable 
canning fruit. My father tried 
a number of varieties, and the 
Orange Quince was the only 
one that bore fairly regular. It 
is hardy here, but north of here 
I could hardly advise planting 
Quince, except on well protect¬ 
ed places. 3-4 foot trees, 75c 
each; 3 for $2.00, postpaid. 
GOOD KEEPING PEARS 
While I am writing this (De¬ 
cember, 1935), there are still 
some Bose pears in a local 
fruit store—in splendid shape 
and of fine quality. At the 
same time I still have some 
Duchess pears in my cellar; 
they would keep until Christ¬ 
mas, judging by their pres¬ 
ent condition. 
DUCHESS OF ANGOULEME 
Price of all Standard Pear Trees 
Except Lincoln 
2- 3 ft., postpaid, each. 
3- 4 ft., postpaid, each. 
4- 5 ft., 3-yr. roots, 2-yr. tops, each.. 
5- 6 ft., finest grade, }&-inch caliper 
and up, each. 
1 
10 
25 
$ 0.40 
$ 3.80 
$ 9.00 
.55 
5.20 
12.50 
.70 
6.60 
16.00 
.78 
7.60 
18.50 
Trees of 4-5 and 5-6 ft. sizes will come to you prepaid 
if your order for trees or shrubs amounts to $15.00 ot 
more. (Evergreens not included.) 
DWARF PEARS 
For town lots, or wherever the space is limited the Dwarf Pear 
makes an ideal tree. In orchard planting. Dwarf Pears are 
used as fillers. If you plant your apple trees 40 feet apart, 
you can plant a Dwarf Pear, a Peach or Plum between as 
fillers. The fillers bring you early returns, and when your 
apples need the space you can remove the fillers. 
Dwarf Pears are bearing very young, generally the second or 
third year. The fruit is the same as on the standard tree, 
the difference between a Dwarf Pear and a Standard Pear is 
only in the habit of growing, no difference of the fruit. I can 
furnish you the following varieties of Pears in Dwarf form: 
Bartlett, Duchess of Angouleme, Seckel. Prices of Dwarf 
Pear trees; 2 1 / 4-4 ft. trees, postpaid, each, $0.80; 3 for $2.20; 
10 for $6.50. 
One of my patrons writes . . . 
Sonderegger Nurseries, 
Beatrice, Nebraska. November 2. 1935. 
Gentlemen: 
I am inclosing photos I took of one of your Shropshire Damson 
Plums, 3 feet high at time of planting, which I purchased from you this 
spring. From the photo you will note that it increased in height by 
NEW GROWTH, seven feet and three inches in this first season’s growth. 
This is so extraordinary for this region, where trees grow slowly, that 
it is being viewed by horticulturists in this district with wonder. The 
soil is ordinary red clay, and the tree has had no more than ordinary 
care, if even that. Two more purchased from you at the same time 
closely approach the one shown in the photo. 
I am also sending you a photo of one of your smallest Wealthy ap¬ 
ples I purchased from you last year, which shows a thrift exceeding any¬ 
thing I have ever seen for this district for a two-year old. 
I hive patronized most of the well known nurseries in the past, but 
I am free to say that not one can compare with your own plants in good 
packing, in extraordinary good root systems, and healthy, vigorous plants. 
You may feel free to quote me, or use the photos, and this testimonial 
is offered voluntarily, on my own volition, as an evidence of my pleasure 
in having received great satisfaction in my dealings with you. 
Yours truly, ALFORD ROOS, 
Vanadium, N. M. 
1886—Sonderegger Nurseries and Seed House.Beatrice, Nebraska—1936 
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