Hardy Pears for the North 
We offer pears that are hardy in the North. This is our 
specialty. Any of the pear trees that have gone through the 
winters of 1935 and 1936 with the temperatures as low as 
40 degrees below zero surely are hardy. This spring we are 
offering the following varieties: 
PEAKS 
ZACHMAN —Largest hardy pear. Ripens green with blush red 
cheek. No grit and is a good quality eating pear. It will keep 
until the first of the year. Zachman is perfectly hardy, even 
in Canada. Never known to blight. 
ASP A —A medium sized pear of very good quality. Has red 
cheek. Originated by the Lake City Nursery. Appears to be 
perfectly hardy. Does not blight. 
SIMOLA —Pear originated by Prof. N. E. Hansen of South 
Dakota State College. A rather small pear but of fair quality. 
Very hardy. 
MING —Another of Prof. Hansen’s originations. Similar to 
Simola but somewhat rounder. Very hardy. 
PATTEN NO. 5—Very rapid grower. Very hardy. Fruit gets 
quite red, almost size of a medium-sized hen’s egg. Bears 
heavily, just like plums in clusters. Very sweet, just like sugar. 
Also juicy. Charles Patten of Charles City, Iowa, Iowa State 
College, has taken it over. 
TAIT NO. 1 —Hardy Canadian pear. 
TAIT NO. 2 —Hardy Canadian pear. 
TAIT NO. 4—Very good, rather round medium-sized pear. 
Ripens early, and bears quite young. Hardy. 
HANDMADE PEAR TREES 
They are Ussuriensis (wild pear trees), 1 y 2 in. to D/4 in. in 
diameter, about 3 ft. high, with three different varieties of pear 
buds grafted in. Let only the grafted buds grow and in a few 
years you can pick three different varieties of pears from one 
tree. 
y 2 to % in. stocks, $2.50 each; 2 for $4.50; 4 for $8.00 
% to 1 14 in. stocks, $2.75 each; 2 for $4.75; 4 for $8.50 
All of our pears are grafted on Harbin Ussuriensis Pear Roots—the only kind 
which we have found suitable for the North. 
