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ripen, and growers report that, on account 
of its earliness, it often makes them more 
money than any other. A good, profitable 
orchard variety. August. 
Duchess D’Angouleme. Standard and 
Dwarf—Large, greenish yellow, with patches 
of russet and a dark red cheek. Strong 
grower and a good bearer. Attains greatest 
perfection when grown as Dwarf. Oct. and Nov. 
Flemish Beauty. Standard only—A large 
beautiful, melting, sweet pear. Tree very 
hardy, vigorous and fruitful. Flesh is ten¬ 
der, juicy and highly flavored. Season Sep¬ 
tember and October. 
Kieffer. Standard—This is a very profit¬ 
able commercial pear when properly grown 
and handled. It can be grown very cheaply 
and undoubtedly is the pear for the masses. 
Tree very vigorous and bears often the sec¬ 
ond year after planting. Needs about 10% 
of some other variety to ensure proper pol- 
enization. The fruit is large, skin yellow, 
sometimes with a red cheek, flesh is brittle, 
juicy, with a marked quince aroma. It is 
especially desirable as a canning pear. The 
fruit often needs thinning, for if allowed to 
over-bear, the quality and color may be poor. 
It should be picked when mature, but be¬ 
fore fully ripe. If allowed to ripen upon the 
tree, the flesh about the core becomes gritty 
and coarse. About the time the leaves begin 
to fall, gather the pears carefully and ripen 
in a cool dark cellar or other place of even 
temperature. Hundreds of car loads of this 
variety are exported to Europe every year 
and return profitable prices to the grower. 
Koonce. Standard only—A very popular 
early variety. Fruit medium to large, yel¬ 
low, one-half nearly covered with red. Tree 
vigorous, free from blight, upright, handsome 
grower. Early August. 
Lawrence. Standard and Dwarf—Medium 
sized, light yellow, sugary, good; reliable and 
productive. December to January. 
Louise Bonne de Jersey. Standard and 
Dwarf—Tree especially desirable as a dwarf; 
vigorous, fruit medium size, skin smooth, 
glossy, pale green in shade, but brownish red 
iii the sun; flesh greenish white, very juicy, 
with a rich, excellent flavor. Sept, and Oct. 
V-" Seckel. Standard and Dwarf—Small, rich, 
yellowish; one of the best and highest fla¬ 
vored pears known. Very productive. Sep¬ 
tember and October. 
Sheldon. Standard only—A better autumn 
'pear does not exist. First quality; large, 
round, russet and red, melting, rich and de¬ 
licious. As a standard should be more largely 
planted. Season October and November. 
Vermont Beauty. -Standard and Dwarf— 
This beautiful and valuable pear is of full 
medium size, yellow, covered on the sunny 
side with bright carmine-red, making it ex¬ 
ceedingly attractive and handsome; flesh 
melting, rich juicy. Ripens with and after 
Seckel. 
Wilder Early. Standard and Dwarf—A 
good keeping, good shipping, superior fla¬ 
vored, very early, handsome pear. Medium 
size, handsome, of high quality; solid and 
does not rot at the core. Tree bears young. 
-<Early August. 
Worden-Seckel. Standard only—A seed¬ 
ling of Seckel, only it is larger, yellow, with 
red cheek. Has not the russet skin that the 
Seckel has. It is almost equal to Seckel in 
quality, while in size, color, and form it is 
superior. Tree a poor grower in the nursery. 
October. 
Dwarf Pear Tree 
