PEARS (Continued; 
Osband. Yellow with red cheek; half melting, 
mild and pleasant. 
Tyson. Bright yellow, shaded with reddish brown, 
buttery, sweet, aromatic, excellent. 
Wilder Early. Rather small; greenish yellow, 
with a brownish red cheek; handsome, melting, 
sweet. 
AUTUMN PEARS 
Anjou (Beurre d'Anjou). Large, handsome; but¬ 
tery and melting with sprightly, vinous flavor. 
Angouleme. Large, with rough and uneven sur¬ 
face; greenish yellow, with a dull red cheek; 
vigorous and strong; a good bearer while quite 
young. 
Flemish. Large size; greenish yellow and brown; 
rich and juicy. An old and highly esteemed 
variety. 
Kieffer. Vigorous grower, early and regular 
bearer and very productive; fruit large, rich 
yellow, tinged with red, somewhat russety and 
very handsome; flesh white, buttery and juicy. 
Seckel. Small size; yellowish russet, with a red 
cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and 
melting. 
Sheldon. Large size, roundish; greenish yellow; 
very juicy, melting, sweet and vinous. 
Worden. Color, golden yellow, with crimson 
cheek. Very juicy, buttery, melting; one of the 
choicest. 
DWARF PEARS 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
As certain varieties of pears are not successful 
when grown as dwarfs, we herewith give a special 
list of such as are most suitable, and of which the 
Angouleme is decidedly the best of all. 
Anjou Kieffer 
Clapp Favorite Louise Bonne 
Angouleme Lawrence 
PERSIMMONS (Date Plum) 
American. Will thrive and ripen its fruit as far 
north as the Great Lakes. 5° cts. each. 
Japanese. Grafted varieties, excellent trees, 3-4 ft., 
—75 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
PLUMS 
The finer kinds of plums are beautiful dessert 
fruits, of rich and luscious flavor. For cooking 
and canning they are unsurpassed. For best flavor 
they should be allowed to remain on the tree until 
fully ripe; but for shipping they must be gathered 
a very few days earlier, when they may be shipped 
long distances, arriving in good condition. All in 
the list are hardy and vigorous in severe climates. 
Plums should be pruned sufficiently to prevent a 
straggling growth, and to keep the head from 
being too crowded. “Black knot” must be re¬ 
moved as soon as it is discovered. The only remedy 
is to cut off the diseased part and bum it. Per¬ 
mit no black knot to exist about your premises 
or your neighbor’s, if you can help it, but have 
it removed and burned. 
The plum does best in heavy loam; but it will 
do extremely well on a shaly or gravelly loam, 
especially if there be some clay in the soil. They 
should be thoroughly cultivated and not allowed 
to stand in grass. 
Strong, selected trees, 50 cts. each; $4 per doz.; 
$30 per 100. 
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PLUMS 
EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
Bradshaw. Large, violet red; juicy, pleasant. 
German Prune. Large, oval, dark purple; agree¬ 
able flavor and esteemed for drying. 
Green Gage. Small, but of the highest excel¬ 
lence. vSeptember. 
Lombard. Oval; violet-red; flesh yellow, juicy and 
pleasant; a great bearer. September. 
Moore Arctic. Size medium; skin purplish black, 
with a thin blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow, 
juicy, sweet. 
Shipper Pride. Large, dark purple; quality fine, 
juicy and sweet. Excellent for canning. 
Shropshire Damson (Prune Damson). An Eng¬ 
lish variety of great merit for preserving. Large, 
and much more desirable than the common 
damson. 
Yellow Gage ( Prince's Yellow Gage). Large, oval; 
golden yellow; flesh deep yellow, rich. 
JAPAN VARIETIES 
Abundance. Comes into bearing remarkably 
young and yields abundantly. Color rich, 
bright cherry-red, with a distinct bloom, and 
highly perfumed. 
Burbank. The fruit is large, nearly globular, 
clear, cherry-red with a thin lilac bloom; flesh a 
deep yellow, very sweet, with a peculiar and 
very agreeable flavor. 
October Purple. Productive; good quality. Large, 
round, late purple plum. Especially recom¬ 
mended for late market. 
Red June. Japanese origin. Prof. Bailey says: 
“By all odds the best Japanese Plum”; ripen¬ 
ing before Abundance, fruit good size, brilliant 
red, finest extra-early plum. 
Wickson. Color, glowing crimson, with white 
bloom; sugary and delicious. 
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