WAYNESBORO NURSERIES, WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA 
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PEARS 
.. A Profitable Fruit to Grow 
This delicious fruit, although not commercially grown in this section, is a splendid fruit 
to grow in the home orchard. In the farm home there is always room for a few trees. 
One of each of the varieties which we recommend will supply the city home with a 
generous amount of fruit for dessert and preserving. 
BARTLETT. The best seller of the early 
Pears. Large, rich, golden yellow; thin 
skinned, buttery and melting, with a rich, 
musky flavor. Tree a strong grower, bears 
young and abundantly. 
CAYUGA. New, improved Seckel. Fruit as 
large as Bartlett, having all the good quali¬ 
ties of the old Seckel. 
CLAPP’S FAVORITE. Very good quality, 
usually the first on the market. Lemon yel¬ 
low faintly splashed with crimson. 
GARBER. Rapid grower, good quality. 
Splendid where assortment is demanded. 
Ripens in September. 
KIEFFER. The best seller of all late Pears. 
Profitable market variety on account of its 
good shipping and keeping qualities; of 
extraordinary size and beauty. 
KOONCE. Early, strong, upright grower. 
Has produced crops when others were 
killed by frost. Medium size, yellow with 
carmine cheek, heavy bearer, blight-resist¬ 
ant. July and August. 
SECKEL (Sugar Pear). Small, rich golden 
brown; flesh very fine grained, sweet, juicy, 
melting, buttery. Regarded as the standard 
of excellence among Pears. 
Kieffer Pear 
CHERRIES .. . Find a Ready Market 
There are few better fruits than the Cherries and very few fruits more easily grown. Up until the past few years. 
Cherries had not been commercially grown in the East, but large canneries have been offering good prices for improved 
Cherries and more have been planted the past ten years than ever before. The new process of freezing and storing Cher¬ 
ries, thus preserving them for future sale, has also been an 
important factor in widening the market for Cherries, and 
growers are finding this a profitable fruit. 
Cherries are divided into two distinct types, the Sours and 
the Sweets. The Sours are more generally grown and bet¬ 
ter known in the South. The Sour varieties can be grown 
in most any kind of soil that will grow Apples. They come 
into bearing when young and require little attention. The 
Large Montmorency and Early Richmond are the most 
popular of the Sour varieties. 
The Sweet varieties are not yet so well known in the South, 
but can be successfully grown in most of our Southern 
states. The Sweet varieties are the best commercially. 
Our Virginia Sweet Cherries are among the first to come 
on the market and always demand a fancy price. Gov. 
Wood (Wax), Napoleon (Wax), Black Tartarian, Lambert 
and Bing are the best known and most popular, but the 
Hackett and Greenwood, which are commercially grown in 
Albemarle County, are demanding considerable attention 
in other localities. 
SWEET CHERRIES 
BING. The grand new Sweet Cherry, originated in Oregon. 
Flesh very solid, flavor of the highest quality. 
BLACK TARTARIAN. One of the best sweet Cherries. 
Purplish red cherries of medium size and excellent quality. 
Trees are fruitful, healthy and regular bearers. 
GOVERNOR WOOD (Wax). The early Wax Cherry. Light 
yellow; extremely sweet, juicy, rich flavor. Good size, finest 
quality. Tree vigorous and productive. A variety no home 
orchard should be without. 
LAMBERT. Large, dark purple, sweet, firm and rich. Enor¬ 
mous annual crop, splendid quality. 
NAPOLEON (Wax). The large, late golden variety of fine 
appearance and the very largest size; yellow and amber with 
bright red blush; flesh firm, juicy, delicious. Profitable for 
a market variety; finds a ready sale both for canning and 
dessert. Forms a grand tree that ripens its heavy crops 
in June. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
EARLY RICHMOND (English Pie Cherry). An old time 
choice Sour variety exceedingly productive and reliable, 
with dark red fruits of medium size, sprightly acid flavor. 
Unsurpassed for cooking. June. 
LARGE MONTMORENCY. The largest and best of the 
Sour varieties, and the most extensively planted commer¬ 
cial variety. A Cherry of the Richmond class, but larger and 
more solid. An upright grower, hardy, heavy cropper. 
Ripens from seven to ten days later than the Richmond, 
entirely escaping danger from Spring frost. A valuable 
addition to your orchard fruit. 
New Varieties of Sweet Cherries 
GREENWOOD. Very large, dark purple. Firm, good shipper. 
Often tops the New York market. The Greenwood is ex¬ 
tremely popular in Albemarle County, Virginia, where it 
is the leading commercial variety. Its one fault is that it 
will crack and rot during a wet season. 
HACKETT. Another favorite in Albemarle County, Vir¬ 
ginia, having the reputation of selling for the highest prices 
of any Cherry grown in Virginia, due to its earliness, being 
the first Cherry to ripen. Dark purple, sweet, excellent 
quality, good shipper. 
Governor Wood Cherry 
Bing Cherry 
Large Montmorency Cherry 
