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ANDORRA NURSERIES, 
Beurre de la Cour. October. Medium ; yellowish russet, with fine red cheeks ; melting, 
very juicy, rich, sweet, and aromatic ; vigorous and a good bearer. a 
Beurre Superfine. October. Medium; russety yellow ; buttery, melting, exceedingly 
juicy, with a brisk vinous flavor ; very healthy and moderately vigorous. 
Buffum. September. Good, medium ; deep yellow, shaded with red ; juicy, buttery, and 
sweet; very vigorous, productive, and reliable. 
Conseiller de la Cour. September to October. 
Very good, large ; of a pronounced russet color ; 
buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, and aromatic ; very 
vigorous and profitable for market. 
Doyenne du Comice. November to December. 
Fine quality, very large ; buttery, melting, sugary, 
and highly perfumed ; vigorous and productive. 
Doyenne White. September to October. Very 
good ; yellowish ; one of the finest sorts ; medium ; 
dotted with crimson. 
*Duchesse du Angouleme. October. Very good ; 
very large ; greenish yellow, spotted with russet; 
very juicy, buttery, and rich ; a magnificent dessert 
pear. « 
* Fertility. October to December. A large and fine 
colored sort, of excellent quality ; free, vigorous on 
quince, and a great bearer. 
Howell. September to October. Very good, large, 
light yellow, red cheeks and russet dots; juicy, 
melting, with a brisk vinous flavor ; free grower 
and profuse bearer. 
*Kieffer Seedling - . October and November. Hy¬ 
brid, by the crossing of a Chinese with a European * 
sort, which is supposed to be the William. This 
variety produces constantly every season ; the fruit 
is large—one foot in circumference ; it has the 
appearance and the color of a Chinese ; the flesh is 
firm, white, buttery, juicy, of good quality. 
KIEFFER’S HYBRID PEAR. 
We quote the following from William Parry of New 
Jersey :— 
“This variety is unquestionably a great acquisition 
to the list of choice fruits. It is the best of two hun¬ 
dred seedlings raised from the Chinese Sand Pear, 
crossed with a cultivated variety supposed to be the Bartlett, which was growing near by the 
original Sand Pear tree from which the seed was obtained in or about the year 1868. This 
seedling tree commenced fruiting in 1873 when about five years of age, and has yielded well 
every year since —several bushels have been gathered of a season. The Chinese Sand Pear, as 
is well known, is considered blight proof , remaining green and vigorous in situations where other 
varieties blight and die.” 
Our claims for the Kieffer are :— 
That the tree is the strongest grower. 
That it is the least liable to disease. 
That it is the best adapted to all climates and 
conditions. 
That it is the earliest bearer. 
That it is the most productive. 
That it bears every year, having no off years. 
All of which, being combined in one variety, place it beyond competition. 
* Louise Bonne de Jersey. September and October. Very good, large ; greenish brown, 
dotted with russet ; very juicy, melting, and rich ; vigorous and very productive ; does 
best dwarfed. 
Rutter. Fruit medium to large, and nearly globu’ar ; skin rough, greenish yellow, sprinkled , 
with russet; flesh white, moderately juicy, nearly melting, sweet, slightly vinous ; good 
bearer. Very good. October and November. 
* Seckel. The standard of excellence in the pear ; small but of the highest flavor. Tree a 
stout, slow, erect grower. September and October. 
it 
That the fruit is of large size. 
That it is of beautiful color. 
That it is a good keeper. 
That it is the best for canning. 
That it is the best for shipping. 
That it sells at the highest price in market. 
