GREEN’S NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
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DWARF PEAR TREE 
HEDGE 
THE 
DWARF 
PEAR 
HEDGE 
PLENTY OF FRUIT, SMALL 
COST, TAKES UP LITTLE 
ROOM 
Mr. Green planted twelve 
years ago a row of dwarf pear 
trees, each three feet apart, run¬ 
ning across the center of his 
vegetable garden. These little 
pear trees have thrived amaz¬ 
ingly and have borne bountiful 
crops each year, and in blossom 
and fruit have attracted wide 
attention. For such a hedge 
C. A. Green advises planting 
the following varieties of dwarf 
pears: 
'Anjou 
Bartlett 
Clapp’s Favorite 
Duchess 
Flemish Beauty 
Gans Early 
Kieffer 
Koonce 
Lawrence 
Seckel 
Duchess * s the king of dwarf pears. More than ten times as many 
- dwarf Duchess pear trees are planted as of any other variety. 
The fruit growing on dwarf Duchess pear trees exceeds in size the fruit grown 
on standard Duchess pear trees. There is no pear that produces more fruit 
than Duchess and none that produces larger fruit than Duchess. Duchess 
dwarf pear trees are rapid growers, therefore they need heading back more, 
by cutting off the tops each year, than ordinary varieties. If you do not cut 
back the tops, that is one foot or two of the last year’s growth, the dwarf 
pear trees will become too tall and top-heavy and will be inclined to bear too 
much fruit. The flavor of the dwarf Duchess pear pleases many people. One 
of my patrons said to me recently that he considered the Duchess the best 
eating pear. In Rochester I find many little orchards of dwarf Duchess pear.— 
C. A. Green. 
C. A. Green:—I ordered fifty dwarf pear trees and planted them six 
feet apart. They have grown rapidly, make a good windbreak and bore 
some fruit this year. I got the idea from your suggestion and would not take 
$100 apiece for the trees. Geo. W. Hauman, Pa. 
Clapp’s Favorite Pear. 
In my garden is a dwarf pear tree. It 
_has become quite large and bears a 
large quantity of fruit each season. After gathering the pears in baskets as 
they lie around the tree they make a big showing. I picked from this tree in 
one season, seven market baskets of Clapp’s Favorite dwarf pears. This 
notable and valuable variety is in shape and size like the Bartlett, but it 
ripens a week or two earlier than Bartlett and is practically all picked when 
the Bartlett is ready to harvest. It differs from the Bartlett in quality, not 
having the flavor of the Bartlett. Clapp's Favorite pear has a bright red 
cheek. It is a large pear and excellent for eating out of hand as well as for 
canning.—C. A. Green. 
Vermont Beauty 
Wilder Early 
Worden Seckel 
Green’s Nursery Company: The dwarf Bartlett 
pear trees I purchased of you bore perfect fruit this 
year. Other trees and vines are doing fine. Charles 
W. Flack, Mt. Oliver Sta., Pa., November, 1918. 
For Prices on All Pears See First Pages of Catalog 
