GENERAL CATALOGUE. 
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* Frederick Clapp—Size above medium ; form 
generally obovate; skin thin, smooth, 
clear lemon yellow; flesh fine grained, 
very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly, 
acidulous, rich and aromatic; season Oc¬ 
tober 15th to November 1st; quality very 
(/<tod to best. Tree a vigorous or free grower 
and somewhat spiny. 75c. 
Hardy (Beurre Hardy)-A large pear; cinna¬ 
mon russet; melting and flue. Tree a 
strong grower and good bearer. One of 
the finest pears, deserving much more at¬ 
tention than it has hitherto received. 
October. 50c. 
♦Howell—One of the finest American pears; 
large, handsome; sweet, melting. Tree 
very vigorous, hardy and productive. Sep- 
teinber and October. 50c. 
♦Hoosic This fine pear is a seedling of Hacon’s 
Incomparable. Fruit large obovate; skin 
greenish yellow, dotted and marbled with 
russet. Flesh fine grained, melting, juicy, 
with a rich almond flavor, in quality rank¬ 
ing as best. Tree an erect free grower, 
very hardy and remarkably prolific. Sea¬ 
son October. 75c. 
♦Kieftfer (Kieffer’s Hybrid)—Said to have been 
raised from seed of the Chinese Sand Pear, 
accidentally crossed with Bartlett or some 
other kind. Large; skin rich golden yel¬ 
low, sprinkled thickly with small dots, 
and often tinted with red on one side; 
flesh slightly coarse, juicy, melting, with 
a pronounced quince flavor. Tree very 
vigorous, and an early and great yielder. 
October and November. 60c. 
Louise Bonne of Jersey—A large, beautiful, first-rate pear; yellow’, with a dark red cheek; melting, vinous, 
buttery and rich. Tree a vigorous , erect grower and most abundant bearer; best on the quince. September 
and October. 50c. 
♦Onondaga (Swan’s Orange)—A large*, melting, sprightly, vinous pear. Tree vigorous , hardy and extremely pro¬ 
ductive. October and November. 50c. 
Pitmaston Duchess Very large, pyriform, resembling the Angouleme; skin smooth, polished, golden yellow; flesh 
melting, fine, very juicy, variable in quality, usually would rank as good to very good. Tret* is a free grower. 
Does well on the pear or quince. October. 75c. 
♦Seckel—The standard of excellence in the pear; small but of the highest flavor. Tree a stout, slow, erect grower. 
September and October. 50c. 
♦Sheldon—A pear of the very first quality; large, round; russet and red; melting, rich and delicious. Tree vig¬ 
orous, erect and handsome, and bears w r ell when grown on the pear. It must be double worked on the quince. 
October. Standard trees, 50c. Dwarf trees, 75c. 
Supcrfin (Beurre Superfln)—A large, fine pear, very juicy and melting, with a rich, pleasant and sprightly sub-acid 
flavor; all things considered, one of the best peal's known to cultivators. Its valuable qualities are not suffi¬ 
ciently appreciated. Tree vigorous. October. 50c. 
Urbanist.*— A large, melting, buttery pear of first quality. Tree a moderate, compact, beautiful grower. October 
to November. 75c. 
LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER PEARS. 
Anjou (Beurre d’Anjou)—A large*, handsome pear, buttery and melting, with sprightly vinous flavor; keeps into 
mid-winter. Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer. We have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be the most 
valuable pear in the catalogue. Does equally well as a standard or a dwarf. Keeps until the winter holidays, 
when it commands very high prices in the market. (See cut.) 50c. 
Clairgcau (Beurre Clairgeau)- Very large; pyriform; yellow and red; handsome and attractive; flesh yellowish, 
nearly melting; keeps sound a long time after being gathered. Tree a free grower and an early, abundant 
bearer ; a magnificent and valuable market fruit. 50c. 
♦Dana’S Hovey— Small, but of very line quality, and keeps well. The tree has much of the habit of the Seckel, and 
is a moderate grower. 75c. 
Duhamel du Monoeau— Large, long, pyriform ; skin rather rough, nearly covered with brownish russet; flesh 
melting, juicy, with the flavor of Winter Nelis; a delicious pear. Tree a moderate grower. 75c. 
Voncs (Jones Seedling)—Medium size; obovate, pyriform; yellow, shaded with russet; flesh buttery, sugary. 
Tree a free , upright grower. 75c. 
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