PEARS SUMMER VARIETIES-Conrinuerf 
Giffard. Beurre Giffard. Medium size; excel¬ 
lent. Best of its season. Hardy and very pro¬ 
ductive. Middle of August. 75c each. 
Margaret. Medium size; greenish yellow; fine, 
melting, juicy, vinous, and of first quality. An 
early and abundant bearer. Last of August. 
75c each. 
Souvenir du Congres. Very large; bright yel¬ 
low ; firm to the core. August to September. 
75c each. 
BARTLETT 
Tyson. Above medium size; melting, juicy, sweet, 
and pleasant. Very vigorous; bears abundantly; 
one of the best summer varieties. August. 50c 
each. 
Wilder Early. Medium; greenish yellow, with a 
brownish red cheek; handsome, melting, sweet, 
pleasant, good. Vigorous and a great bearer. 
First of August. 50c each. 10 for §4.00. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES 
Angouleme. Duchesse d’Angoui.e.mf.. Oneofthe 
largest of all our good pears. Succeeds well as 
a standard, but it attains its highest perfection 
cnthe quince. October and November. 50c each. 
10 for $4.00. Dwarf, 100 for $15.00. 
Bose. Beurre Bose. A large and beautiful russety 
pear; very distinct, with a long neck; melting 
or nearly so, high flavored and delicious. Bears 
well. September to October. 75c each. 
Flemish Beauty. Large, beautiful, melting, sweet, 
Very hardy and fruitful. September and Octo¬ 
ber. 50c each. 10 for $4.00. 
Frederick Clapp. Medium; clear lemon yellow; 
fine grained, very juicy and melting; sprightly„ 
rich, very yood. October. 75c each. 
Hardy. Beurre Hardy. Cinnamon russet; melt¬ 
ing and fine. A strong grower and good bearer. 
October. 75c each. 
Howell. Large, yellow, handsome; sweet, melting. 
Very vigorous, hardy and productive. Septem¬ 
ber and October. 50c each. 10 for $4.00. 
Kieffer. Kieffer’s Hybrid. Large; skin rich gold¬ 
en yellow, sprinkled thickly with small dots, 
and often tinted with red on one side; flesh 
slightly coarse, juicy, melting, with a pro¬ 
nounced quince flavor. Very vigorous and an 
early and great yielder. October and Novem¬ 
ber. 50c each. 10 for $4.00. 100 for §25.00. 
Louise Bonne of Jersey. Large, beautiful; yel¬ 
low, with a dark red cheek; melting, vinous, 
buttery and rich. An erect grower and most 
abundant bearer; best on the quince. September 
and October. 50c each. 10 for $-1.00. 
Seckel. The standard of excellence in the pear; 
small but of the highest flavor. A stout, erect 
grower. September and October. 50c each. 
10 for $4.00. 100 for $25.00. Dwarf, 100 for 
815.00. 
Sheldon. Of the very first quality; large, round; 
russet and red; melting, rich and delicious; 
good bearer. October. Standard trees, 50c each. 
10 for $4.00. 100 for $25.00. Dwarf trees, 75c 
each. 
Superfin. Beurrf. Superfix. Large, very juicy 
and melting, rich, pleasant, sub-acid; one of the 
best. October. 75c each. 
Worden Seckel. Medium size, borne in clusters; 
juicy, buttery, fine grained. 50c each. 10 for 
$4.00. 
LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER 
Anjou. Beurrf. d’Axjou. Large, handsome, but¬ 
tery and melting, with sprightly vinous flavor. 
A vigorous grower and good bearer. One uf the 
must valuable pears in the catalogue. Keeps until 
the winter holidays, when it commands very 
high prices in the market. 50c each. 10 for 
$4.00. 100 for $25.00. Dwarf, 100 for $15.00. 
Clairgeau. Beurre Ci.airgeau. Very large; yel¬ 
low and red; handsome; an early, abundant 
bearer; valuable for market. October and 
November. 50c each. 10 for $4.00. 
Lawrence. Size medium ; golden yellow; melting, 
with a pleasant aromatic flavor. An abundant 
bearer. 50c each. 10 for $4.00. 
Reeder. Dr. Reeder. Medium; roundish; yellow, 
netted with russet; juicy, melting. A delicious 
pear for amateur’s use. November. 75c each. 
Winter Nelis. Medium size; dull russet; melting 
and buttery, with a rich, sprightly flavor. Bears 
heavy crops regularly. One of the best. 75c 
each. 
LATE WINTER 
Easter Beurre. Large, roundish, oval; yellow with 
a red cheek; melting and rich; best on the 
quince; keeps all winter. 75c each. 
Josephine of Malines. Medium to large, roundish; 
pale straw color; flesh rose-colored, melting and 
delicately perfumed; first quality. One of the 
most delicious of our long keeping table pears. 
75c each. 
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