Ornamental and Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Vines. 
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KIEFKER PEARS. 
PEARS. 
Prices. 5 to 6 feet. 30 cts. etch, $ 2 S per 100. Larg-er trees, one and two years, transplanted, with numer* 
on8:fihrons roots. 40 cts. to 60 cts. each. 
Summer Doyenne. (Doyenne d’Ete ) Small, flesh 
white, melting, sweet. Tree vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. Ripens very early. July. 
Mannin^’8 Elizabeth. Small to medium, yellow 
with a red cheek ; sweet and sprightly. Our best 
early dessert Pear. 
Osband’s Summer. Medium size; yellow, with 
reddish brown cheek; flesh white, granular, with 
sweet flavor. 
Clapp's Favorite. Large, long, yellow, with red 
cheek ; flesh fine-grained, melting and of excellent 
flavor. It resembles the Bartlett, but is much ear¬ 
lier. It should be picked a week before it would 
ripen on the tree. August. 
Bartlett. Too well known to need description ; 
bears young and abundantly. August and Sept. 
Tyson. Medium size, bright yellow; flesh juicy, 
sugary and aromatic ; a regular bearer. 
Belle Lucrative. Above medium size, melting, 
very juicy and sweet; subject to fungus attacks. 
September. 
Boussock. Large, russet yellow; flesh melting and 
of excellent flavor ; tree vigorous and productive ; a 
valuable market Pear, October. 
Sheldon. Large, greenish russet and red ; flesh 
coarse, of fine flavor ; productive. September and 
October. 
Howell. Rather large, waxen, yellow and russet ; 
flesh granular, with a rich subacid flavor; a profuse 
bearer. 
Seckel. A variety of the highest flavor and a uni¬ 
versal favorite. Fruit yellowish brown and red; 
tree healthy and productive. Sept, and Oct. 
Anjou. Large, green and russet; flesh white, but¬ 
tery, with a rich, vinous flavor; very productive. 
October and November. 
Bose. (Beurre Bose.) Large, long, russet; flesh 
buttery, juicy, with rich and excellent flavor. Nov. 
Kierter. Large to very large; yellow, dotted, with 
red cheek ; very juicy and of a peculiar flavor, dis¬ 
liked by some when not properly grown and ripened. 
The genera! appearance of the tree is distinct: its 
growth is exceedingly vigorous, with dark, lustrous 
foliage. Some Long Island farmers have found it 
very profitable for market It should be‘severely 
thinned when the fruit is small. December. 
Winter Nells. Medium, dull russet; flesh fine¬ 
grained, with rich, sprightly flavor. Nov. and Dec. 
New Viirieties, Not Tested 
Here. 
Price, small trees, 50 cts. to 75 cts. each. 
WiUler. A beautiful early Pear; yellow, slightly 
blush ; flesh yellow, good flavor. August. 
Vermont Beauty. Medium size, yellow, with a 
bright crimson cheek ; flesh juicy, aromatic. Ripens 
after Seckel. 
Lincoln Coreless. As its name implies, it is nearly 
free from seeds and core; large, liigh-colored, yel¬ 
low. and good keeper. 
Kooiioe. Medium to large, handsome, yellow with 
l)rightred cheek; spicy, juicy, sweet. Early. Ripens 
in .August. 
ISWARK 1>KAR8. 
Price, 2 and 3 years old, 30 cts. each. 
The following varieties, grafted on (juince roots, suc¬ 
ceed as dwarfs, and are valuable for small gardens: 
I)uchesHe <!’Aiijfoiilonio, Bart leti, liouise Bonne 
<lc Jersey, Clapp's Favorite, Howell, Anjou and 
Seckel. 
