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PEARS—Continued 
Louise Bonne de Jersey (F). Large; yellow with 
dark red cheek; very juicy, with a sub-acid flavor. 
September. 
Madeline (S). Medium size; yellowish green; 
very juicy, melting and sweet; the earliest sort we 
have. June and July. 
P. Barry (W). Large to very large; elongated 
pyriform; deep yellow, nearly covered with rich 
golden russet; flesh whitish, fine, juicy, buttery, 
melting, rich and slightly vinous; tree healthy arid 
regular bearer. January to March. 
Pound (W). Enormous; very handsome; yellow 
with red cheek; much esteemed for cooking; tree 
vigorous and productive. Among the latest to 
ripen. 
Rossney (S). Medium to large; skin creamy yel¬ 
low with crimson blush; flesh fine grained, melting, 
very juicy and sweet; core unusually small; strong 
grower; quality unexcelled; as good or better than 
Bartlett and ripens two weeks later. 
Seckel (F). Rather small; regularly formed; 
yellow with russet red cheek; flesh cream color; 
flavor rich, spicy, unique and characteristic. Ex¬ 
cels all other sorts in quality. September. 
Souvenir du Congress (S). Resembles Bartlett, 
but larger; skin smooth, bright yellow when fully 
ripe; flesh like Bartlett, but free from the strong 
musky aroma, and firm to the core. August. 
White Doyenne (F). Medium to large; pale yel¬ 
low; fine grained; rich, high flavor. November. 
Winter Bartlett (W). Large; yellow with large 
brown dots and slight blush on sunny side; surface 
irregular; size, color and shape very much like 
Bartlett; very valuable for sections subject to late 
frosts; a splendid sort in every way. Very late. 
Winter Nelis (W). Medium size; dull russet; 
melting, juicy, buttery and of the highest flavor. 
Does not bear regularly in some sections. Decem¬ 
ber and January. 
DWARF PEARS ON QUINCE ROOTS 
Pears budded on quince root become decidedly 
dwarfed, bear earlier and yield larger and better 
fruit of some varieties. Requiring only a small 
amount of space, they are admirably adapted to 
small gardens and for home use. Our annual price 
list gives a list of the varieties we propagate in 
this manner. 
CHERRIES 
HEARTS AND BIGARREAUS 
(Sweet Cherries) 
Abundance. (Originated and described as follows 
by Luther Burbank.) “Seedling of Napoleon (Royal 
Ann). Tree a strong grower and an early and 
never-failing bearer of very heavy crops. Fully 
twice as productive as its parent. Fruit larger, 
handsomer, as firm, better form and color, sweeter 
and far more delicious; never cracks. Ripens one 
week later than Napoleon.” 
Belle d’Orleans. Above medium size; roundish 
heart-shaped; whitish yellow, half covered with 
pale red; very juicy, sweet and excellent. May to 
June. 
Bing. Large; dark brown or black; very fine, 
late; vigorous grower with heavy foliage; a good 
shipping variety. 
Black Eagle. Large; deep purple or nearly black; 
flesh deep purple; tender with rich, high-flavored 
juice. June. 
Black Tartarian. Largest size; bright purplish 
black; flesh purplish, thick, juicy, very rich and 
delicious; tree a remarkably vigorous, erect and 
beautiful grower and an immense bearer; the best 
of the black cherries. 
Burbank. (Originated and described as follows 
by Luther Burbank.) “The earliest of all large 
cherries; the largest of all early cherries, and not 
only the best of all early cherries, but unsurpassed 
by any cherry of any season.” 
Burr’s Seedling. Large; yellow, shaded with red; 
sweet and rich; vigorous and great bearer. 
Centennial. A seedling of Napoleon Bigarreau. 
Larger than its parent; beautifully marbled and 
splashed with crimson on a pale yellow ground; its 
keeping qualities render it the best shipping variety. 
Chapman. Seedling of Black Tartarian; said to 
be larger, finer and earlier; ripens immediately 
after Early Purple Guigne. 
Early Purple Guigne. Small to medium; purple; 
tender, juicy and sweet. May and June. 
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