Fruit Department— Summer, Autumn and Winter Pears 
PEARS 
This list of select varieties is reduced to such as have been well tested and proved valuable throughout 
the largest section of the South. 
We grow Pear trees mainly as standard. Standard trees are propagated upon seedling Pear trees. 
We have over 100,000 Pear trees in nursery. Trees are unusually large and healthy. 
PRICE OF TREES 
Each 
Standard, two years old, medium, branched.. $0 25 
Standard, two years old, large, very fine. 40 
For 10 Per 100 
$2 00 $15 00 
3 00 25 00 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Standard trees, 20 to 25 feet apart each way 
SUMMER PEARS 
Alamo. A new variety from Tjexas. Large; yel- 1 
low, bronze cheek. Tree vigorous grower ; bears 
young. 
Bartlett. Large ; buttery, melting, rich flavor ; 
very popular. Ripens end of July and during Aug. 
Belle Lucrative (Seigneur d’Esperen, Fondante 
d’Automne). Large; melting, delicious; fine grower; 
bears abundantly and regularly. End of July and 
Aug. 
Beurre Giffard. Medium ; juicy. Middle of June; 
tree a straggling grower. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Large ; of very good quality ; 
showy, and becoming quite popular. Ripens before 
the Bartlett. 
Doyenne d’Ete. Small; melting, very good; tree a 
moderate grower. Beginning of June. 
Dr. Jules Guyot. Large ; yellow ; melting, very 
good. July. 
Flemish Beauty. Large ; melting, sweet ; hand¬ 
some. Aug. 
Hardy (Beurre Hardy). Russet; melting, very 
good. Aug. 
Henkell. Medium; yellow; very good. Aug. 
Howell. Medium; very rich and juicy; a good 
bearer of fine fruit. Tree an open grower. Begin¬ 
ning of Aug. 
Koonce. Large ; yellow, with crimson cheek ; of 
second quality, but very showy, and a profitable mar¬ 
ket fruit. June 5 to 15. 
Madeleine. Small ; melting, sweet ; very early. 
About June 5. 
Osband’s Summer. Small; very good. Beginning 
of July. Fine grower. 
Ott. Small ; highly flavored. Excellent grower; 
seedling of Seckel. Middle of July. 
Petite Marguerite. Small ; very early. An im¬ 
provement upon Doyenne d’Ete. Beginning of June. 
Philadelphia. Large ; melting, very good. Mid¬ 
dle of July. 
Reliance. Medium, Bergamot-shaped; brown-red 
with russet; flesh fine-grained, juicy, melting, high- 
flavored ; quality very good to best. Ripens from 
middle of July to middle of Aug. 
Seckel. Of exquisite flavor; perhaps the standard 
of quality in Pears. Tree a stout, slow grower. Aug. 
Sheldon. Large, round; russet; very good. Aug. 
St. Michael Archangel. Large; melting, very good. 
Beautiful, pyramidal tree. Aug. 
Stevens’ Genesee. Large, round; melting; vigor¬ 
ous grower. 
Tyson. Medium ; deep yellow, crimson cheek ; 
very good. Vigorous grower. Sept. 
Urbaniste. Large; buttery, very good. Moderate 
grower. 
Wilder. Small to medium; yellow, with dark red 
cheek; melting, sweet and very good. A very attrac¬ 
tive Pear. Beginning of June. The tree is of vigor¬ 
ous and symmetrical growth; a valuable early market 
fruit. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER PEARS 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large ; juicy, melting. Fine 
tree and regular bearer. Sept. 
Beurre Clairgeau. Large; melting, sweet; a reli¬ 
able variety. Regular bearer ; stout growth. Sept, 
and Oct. 
Beurre Diel. Very large; buttery, rich. Vigorous 
grower. Sept. 
Beurre Easter. Large; melting, very good. Good 
grower. Ripe in Nov., and can be kept until spring. 
Beurre Langelier. Medium ; juicy, vinous and 
good. Oct. and Nov. 
Beurre Superfin. Large; melting, subacid. Fine 
tree and regular bearer. Aug. 
Doyenne Sieulle. Medium; very good. Quite late. 
Duchesse d’Angouleme. Very large; melting, juicy 
and well flavored. Tree a vigorous grower, and most 
reliable bearer. Middle of Aug. and Sept. 
Lawrence. Very large; melting, rich. Tree a re¬ 
markably fine grower. Sept, and Oct. 
La France. Resembles Duchesse d’Angouleme, 
but a month to six weeks later. 
Lincoln. Large, and of good quality. Ripens in 
late fall. 
Onondaga. Large ; melting and well flavored, 
Tree vigorous. Sept. 
Triomphe de Vienne. A new French variety ; of 
very large size and fine appearance ; good quality. 
Sept, and Oct, 
Winter Nelis. Medium to large; buttery, juicy aad 
good flavor. Tree a slender and somewhat strag¬ 
gling grower. Oct. to Dec. 
