Fruit Department • Pears , Persimmons 
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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 standard Pear trees principally, but can supply dwarfs of a few varieties as below mentioned: 
PRICE OF TREES each io ioo 
Standard, 2-year, 5 feet and up, well-branched . So 35 S3 00 $25 00 
Standard, i-year, 4 feet and up, whips or partly branched, or 2-year medium. 25 2 00 17 5 ° 
Dwarf, i-year ....... 25 2 00 17 50 
Distance for planting: Standard trees 20 to 25 feet, and Dwarf trees 15 to 20 feet apart each way 
Oriental Pears 
This type is peculiarly adapted to the South 
Garber. Resembles the Kieffer in size, appearance and 
quality, but matures here in August, and between the Le 
Conte and Kieffer. A thrifty grower and valuable variety. 
Hawaii, or Sandwich Island. Medium; round, Bergamotte- 
shaped. Very prolific; foliage luxuriant, fine grower. Valu¬ 
able for cooking and canning purposes. October to Decem¬ 
ber. 
Japan Golden Russet. Large, almost globular; entirely 
covered with russet; firm, juicy; excellent for canning artd 
preserving. A strong, vigorous grower. 
KIEFFER. Fruit large to very large; skin yellow, with a light 
vermilion check; flesh brittle, very juicy, with a marked 
musky aroma; quality good. Matures from September to . 
October. Tree vigorous and very prolific. Begins to bear | 
when four years old. If the fruit is allowed to hang upon the 
tree until the beginning of October, and then carefully 
ripened in a cool, dark room, it is a very attractive Pear. 
Le Conte. (Chinese Pear). Fruit large, pyriform; skin smooth, 
pale yellow; quality very variable, usually of second quality, 
but if allowed to mature slowly in a cool, dark room, its 
quality improves remarkably. Maturity from July 20 to 
end of August. Trees begin to bear when five years old. 
Mikado. Large; yellow; fiesh brittle. A vigorous grower, 
with leaves of extraordinary size. Good for cooking and 
preserving. End of August. 
Smith’s. Almost identical with Le Conte in size, shape and 
quality, but a few days earlier. 
European Pears 
SUMMER 
Alamo. Origin, Texas. Large; yellow, with bronze cheek. 
Tree a vigorous grower; bears young. 
Bartlett. Large; buttery, melting, of rich flavor. Very popular, 
Ripens end of July, and during August. Can supply this in 
both standard and dwarf trees. 
Belle Lucrative (Seigneur d’Esperen; Fondante d’Automne). 1 
Large; melting, delicious; fine grower; bears abundantly ! 
and regularly. End of July and August. 
Beurre Perpetual. Medium; yellow; melting, juicy; very 
good. Blooms twice; first bloom ripens in August, second i 
bloom in September. 
Beurre Giffard. Medium size; juicy. Tree a straggling grow¬ 
er. Ripens middle of June. 
Clapp’s Favorite. Resembles Bartlett, but ripens a few days 
earlier. Fine flavor. Tree a vigorous grower. 
Doyenne d’Ete. Small; melting; very good. Tree a moderate 
grower. Beginning of June. 
Early Harvest. Good size and color; quality fair; very pro¬ 
ductive. Ripens in July. 
Flemish Beauty. Large; melting; sweet; handsome. August. 
Koonce. Medium to large; very handsome; juicy, sweet, very 
good. Tree a vigorous grower. Middle of June. 
Petite Marguerite. Small; very early; an improvement upon 
Doyenne d’Ete. Beginning of June. 
Philadelphia. Large; melting; very good. July 15. 
St. Michael Archangel. Large; melting, very good; beau¬ 
tiful; pyramidal tree. Ripens in August. 
Seckel. Of exquisite flavor, perhaps the standard of quality 
in Pears. Tree a stout, slow grower. August. Can supply 
this in both standard and dwarf trees. 
Wilder. Small to medium; yellow, with dark red cheek; 
melting, sweet, and very good. A very attractive Pear. 
Beginning of June. The tree is of vigorous and symmetrical 
growth. A valuable early market fruit. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large; juicy, melting. A fine tree, and 
regular bearer. September. Can supply this in both stan¬ 
dard and dwarf trees. 
Beurre Diel. Very large; buttery, rich; vigorous grower. 
September. 
Beurre Langeller. Medium; juicy, vinous, good. October 
and November. 
Beurre Superfin. Large; melting, subadd. Fine tree, and 
regular bearer. August. 
Duchesse d’Angouleme. Very large; melting, juicy and well- 
flavored. Tree a vigorous grower and most reliable bearer. 
Middle of August to September. Can supply this in both 
standard and dwarf trees. 
La France. Resembles Duchesse d’Angouleme, but a month 
to six weeks later. 
Lawrence. Very large; melting, rich. Tree a remarkably fine 
grower. September and October. 
Sheldon. Large, round; russety; first quality. Last of Au¬ 
gust. 
JAPAN PERSIMMONS ( Diospyros Kaki) 
The Japanese Persimmon is thoroughly adapted to the Cotton Belt, and it does especially well in the Coast Region. It is 
a vigorous grower and an early and most prolific bearer; in fact, bears too profusely and, therefore, the fruit should be properly 
thinned. This fruit is coming to the front for market purposes and where known commands good prices, as it usually comes on 
the market in the fall and early winter. For shipment, the fruit should be packed in flat boxes with divisions, and each specimen 
wrapped in paper. Some varieties have dark flesh, which are edible while the fruit is still hard, whereas the light-flesh varieties 
must be thoroughly matured before they can be eaten, as they are very astringent until fully ripened. 
The quality 01 the Persimmon becomes greatly improved after being house-ripened. The fruit of nearly every variety begins 
to color when half-grown, but should be allowed to hang upon the tree in this section until just before frost is expected, or, in the 
case of the early ripening varieties, when fully matured. Many of the late-ripening varieties can be kept until January or February. 
Some varieties will be seedless during certain years and then again in other years they will contain more or less seed. Furthermore, 
both round and pointed specimens are sometimes produced on the same tree. 
PRICE OF TREES 
2-year, grafted, heavy, 5 feet and up . 
i-year, grafted, 3 to 4 feet . 
Among (Yemon). Round, flattened, deeply ribbed; dark 
orange-red; 2 to 3 inches in diameter; average weight, six 
ounces; flesh red, very sweet, and sometimes edible while 
still solid. 
Hachiya (Beehive in Japan synonyms: Costata, Imperial. 
Yomato, etc.). Oblong, with a blunt apex, slightly ribbed, 
2 H by 3 inches; average weight, five ounces; flesh deep orange 
red; astringent while solid, but sweet and very good when 
soft. Should be house-ripened, and can be kept until March. 
Tree of vigorous and tall growth. 
Hiyakume (100 “me,” a unit of Japanese weight). This is, 
perhaps the most desirable of all the round red-fleshed va¬ 
rieties, and, as the fruit affects various shapes, it is known 
under many names, such as Pound, etc. Fruit large, aver¬ 
aging 3 inchesdn diameter and five ounces in weight; usually 
flattened, but elongated forms are quite common upon the 
EACH IO. IQO> 
.So, 50. $4 00. 
.. 35. 2 OO $17 50, 
same branch; flesh bright orange-red* Keeps very late; must 
he soft before being edible. Tree of moderate height. 
Miyo-tan (Mazeli.) Hound, or slightly oblong, 2 H inches.in 
diameter; skip deep Qrange-red; flesh usually dpep reddish, 
brown, but-specimens, of half-brown aru j half red flesh, are 
often produced on the-same, tree*,; keeps late. T)hc-brown- 
fleshed ; specimens are edible while solid. 
Okame (Mikado). Large, roundish oblate, sometimes with 
quarter marks, point not depressed; skin orange-yellow, 
changing to brilliant carmine; flesh brownish red; good 
quality. Edible while solid. 
Tsuru-no-ko (Stork Egg; Mino Kaki). Large, oblong, 2by 
3 Yi inches, weight four to five ounces, sometimes ten ounces; 
skin bright red, some specimens covered with black at apex; 
flesh red. very good; keeps late. Edible only when soft. 
Foliage long and shiny, tree compact, of vigorous growth. 
