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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
fine appearance of this fruit makes it a general 
favorite. September to November. Only in dwarfs. 
0arbesr.—Is kin and very much like the Kieffer, 
but ripens two or three weeks earlier; yellow as an 
orange; immensely productive, and bears in three 
years from the nursery. Free from blight. Octo¬ 
ber to December. 
Krull.—A native Missouri seedling. Keeps until 
April in barrels like apples. Lemon yellow, with a 
delicate bloom, giving it a rich appearance; skin 
thick and strong; flesh firm until fully ripe, when 
it becomes juicy, melting, rich and sweet. 
Lawrence. — Rather large; yellow, covered with 
brown dots; flesh whitish, slightly granular, some¬ 
what buttery, with a very rich, aromatic flavor; un¬ 
surpassed among the early winter pears; should be 
in every orchard; tree healthy, hardy and pro¬ 
ductive. November to January. 
Vicar. —Large, long; not always good quality, but 
desirable on account of its productiveness. 
G. A. HARRISON AND HIS FAMILY, 
Surrounded by a Four-Year-Old KIEFFER Pear Tree Orchard Loaded with Fruit* 
First-Class, XXX, 6 
First-Class, XX, 5 
First-Class, X, 
First-Class, 
First-Class, 
First-Class, 
First-Class, 
to 7 feet, 
to 6 feet, 
to 6 feet, 
3*4 to 5 feet, 
3 to 4 feet, 
2 to 3 feet, .1 year 
7 to 8 feet, 2 year 
PRICE OE KIEEFER PEAR TREES. 
Each. 
. $0.25 
. 20 • 
.. .15 
.12 
. 10 
..08 
. .30 
year. 
year. 
year. 
year. 
year. 
Dozen. 
Hundred. 
Thousand. 
$2.50 
$15.00 
$140.00 
2.00 
12.00 
110.00 
1.80 
10.00 
90.00 
1.25 
9.00 
80.00 
1.00 
8.00 
70.00 
.75 
7.00 
60.00 
3.00 
22.00 
200.00 
years of age. 
This orchard of 1000 trees' 
6000 baskets. The land between the rows is used for growing cowpeas and beans, which keeps up ferti¬ 
lization of the soil and at the same time cultivates the trees. There are but few fruits that can be planted 
that will give quicker returns than the Kieffer. Not only quick returns, but they are almost annual 
bearers when properly polenized. We have found in our orchard that the Le Conte is the best polenizer 
and there should be at least one-tenth of these trees scattered over the orchard of Le Conte to make the' 
orchard profitable. We take great pains in caring for this orchard, and cut our grafting wood and buds 
from same, which gives us a chance to select from the best trees to propagate from We believe in this 
way we have raised the standard of Kieffers until, the strain that we now offer to the public is the verv 
best that can be produced at the present time. However, we hope to be able to improve the aualitv bv 
cross-polinization. We will be glad to have you visit our orchards and see just how they are handled 
Kieffer..—A seedling of Chinese Sand Pear, sup¬ 
posed to have been crossed with Bartlett. Fruit 
large to very large, skin yellow, with a light ver¬ 
milion cheek; flesh brittle, very juicy, with a marked 
musky aroma; good quality. It is unfortunate that 
the merits of this fruit have been underestimated 
from the haste in which it is hurried to market in 
an immature condition, and often before it has at¬ 
tained the proper size. When allowed to hang upon 
the trees until the beginning of October, and then 
carefully ripened in a cool, dark room, there are 
few pears which arc more attractive. In point of 
it combines extreme juiciness with a 
sub-acid flavor and the peculiar aroma of 
the Bartlett. It is then an excellent dessert fruit—• 
excellent for all uses. Some praise it very highly, 
i d0 no } so much of it, but the 
fact that the large fruit growers are planting whole 
orchards of it proves it to be a profitable variety. 
Its large and handsome appearance cause it to sell 
reaAi^un un^et. it is apt to overbear,- which 
makes the. fruit small, and in order to prevent this 
the fruit should be thinned. One of the comforts 
of winter. (See cut of fruit on.cover page.) 
