Pears, Peaches, Apricots, Plums 
The Linn County Nurseries 
PEARS 
Bartlett Kieffer Seckel 
Douglas Lincoln 
Duchess Patten 
PRICES of all standard Pears: Each Per 10 
5 to 6 ft. 11/16 in.$0.75 $6.50 
4 to 5 ft. 9/16 in.60 5.00 
DWARF PEARS are grafted on Quince roots, which dwarf and bring them 
into bearing earlier. They are most useful where room is limited. Duchess 
does particularly well as a dwarf. 
Duchess Kieffer Seckel 
Each Per 10 
5/8 in. and up, mostly 4 ft. and up .$1.00 $9.00 
PEACHES 
Peaches in central Iowa should be planted where they will have as much 
protection as possible, for no variety is fully hardy. 
PRICES—Budded varieties. Size Each per 10 Per 100 
Champion, Marquette, and Polly .5-6 ft. $0.60 $5.00 $. 
Polly is a large, white, Iowa freestone, described as extremely hardy. 
APRICOTS 
Size Each 
Manchu, Ninguta . 4-5 ft. $1.00 
Anda . 3-4 ft. .75 
All are Prof. Hansen’s new hardy varieties and certainly are best for severe 
climates. All are on hardy plum roots. 
PLUMS 
Beatty Moors Arctic Terry 
Damson Oka Toka 
Ember Reine Claude Underwood 
Fiebing Sapa Wachampa 
German Prune Superior 
Lombard Surprise 
Plums thrive in rich moist bottom lands, or even quite wet soils. 
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