PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
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Duchess of 
Angouleme. 
Dwarf tree. 
Fruit above. 
Prices of All Varieties 
1 3 10 
3- 4-ft. nice straight trees. 
prepaid .$0.55 $1.50 $4.70 
4- 6-ft. 3-year roots, 2-year 
crowns, selected speci¬ 
mens .70 1.80 5.50 
5- 7-ft. special grade for 
quick bearing.80 2.00 6.50 
These pear trees are all well rooted, guar- 
Seckel Pear 
See photo above. 
Also called Sugar 
Pear. Fruit is not 
very large, but is of 
finest flavor, as 
good as the best for 
table use, and for 
this purpose Secicel 
should be in every orchard. I do 
not recommend it for canning. Tree 
is a slow grower, but bears extra 
well, and is hardy. Can be grown 
wherever pears are known to suc¬ 
ceed. Seckel ripens here in Sep¬ 
tember. 
FTiAffAr popular late market 
^*^**^* pear, for canning. A hardy, 
heavy producer, that can be grown any¬ 
where, even in the North where other 
pears would not be sufficiently hardy. 
For fresh eating the quality of Kieffer is 
not as good as that of the other sorts 
listed here, but for canning it is as good 
as any. For this purpose the pears are 
ground up and canned with lemo'n, 
orange, or quince for flavoring. You may 
try this method: I am sure you will like 
them, and find canning very simple. 
all well rooted, guar-^» 
anteed true to name, strictly first class^ iVlinillian x ©ai 
trees, hardy upland grown. 
_Frrrlv P®®** ^^at is 
i^aruetl-Ciany first on the mar¬ 
ket, ripening end of July and Augnst. A 
pear of fine quality for eating and can¬ 
ning, and the tree is hardy in the eastern 
states, the corn belt, and of course in 
the South. 
Duchess of Angouleme JrSu 
is large, in quality as good as the best, 
for keeping, for table use, or for canning. 
For the Middle West and the East, 
Duchess should be in every orchard; very 
hardy, an abundant bearer, and a very 
fine pear. Ripens in Octpber. Note pic¬ 
ture above: the tree with its usual heavy 
load; and in upper left hand corner photo 
of the fruit, natural size. 
Finest quality 
late fall and 
winter pear; extra large, long tapering, 
russet. Keeps well. Tree vigorous, and 
profuse bearer. Hardy anywhere in Mid¬ 
dle West and East. Plant more of this 
wonderful fruit. 
Clapp's Favorite Lrdlir'^ t h a n 
Bartlett, does well in the northern part 
of this state, Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon¬ 
sin and the Northeast. Tree is a good 
grower, and very productive. Fruit large, 
pale yellow with dull red and russet 
specks, fine grained, juicy and sweet. 
Ripens in August. 
Midseason. 
Large, pale yel¬ 
low pear covered with russet, of fine 
quality, sweet and melting. Tree hardy 
anywhere in the Middle West, East and 
Northeast. Ripens in September. 
T inr*r>ln Rapidly becoming popular 
XjlllLUiXX owing to its very good qual¬ 
ities. It is a large pear, yellow, flushed 
with bright red; fine for table use or 
canning. Hardy in Nebraska, anywhere 
in the corn belt, and the East. Your 
pear planting should include this tree. 
Flemish Beauty 
Of the Bartlett 
type, with excel¬ 
lent eating qualities, slightly smaller than 
Bartlett hut an abundant hearer. Orig¬ 
inated in Nebraska it is superior to Bart¬ 
lett with respect to hardiness and is le^s 
susceptible to blight. This tree can he 
purchased only from Sonderegger. No 
extra charge. 
DWARF PEARS 
Of the pear varieties I am listing on this 
page, 1 can fuinish Bartlett, Duchess of 
Angouleme, Seckel, in dw'arf trees also. 
Of all other varieties 1 have the standard 
trees only. 
There is no difference in the fiiiit, wheth¬ 
er it is grown on the standard tree, which 
is a large tree, or on a dwarf tree. Dwarf 
pears are preferred wherever the space 
is limited—in city gardens where they are 
grown along the lot line, or even as a 
screen. h'or this purpose they can be 
planted as close togethei' as 10 or 12 feet 
in the row. 
Dwarf pears hear quite young, commonly 
the second or third year after planting 
they produce a nice ciop, and continue for 
many years. The trees are just as hardy 
as standard trees. Prices of Dwarf Pear 
Trees: 2'/2 to 4 ft. trees, 50c each; 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.20; prepaid. 
Hardy Pear Collection 
1 Bartlett 
1 Duchess 
1 Flemish Beauty 
1 Kieffer 
2 Tamarix 
Odessa 2-3 ft. 
Shrubs 
FREE 
All 4-6 ft. 
Fancy Trees 
$ 2.25 
By Express 
Before planting the tree or shrub, let us be sure the hole is prepared properly. It should be plenty wide and deep. This is es¬ 
sential to good starting and good growth. With “plenty wide and deep” I mean Just this: there should be 4 or 5 inches of loose 
soil in the bottom of the hole before the roots of the tree are put in place, and there should be 5 or 6 inches clearance all around 
the roots, to be filled in with loose soil. To dig a hole that is Just a snug fit for the roots would probably do, but It is not the 
proper way to plant. The new roots will develop much better in the loose soil, which naturally means quicker starting and a 
good, clean new growth. (Continued on next page.) 
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Sonderegger Nurseries and Seed House, Beatrice, Nebraska 
