RETAIL PRICE LIST 33 
PEARS 
The pear is one of the surest and most productive 
of fruit trees, as the blooms will endure the heavy 
frosts. They require deeper soil than peaches and plums 
and low, wet places are more suitable. They grow 
to be very large and are long lived trees. The Leconte, 
Douglas, Garber and Keiffer are very profitable for 
market. 
Same grades and prices as peaches. 
VARIETIES 
LECONTE—Medium size, bell shape, mellow and sweet; 
bears young, very prolific. August Ist. 
GARBER—Very large, juicy, some acid; excellent for 
eating; tree tall, robust; last of August. 
KEIFFER—Large size, very hardy and prolific; best for 
market and preserves; picked in October; they get 
mellow and juicy; fine flavor; tree bears young; 
hardy and blight-proof. September and October. 
DOUGLAS—Medium size; fine quality; very young and 
abundant bearer; late bloomer; resistant to blight; 
a very promising new variety; for the Southwest. 
APPLES 
Apples bloom very late and seldom are killed by 
frost. Some varieties are very heavy bearers, especially 
the Bledsoe and King David, where conditions are fav- 
orable in the country to the north and west of San 
Antonio. They need deep soil and good cultivation 
and irrigation. 
If you live in the “Hill Country” and have sub-irri- 
gated or irrigated lands, these later, as well as the sum- 
mer varieties, will do well. We know trees in Kendall, 
Gillespie, Bandera, Kerr and other counties that are 
very old and are still heavy bearers. 
Same grades and prices as peaches. 
VARIETIES IN ORDER OF RIPENING 
BLEDSOE—Our youngest, best and heaviest yielder; 
very large, of fine quality; tree vigorous. Ripe in 
August. We have a 10-year-old tree in our nursery 
from which we gathered 12 bushels of choice fruit. 
KING DAVID—Medium size, dull red; best variety to 
the South; bears very young. This and the Bledsoe 
should be in every home orchard. 
DELICIOUS—Well known variety and has proven to 
be successful here. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS—Same as delicious except color. 
GANO—A good late fall apple. Very productive. 
TRANSCENDENT—Crab apple, round, yellow shaded 
with red; early and abundant bearer; fast grower; 
nothing better for pies, jellies and apple butter. 
APRICOTS 
The yard is the best place for apricots. They make 
pretty trees and bear better if not cultivated. Trees 
are fast growers. Ripen in June. 
Same grades and prices as peaches. 
