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Heavy Bearer— Resists Blight 
The best all around pear tested in all our 100 years of pear growing. It averages larger than Bartlett; 
clear, beautiful yellow with a. bright red cheek and as handsome as a pear can be, and as ideal for shipping. 
Quality as good as Bartlett. In neither tree nor fruit have we ever discovered a fault, and we recommend it as 
the best for both home and market orchard, For eating it is delicious; for canning it has no peer. Lives to 
.old age where many varieties blight. 
When we introduced this pear we claimed it to be as hardy as an oak, and experience has borne out this 
statement. It has borne annual crops since first coming into bearing and has always brought high prices. 
Note the perfect In our own orchards, Lincoln has outlived and outborne over fifty varieties and 
shape of the fa- the trees are still thrifty, healthy and have blighted little, while many other vari-° 
oes came Pear eties have blighted to death. After propagating and growing the True Lincoln 
ie sepa ville the for over 30 years, we still recommend it as the best. 
story of its size. It Lincoln is satisfactory, and should be planted everywhere. When we 
is a good pear for began growing Lincoln we claimed it the best pear we knew —and 380 
every purpose. years later, after wide observation, we make the same claim. It has stood 
the tests of time, terrific summer heat and blighting winter’s cold 
—and has never disappointed. Truly a grand pear for the entire 
country. Should be in every home orchard. 
There is no more DELICIOUS PEAR than this; juicy, MELTING, 
SWEET and rich—ripe late summer, Seeds few, ALMOST NO CORE; large, 
blushed yellow, Hardy, strong, long-lived orchard tree; a young bearer, 
does exceedingly well in home orchards, BLIGHT RESISTANT. A hardy 
Native American Pear. Originated in Northern Arkansas, ; 
CONFERENCE Grown for years in England where it has been 
very popwar. Carefully tested since 1897 at South Haven Ex 
periment Station in-Michigan. They report: “Conference dis a 
very good pear and should have a place commercially, It is prac- 
tically unexcelled in productiveness, bearing crops annually, This 
fact along with blight-resistance and exceptionally high quality 
makes it a promising new pear for American orchards. Similar 
to Bosc in shape but ripens earlier and quality superior.” This 
variety has been tested in Stark Test Orchard where it has been 
found to be very hardy, Fruit aboye medium in size, flesh melt- 
ing, very juicy, sweet. Ripens late, An outstanding pear which 
should be included in every new pear planting. Our strain comes 
direct from Mich. Exp, Station. ‘ 
BURBANK’S HOLIDAY < very large pear; long and shaped 
like Bosc, Smooth, green becoming a beautiful golden yellow as 
it ripens: flesh white, very juicy, mild flavor, sweet and deli- 
cious, One of the best keepers and is in-its prime during Mid- 
Winter, Another Burbank creation that bids fair to be popular 
and profitable, 
Prices for Pear on This Page 
(ae Rate 10 Rate 100 Rate 
1-10 Trees* 10-30 Trees* 30-50 Trees? 
A 4-7 ft. size $2.00 Bach $1.75 Bach $1.50 Each 
3-5 ft. size 1.75 Hach 1.50 Hach 1,25 Bach 
2-3 ft. size 1.50 Bach 1.25 Each 1,00 Each 
*NOTE—No matter how many different varieties, 
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