

The Delicious Sugar Pear 
STARK SECKEL (Sugar Pear)—A select strain of the 
wonderful and delicious Seckel that for generations has 
been recognized as the standard of pear quality. We 
have grown this special and greatly improved strain 
for years and have found it the best strain known, 
Stark Seckel is of medium size, beautiful vellow color, 
a spley, honeyed flavor—the most delicious, the most 
desirable of all pears for the home grounds and for 
home use—nlso the market takes them always at good 
prices. Tree hardy, thrifty, blights little. Sueceeds 
in all pear sections, Should be grown in every home 
orchard; not one-tenth enough have ever been grown to siup- 
ply the demand, 
BUERRE BOSC—A large deep yellow, long shaped, beau- 
tiful, juicy, extra sweet fall pear, Popular on fruit 
stands. Profitable, Regular bearer, Largely planted in 
the west, and should be more largely planted in home 
orchards everywhere, Our “record-bearing” mother tree 
is from New York Exp. Station. 
DUCHESS (Angouleme) —The “Record-Bearing” Mother 
tree of all our Duchess is a tree typical of the variety, 
large fruit and satisfactory in every particular. Diichess 
is extremely large, often weighs over a pound; dull 
yellow, excellent quality. fall pear—the* housewite's fa- 
vorite, Tree long-lived, healthy, hardy, bears extremely 
young and produces a crop every year, Has been a favorite 
for generations and is still one of the best. Should be planted 
in home orchards and for market, 
GARBER—One of the healthiest and hardiest of all pears. Tree well 
shaped with attractive glossy foliage. Does not blight serlously and for 
this reason very popular in the south. Bruit large, crisp, and juicy, though 
not high in quiility. Grown for more than 50 years, One of best pollen- 
izers, and we recommend it for pliunting with WKieffer. It is a heavy pro- 
ducer and is largely grown, 
STARK TYSON (Very Eatly Summer)—Looks just like a 
Seckel, but ripens EXTREMELY EARLY; medium size, yellow, 




The beau- 
tiful Su- 
gar Pear— 
y PAR K 
SECKEL 
— delightful 
quality — not 
large, but uni- 
form in size 
and shape, popu- | ve shaded russet; SWEET, JUICY, perfumed, excellent. Tree 
lar, known to pear t hardy, long-lived, very free from blight. We propagate from a 
lovers everywhere select strain from Henry Wallis, St, Louis Co., Mo. 
as best. ANJOU Large handsome late fall yellow 


















Bartlett. Proba- 
bly most widely 
known, Beauti- 
ful, good and 
profitable. 
GORHAM—NEW—A LATE BARTLETT, Originated at New pear blushed dull red and of richest 
York xperiment Station. Tree vigorous, hardy, very RESIST- flavor. ‘Tree upright, good bearer, strong 
~ ANT TO BLIGHT, A splendid pollenizer, Fruit resembles Bart- grower, hardy, BEARS YOUNG, blooms 
lett in size, color and shape, but ripens 2 weeks later and lasts late, remarkably free from blight, 
much longer. Flavor is sweet, pleasingly aromatic, Flesh is Markets always ready for them 
white, tender, buttery and juicy—tine flavor, “Best new pear at preminm prices, SUCCEEDS 
in many vears,” reports bah oe KWxp, Station. Illinois Station EVERYWH ERE and is xu 
-says, “Less subject to blight than Kieffer,” Georgia Station ree great favorite for both home 
ports, “Much move blight-resistant than Bartlett.””-Gorham is and market orchard, Our 
au variety that can be safely planted where other pears grow, progagation is from oa 
KIEFFER—The most widely planted pear, because it BEARS — special record-bearing 
and pays. Large, rich, golden yellow, sometimes tinted red. Missouri tree produce. 
FINE FOR CANNING AND BAKING, but only fair quality for ing fruit of superior 
eating fresh, To properly ripen FOR EATING, pick when reach valne and perfect 
full size, but before they color; store in dark, dry room, ‘Tree type. Fall and win- 
vigorous, YOUNG, REGULAR AND HEAVY BEARER. East ter storage markets 
of the Recky Mountains it is the great money-making pear for are ulways eager for 
the millions, <A beautiful pear that is produced easily in all Anjou and pay good 
types of soils. money for them. 
BARTLETT This variety is the great summer favorite because of delicious quality. 
large, rich, golden yellow, with soft blush, juicy, melting, with a rich, indescribable 
flavor that hus made it the best known and most popular pear, One of the best for 
canning and shipping. Tree strong grower, sometimes blights, bears young. large 
‘cvops nnd regularly. Bartlett is planted in all pear sections and for many years has 
been the favorite of the markets and the standard dessert pear, In the great pear 
sections of the west Bartlett, Anjou and Beurre Bose are the great leaders. A) tree 
in our Test Orchard, watched for years, was selected is the source of our hurtlett 
propagation, Tt has borne immense crops regularly and the fruit is of extra size. 
No other pear has ever reached such popularity among fruit lovers as the Bartlett. 
While the tree has some faults, it is still the great American commercial pear and a 
favorite among growers in all pear growing sections, 
PRICES OF ALL PEARS ON THIS PAGE 
eo Kach Rate 10 Rate 100 Rate ) 
y : 1-10 Trees* 10-80 Trees* 30-50 Trees* 
4-7 ft, size $1.50 Bach $1.25 Bach $1.10 Bach 
B-5 ft. size 1.25 Bach 1.00 Kach 90 Bach 
“ 
2-3 ft, size 1.00 Kach 85 Bach 380 Kach 
: *#NOTE—No matter how many different varieties, 
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