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PEAR TREES 
A Delicious Eating Fruit... 
Pear growing at one time was considered a failure in the Plains 
States. With better knowledge of varieties and culture, pears are 
succeeding to a much greater degree. Plant only two or three 
varieties; try to get well-ripened growth; give only fair cultiva- 
tion. Be content with an annual growth of from twelve to eight- 
een inches. Rank, late growth is often the cause of disease. 
CLAPP FAVORITE. This is a seedling of Bartlett and earlier 
ripening. Lemon yellow in color, with brown dots. In quality 
it is almost the equal of its parent, and hardier . 
DOUGLAS. It is the best bearer of any known pear and practi- 
cally immune to blight. A large handsome pear that ripens 
in early fall, golden yellow flushed with pink, tender, juicy, ex- 
cellent flavor. Sometimes bearing one year after planting and 
then every year after. Resists frost and adverse weather, and 
sets fruit almost without fail. Our tree in trial grounds ripened 
several fine pears the first season and has borne every year 
since. Excellent for sauce and canning. 
KIEFFER. Tree has large, dark green, glossy leaves, and is of it- 
self very ornamental; an early and annual bearer; the fruit is 
showy, valuable for canning, and never rots at the core. Is 
nearly blight-proof. October and November. 
DUCHESS. Is very large, dull greenish-yellow, streaked and 
spotted with russet. Flesh white, buttery and very juicy; rich, 
very excellent flavor. This variety, when grown as a dwarf, is 
often more profitable than the standard sorts. 
LINCOLN. Large size, with often a beautiful blush to the sun; 
buttery, very juicy and high flavored; bears early and abund- 
antly. August. 
STANDARD PEAR PRICES Each Sy eas ld os 
IBOBLSGTAUCMOLEO uel tsi iaione co.cc eos 3 $0.95 $0.90 $0.88 $0.85 
Medium Grade, 4 to 6 ft. ........... 85 .80 78 75 
The Pear is one fruit that can be grown profitably as a dwarf 
tree. It is grafted on a quince root, making it a dwarf tree. This 
slower growth makes it more resistant to blight and other pear 
tree troubles than the standards which grow more rapidly. 
DUCHESS. Described above. 
DWARF PEAR Patel ‘Bach 
- Duchess Best Grade........... $1.50 $1.40 Duchess only. 

The Peach prefers a well-drained loam. We recommend the 
following varieties, hardy enough to stand without protection in 
the southern half of Nebraska and southern Iowa. 
CHAMPION. Fruit is large, beautiful in appearance; flavor de- 
licious, sweet, rich and juicy, skin is creamy white with red 
cheek, becoming quite red when ripe. Meat is white and a free- 
stone. Ripens last of August and is one of the hardier types. 
MARQUETTE. New dwarf peach from northern Michigan. Bore 
considerable fruit in Wisconsin nursery second season after 
grafting. In our trial orchard trees not more than six feet high 
produced as muchas 14% bushels. Fruit is medium size, red 
cheek, yellow flesh, of high quality, freestone. Should be in every 
home orchard in south half of Iowa and Nebraska and south. 
ELBERTA. The most widely planted commercial peach. Very 
large, golden yellow, freestone. Tree very productive, yielding 
large quantities of uniform, highly colored fruit. Ripens mid- 
August. 
CRAWFORD. One of the best freestone peaches for the West. 
A rich golden yellow, sometimes slightly flushed; yellow meat, 
quality rich and delicious, a reliable bearer and hardy. Season, 
late. 
HALE. Very large in size; beautiful yellow overlaid with red, 
and has a firm, fine grained yellow flesh of good quality. Col- 
ors up a week before maturity, ripens 3 to 7 days ahead of 
Elberta. 
Per 4 P P 
PEACH PRICES Bach. Rech “tech? coat 
Beat Cradese toc Le ee ae. $0.75 $0.65 $0.62 $0.60 
Medium Grade, 4 to 6 ft. ........... .65 55 52 50 
RUSSIAN. Medium size, light 
orange in color; flesh is 
sweet, juicy and of good 
quality. August. Hardy in 
Nebraska, the South and 
East. 
MANCHURIAN. The greatest 
hardy fruit introduction in 
years. Medium size yellow 
fruit, producing heavily. 
Cooks up into pale yellow, 

good quality sauce. Hardy 
into the Dakotas. 
APRICOT PRICES Per 4 
Each Each 
Best Grade, 
A tO; Gettey. cis $1.50 $1.40 
Medium Grade, 
MP iLOPOyPUas tievsccss 1.35 1.25 RUSSIAN 
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