pick the 
finest Pears 
from your 
Own Trees 







Home Garden 
Pear Collection 
Ripening from July to 
October 
1 Bartlett 
1 Flemish Beauty 
1 Duchess 
1 Kieffer 
4 fancy 4-6 ft. trees, only 
by Express 
Free: with this 30 
collection 2 Spi- 
rea Billardi 
Pink, fancy 3 to 4 ft. shrubs. 














Douglas 
A GOOD, BLIGHT RESISTANT PEAR. 
Wherever Pears have been known to suf- 
fer under blight, a disease of the wood and 
foliage, I recommend Douglas, which is al- 
most completely blight-proof. The pear is 
large, very pretty in its color of golden 
yellow with a rosy blush. It is well fla- 
vored, for canning or fresh fruit, it ranks 
with the best. This tree is a_ splendid 
grower, extra hardy, and is a heavy pro- 
ducer. In most cases, the top-size I am 
offering, will start to bear a year after 
planting. Douglas should be included in 
every planting. Ripens in mid-September. 



Duchess 
of Angouleme 
DWARF PEARS 
Of the pear varieties I am listing on this 
page, I can furnish Bartlett, Duchess of 
Angouleme, Seckel, in dwarf trees also. Of 
SSO ESE varieties I have the standard trees 
only. 
There is no difference in the fruit, wheth- 
Add 10c per tree to prices quoted. 
for Pears 
~* attacked by insects, we recom- 
or two, to rid the trees of the 
page 23). 
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. For this 
purpose they can be planted as close together as 10 or 
12 feet in the row. 
Dwarf pears bear quite young, commonly the second 
or third year after planting they produce a nice crop, 
and continue for many years. The trees are just as 
hardy as standard trees. Prices of Dwarf Pear trees: 
2’ to 4 ft. trees, 70c each; 3 for $1.90; prepaid. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Dwarf Pears can be planted close together. In many 
cases they are used as filler trees in young apple 
orchards, to go between the apple trees, and to pro- 
duce crops in a minimum of time. Plant Dwarf Pears 
about 1 inch deeper than grown before in the Nursery. 
Not much pruning needed, just cut the ends of the 
roots smooth with a sharp knife before planting. ...... 
BEATRICE, NEBRASKA 13 
WHEN TO SPRAY OR 
DUST 
When the trees are dormant. 
. Just as the cluster buds 
are opening. 
. At the fall of the petals. 
. Two weeks later. 

