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| Ripening from July to October 
f 1 Bartlett 1 Seckel 
1 Duchess l Kieffer 
4 fancy 4-6 ft. trees 
Free: Collection. $1700 
1 Mock Orange, 
Hardy Blooming Shrub 
By Express 

. ’ Early. It is hardier 
Clapp’s Favorite (ia partictt does 
well in the northern part of this state, Iowa. 
Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Northeast. Tree 
is a good grower, and very productive. Fruit 
large, pale yellow with dull red and _ russet 
specks, fine grained, juicy and sweet. Ripens 
in August. 

| ; : Rapidly becoming popular, owing to 
- Lincoln its very good qualities. It is a large 
pear, yellow, flushed with bright red; fine for- “ 
if, table use or canning. Hardy in Nebraska, any- A branch of Duchess Pears, showing the 
/ where in the corn belt, and the East. Your pear typical bearing habit of this good pear. 
planting should include this tree. 
/ Called Duchess Pear for short. Probably the best of 
. Duchess of Angouleme the large’ late pears for the corn-belt, and nearly 
blight-proof. In quality, as good as the best. Taken hard-ripe from the tree, and wrapped 
in tissue paper individually, Duchess will keep in an 
ordinary cellar for several weeks. For canning it is as 
good as the very best. Ripens in late September. The 
for Pears Duchess should be in every orchard, it is hardy, an 
abundant bearer, and a fine pear for all purposes. 
_ attacked by insects, we recom- A GOOD, BLIGHT RESISTANT PEAR. 
or two, to rid the trees of the Douglas Wherever Pears have been known to 
suffer under blight, a disease of the wood and foliage, 
I recommend Douglas, which is almost completely 
blight-proof. The pear is large, very pretty in its 
color of golden yellow with a rosy blush. It is well 
flavored, for canning or fresh fruit, it ranks with the 
best. This tree is a splendid grower, extra hardy, and 
is a heavy producer. In most cases, the top-size Iam 
offering will start to bear a year after planting. Doug- 
las should be included in every planting. Ripens in 
When the trees are dormant. mid-September. Add 10c per tree to prices quoted. 
- e 
3 Dwarf Pears and Quince Jese trees are 
. Just as the cluster buds are Spring 1946. Due to shortage of help, a number of 
opening. ; the former special fruit types had to be discontinued. 
. At the fall of the petals. When the boys come home again, they will find 
. Two weeks later. plenty of work in the nurseries, and you can look for- 
ward to a longer list of fruit varieties when peace 
returns. In the meantime, most all nurseries con- 
centrate their efforts on the most essential fruits for 
: general planting. 
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