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See PEARS 
ee There: is scarcely a section in the entire country where 
pears will ‘not produce abundantly if proper care is used in 
_ the selection of varieties. By all means pears should be 
planted extensively for both market and home use. 
You can have fresh pears for six months or longer if the 
right sorts are selected, first fresh from the tree and then 
from those that have been stored in a cool place. Pears 
begin bearing in two to three years after planting, depend- 
ing on variety and attention they get. They grow best on 
moist, rich lands, but are more subject to blight where 
growth is vigorous and heavy. So it is best to give them 
just average lands and not push them too fast. Where 
blight appears, cut out and burn it promptly, keeping saw 
or knife thoroughly disinfected with creosote, carbolic acid, 
or other disinfectant. Careful and thorough pruning will do 
much to lessen this disease. 
Pear—Whips 
‘ Se Mba Each PerlO Per 100 
b6ato. 24 inch 2k oo Stat: $1.25 $10.00 $ 75.00 
PedOn se TOOt on, Ab oe 1.50 12.50. 95.00 
SULOe a TOCU Lies eras leer cae 1.75 14.50 105.00 
ia to 5 LCC EN AE eA Se ‘1.95 1650 120.00 
, Pear—2-Yr. Branched : 
Beto Steet, Mier. cael. eee $2.00 $17.50 $150.00 
AMCOTDETEOte I 5 sa) see eae ve ten 2.25 20.00 175.00 
BO FOL OMeCte a a eds pee te 2.50 22.50 200.00 
Varieties: 
Bartlett. Grown profitably in every pear growing section 
-in America. Trees vigorous and bear young. Fruits large 
and long with clear yellow color when mature. Flesh fine 
grained and juicy. — 
Pineapple Pear. Resembles the Keiffer, with crisp, juicy, 
coarse flesh. Fine for cooking and canning. So far, it has 
_ proved to be a blight proof. Ripens July and August. 
Garber. An earlier pear than Kieffer. Hardy north and 
south. A very vigorous grower producing fruits suitable for 
culinary purposes. 
Kieffer. Grown largely for culinary purposes. Grows to 
large size. Fruit long and heavy. Flesh coarse and not so 
sweet. Largely planted for canning. | i 
Douglas. \ Wonderful fall pear. Golden yellow in color. 
- Tree bears very young, and an excellent variety. One of the 
hardiest, most blight resistant, and productive pears now 
being grown. Suitable for home or market. 3 
Seckel. Very vigorous and productive. Fruits reddish- 
brown, of medium size. One of the best all-purpose pears. 
Baldwin. A _ blight-resistant new pear of good flavor, 
originating in Baldwin County, Alabama. Vigorous grower, 
ripening in August. Has been found superior to any other 
_blight-resistant varieties fruited in that area. An introduc- 
_~ tion which is unusually promising. — 
PLUM AND NECTARINE 
~The plum in large variety thrives over a wide range of 
soils and climates and. should be generally planted. No 
home orchard is complete without several trees of choice 
varieties to give fresh fruit for eating as well as an abun- 
dance for jams, jellies, preserves, etc., and there is always 
a market for choice plums. 
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