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PEARS 
This old standard fruit is still being planted by many. Blight is its chief enemy, 
and as it is worse on deep, rich soil, do not over-stimulate by feeding. Planted in the 
back lawn it will make a beautiful tree in foliage, blossom and fruit. 
BARTLETT. August 15. The favorite eating Pear of America, East or West. Large, 
beautiful yellow with soft blush; high flavor. Tree bears quite young. On account 
of its popularity everywhere it is the most sought after of the European Pears. 
KIEFFER. September 10 to 15. The most popular Pear for our section. Fruit is large, 
golden yellow, sometimes tinted red on the sun-exposed side. Flesh is firm, crisp, 
juicy and for canning purposes it is especially prized. From the tree it is not good 
to eat, and to properly ripen, gather carefully and place in a dry place of even 
temperature. The quality improves and it is then desirable. For keeping longer, 
pack in shallow trays or wrap the fruit in paper and store in a room free from frost. 
In this manner it can be kept until Christmas. 
LINCOLN. Blight-resistant and bears regular crops. Perfectly hardy and quality 
almost equals Bartlett. Season of ripening about September Ist. Plant with confi- 
dence. Considered by many the best of the Pears. 
SECKEL. September 15. This small, high quality, yellowish brown Pear is one of the 
most popular of the September fruits. Of melting, juicy, and sugary quality (fre- 


Hillenmeyer ONG series 
quently called the “Little Sugar Pear’’). Tree is of slow growth but lives long and 
is needed in every home garden. 
TWO- AND THREE-YEAR-OLD TREES Each 5 
$1.75 $7.50 
2.00 8.75 

MORE THAN 
100 YEARS 




. . . That’s how long we have 
grown Hillenmeyer’s Quality, 
True-to-Name Fruit Trees. 
Bartlett 
Pears 

PLUMS 
The trees grow almost anywhere—garden, chicken-run, or orchard. Usually the trees are 
loaded with fruit, so it is wise to thin the green fruit when about as big as an acorn. Prune 
the trees same as apples. 
BURBANK. Late July. Fruit large, violet to OMAHA. (Hybrid.) A promising sort, vig- 
light purple, with occasional shades of yel- orous in growth and free from disease. 
low. Flesh yellow, of excellent quality. For Being an American-Japanese hybrid, it in- 
either canning or market this is the most herits hardiness and productiveness from 
popular sort. We believe it to be the har- each parent. Produces great crops of coral 
diet and most prolific of the Oriental va- fruit, yellow fleshed and of good quality. 
rieties. 
DAMSON. A medium size, purple or blue 
Plum which is well known for its fine culi- Lileks Ail et hl et ee ee Leder 
nary uses. Damson preserve is the height New York Experiment Station. Annual 
of epicurean delight. It bears heavily and bearer, good for home or commercial pur- 
should be in every planting where Plums poses and the best of the “prune” class 

are wonted. 
GREEN GAGE. Another outstanding old va- TWO- AND THREE-YEAR-OLD TREES 
riety. It ripens in mid-August and its me- Each 5 
dium sized, yellow-green, high quality fruit oe 
makes it a standard by which others are to 5 ft. ..............55, $1.75 $7.50 
Damson Plums judged. Tree moderate grower; healthy. 5 uton 6! ty an aickoun eee eee 2.00 8.75 
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