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A CATALOG OF NEW FRUITS 
Covert—is one of the largest of all cultivated pears. It resembles Bartlett 
in shape with the same roughened surface and has about the same green 
color which mellows into a clear Bartlett yellow when fully mature. The 
fruit is two months later than Bartlett, very firm, and handles unusually 
well. Canning tests indicate that the canned product is almost if not quite 
equal to Bartlett and much better than Kieffer. The tree is a prodigious 
cropper. Covert bids fair to replace Kieffer for canning and for export. 
Dana Hovey—an old variety of delicious quality that should be grown in 
every pear-lover’s orchard. Unfortunately it is no longer propagated and 
therefore a few trees have been grown for members. Fruit is about the 
size of Seckel and is equally rich in quality. It ripens in December when 
many of the high-quality pears have gone. 
Early Seckel—is exactly what its name implies—an early-ripening Seckel. 
The season is from 2 to 3 weeks ahead of Seckel but in cold storage the 
fruit can be kept longer than Seckel. The variety closely resembles Seckel 
in appearance and flavor, having the same delectable taste, It is unsur- 
passed for local and roadside markets. 
Ewart—comes from Mortimer Ewart, East Akron, Ohio. The fruit is remark- 
able for its large size and good quality. It is greenish yellow, netted with 
russet, and has a fine, melting, tender, juicy flesh. The season is a month 
later than Bartlett. 
Gorham—ripens its fruit 2 weeks later than Bartlett and keeps a month 
longer. The fruits resemble those of Bartlett in size, color, and shape. The 
flavor is sweet and vinous with a very marked and pleasing aroma. The 
flesh is white, tender, buttery, and juicy—a combination which, with the 
rich flavor and spicy aroma, makes this one of the very best-flavored pears 
of its season. Plant Gorham for pears to follow Bartlett. Valuable for 
dessert and canning. 
Ovid—ripens in December at Geneva. Its fruit is large and in color resem- 
bles that of Bartlett, except that it bears russet patches. The flesh is fine- 
grained, tender, nearly white, sweet, agreeably flavored, and good in 
quality. Ovid promises to be a splendid late pear. 
Phelps—is of the type of Bartlett, but the pear ripens much later. Its ap- 
pearance is not as pleasing as that of Bartlett as the color is duller. The 
flesh is tender and juicy with a pleasant vinous flavor. It ripens around 
Thanksgiving and keeps until Christmas. 
Pulteney—is from a sister plant to Phelps and is of the Bartlett type, with 
fruits a little more regular in outline, skin smoother, but possibly not as 
attractive in color. It ripens 4 weeks later than Bartlett, hence valuable to . 
prolong the Bartlett season. 
Willard—tripens about 2 weeks later than Ovid and resembles Bartlett in 
shape and color. The surface is uneven and irregular. Its flesh is yellowish, 
fine-grained, tender, juicy, with a piquant flavor. It is recommended for its 
lateness in season. ; 
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