Kelly Pears for 
1-9 10-49 50or more 


PRICES OF PEAR TREES Each Each Each 
2 Year, 5-Gfeet ... $2.35 $1.95 $1.40 
2 Year, 4-5feet. 3 2.05 1.75 1.20 
1 Year,3feetandup................... 2:05 1.75 1.10 
2-YEAR DWARF PEAR TREES 
Bartlett and Clapp’s Favorite varieties only, $3.75 each, 3 for $10.50 

MN\G W\VWVE\ There’s hardly a person that doesn’t know 
[ nh the Bartlett Pear and its qualities, as it is 
Bora seers ~ “grown in, and is adaptable to all different 
climates, soils and situations. Fruit is large, golden yellow in color 
with a reddish blush on the sunny side. Flesh is tender and juicy, 
with a delicious musky aroma. Trees are vigorous, attain large size, 
bear young, live long, and barring frosts or freezes, they bear full crops year 
after year. Justly the leading commercial Pear—a leader among canning 
Pears. September—October. (September 1st-10th) 


POLLINATION—Two 
varieties are needed. The K I E F F E R 
only combination that ’ 
1s cross-incompatible is f 
Seckel and Bartlett. A 
third variety is needed 
with the above two. 
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Large fruit, rich yellow in color with red cheek; very juicy. 
Good for canning which brings out its flavor. Trees vigor- 
ous, fruitful and are least susceptible to blight. 1 year 
trees only. November to February (October 1st-10th 
SHELDON 
The fruits please both the eye and 
palate. It is distinctive in its russeted 
skin with aruddy cheek. Flesh is melt- 
ing and juicy and deserves to be called 
luscious. Flavor is sweet, 
vinous and highly per- 
fumed. Keeps well and 
ships well. Trees are large, 
vigorous and hardy 
October 
(September 20th) 
Bartlett 
ANJOU 
This is one of the best late Fall and early 
Winter varieties for the market, its season 
lastifg until way into January, even in 
common storage. Large fruit, green in col- 
or, but turning to yellow when ripe, dotted 
with russet. The yellowish-white flesh is 
firm but tender, very juicy, 
sweet, spicy, witharich vinous 
flavor. Trees hardy and vigor- 
ous growers, come into bearing 
early. Ofsall Winter Pears, 
none is more valuable for com- 
mercial or home _ orchards. 
Oct. to Jan. (September 25th) 
1 year trees only 
DUCHESSE 
D’ANGOULEME 
The fruits excite admiration 
and wonder by their enormous 
size. Always known by this 
character. A du! greenish 
yellow spotted russet. If 
grown under favorable condi- 
tions the flesh is buttery and 
melting with a rich flavor. 
Trees are vigorous, hardy and 
healthy, bear abundantly un- 
der the right conditions. Isa 
particularly desirable sort for 
the Pear fancier. November to 
December. (September 25-30) 
GORHAM E 
A seedling of Bartlett and closely resembles its parent in all characters and ripens 
from three weeks to a month later. It rivals Bartlett in all good qualities, being as 
- large and handsome and as good or better to eat or to can. nee 






Clapp’s Favorite ... 
ca ee! 

| ha } } davor is sweet and 
vinous with’a very marked and pleasing aroma. Fine cannerintroduced by the 
New. York State Experiment Station. (September 10th—25th) 
A Pear which is rated by all as ‘“‘very good”’ or 
BRURRE BOSC “best.” Has a long, tapering neck and a long 
stem which allows it to sway in heavy winds with- 
out dropping. Brownish yellow in color. Flesh is tender, buttery, very juicy, 
vier a-fich flavor and pleasing aroma. The tree is a slow grower, but most pro- 
ductive. 1 year trees only. October to January. (September 25th-30th) 


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