Dear Customer: . ) 
The war having stopped all importation of pear 
seed from Oriental countries, where the world look- 
ed to for the best seed, we immediately began to 
take steps to grow our own seed by taking buds 
and grafts from dependable seed bearing trees of 
the Oriental type growing here in Texas and al- 
ready have hundreds of small seed bearing trees 
beginning to fruit. 
We are making a business of growing better pear 
trees. We have plenty of evidence that trees grow 
more v:gorously and will fruit more satisfactorily 
if they have vigorous roots. We have added one 
type of pear root to those we are growing that 
grows more freely on poor land than the others 
do and any kind of land seems to be alright for it. 
- Our fruiting stock comes from vigorous bearing 
trees and many of our trees bloom at one year old. 
We have come to think of the pear as the most: 
dependable fruit the southland can grow. It is 
one of the most useful fruits when the various 
types are planted. They respond in a fine way to 
good treatment and for an orchard venture we 
believe they are the most promising trees that can 
be planted. Some of the most profitable orchards 
in America are Pear orchards. We are offering 
six dependable varieties this season and will greatly 
expand that list during the coming year. 
Our nursery business has covered several counties 
in this part of the state for the last 20 years and 
we are now shipping Pear Trees over all of Texas. 
We refer you to any business house in this area 
if you would like to know more about us. We 
are well known to the nursery trade in Texas and 
are members of the State Nurserymen’s Conven- 
tion. 
Our prices are based on well rooted trees that 
are sturdy and vigorous. Our grades are liberal 
and our packing insures the trees reaching you in 
good condition. 
KIEFFER 
Very large; yellow; grows everywhere. Best 
known of all pears. Trees very vigorous; orna- 
mental and immensely productive. Blight resist- 
ing. Largely planted for canning. Garber and 
Kieffer pollenize each other. August—-September 
-——October ripening. 
GARBER 
Grows over all the south and considered blight 
resistent. Earlier than Kieffer. Fine flavored and 
of good texture. Tree erect and vigorous. Fruit 
large; yellow with red cheek. A good shipper. 
LE CONTE 
Bell shape; medium to large; smooth; creamy 
yellow; flesh crisp, sweet and juicy. A rapid grow- 
ing tree, prolific, bearing at a young age, but less 
