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. Buerre de Anjou — A very handsome variety producing large fruit having a rich, 
sweet flavor. Very hardy and above all is exceedingly blight resistant. Try one 
or more in your planting this year and we feel you will be well repaid for your 
trouble. The flesh is yellow-white, buttery, juicy sweet with a rich flavor and 
a spicy aroma. 
- Conference — A very excellent pear similar to Bosc but ripens somewhat earlier. 
Here again is another pear that is blight resistant. Has very good quality and 
the trees produce quite heavily. A variety well worth growing. 
‘ Gorham — This is one of the best of the new pears. The fruit ripens two weeks later 
than Bartlett and keeps a month longer. The fruit also resembles Bartlett in all 
its good qualities. It is sometimes called a ‘“Blight-resistant Bartlett72 1 Alas 
pink-blushed, golden yellow skin and white, sweet juicy fruit of indescribably 
delicious flavor. 
‘Lincoln — Another hardy, blight-resistant variety rapidly becoming popular owing 
to its very good quality. A large pear, yellow flushed with bright red. Fine for 
table use and canning. A heavy cropper and well worth growing. 
+ Seckel — Also called the “Sugar Pear.” This is not a large pear but is of the sweetest 
and most delicious flavor. Seckel is a hardy, healthy grower and is exceedingly 
productive. Ripens in late summer, 
Prices for Pear Trees 
O=¥eare 2 ete ae, Wachs $4.00 Larger sizes ...... $5.00 to $8.00 
“DWARF PEARS 
The Dwarf Pears are particularly desirable where space is limited. They can be 
planted as close together as 10 or 12 feet apart. Trees bear when very young and their 
fruit is of the same good quality as that produced by the ‘“‘standard’’ trees. 
* Dwarf Duchess — Very large, dull greenish-yellow with brown dots, richly flushed 
with russet red on sunny side. Fine texture, with a rich, delicate, vinous flavor. 
Very dwarf growing. %” diameter. Each $3.50 
Dwarf Seckel — A beautiful and delicious little pear known everywhere as an old 
favorite. Skin yellowish-brown with deep, brownish-red cheek. Flesh very 
fine grained and sweet. One of the richest and highest flavored pears grown. These 
are very dwarf trees. %’’ diameter. Each $3.50 
CHERRIES 
Early Richmond — The well known 
: red cherry; medium sized; slight- 
ly acid flavor, produces heavily 
in early summer. 
.Large Montmorency — A large all- 
red, all-purpose variety, having 
a tart, refreshing flavor. Flesh 
is firm and produces heavily, 
ripening about 10 days later than 
Early Richmond, 
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Larger sizes ...... $5.00 to $8.00 
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