Standard Pears 
a Gorham Is of the Bartlett type, with the same high 
quality and attractive appearance. Ripens 
two weeks later than Bartlett and keeps a month longer. 
Flavor is sweet and with a pleasing aroma. 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. Canners find it 
superior to Bartlett. 
’ The standard of excellence in pear varie- 
Bartlett ties. One of the most popular and should 
be included in all plantings. 
B This is one of the highest in quality of all pears. 
osc Fruit large rich yellow overspread with cinna- 
eo sens Flesh tender, melting and juicy. Ripens late 
ctober. 
ys Duchess Very large, buttery—a fine canner. 
Ki ff One of the most dependable winter pears. 
lerrer Bears very young. Fruit large and keeps 
until ad pe ; ee Bieroct He Fs 
st for pickling, highes uality, medium 
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THE BLIGHT-RESISTANT PEAR FOR COMMERCIAL 
ORCHARDISTS AND FRUIT GROWERS 
This variety is most highly recommended by the Ohio, 
and other, Experiment Stations in the United States as an 
intermediate understock for all plantings of pear. 
Next Year we will have a fine lot of Bartlett (the most 
GORHAM popular and ‘highest quality Pear variety) trees top- 
worked to this Blight Resistant “Old Home” understock. 
A blight-resistant Pear to Follow Bartlett Better place your order well in advance for delivery in 
the Spring of 1952. No trees available for this year. 
: ° ° ‘ . The.lar-ge, 
Planting and Cultural Directions Orange Quince found yellow 
_ With spray schedules for all fruit trees are included fruits are unexcelled for Jellies, Marma- 
in our 16-page ‘Successful Planting’ Booklet mailed lades and Preserves. The trees are quite 
free with each order. ornamental; dwarf in growth; round in 
shape and well-filled. To reduce the 
The pruning of all fruit trees should be with the aim of damage from leaf and twig blight, alow 
forming a symmetrical top, with an even distribution of the tree to grow slowly—eliminate culti- 
branches: then thin out water sprouts and branches so as___ vation and apply very little growth-pro- 
to allow plenty of air and sunlight into the tree; to cut moting fertiliz- 
back lateral branches only enough to keep them from be- ers. In removing ay 
coming too whippy and to top the leaders of the trees so blighted wood — ae 
that they may not become too tall. In case of Peach trees dip the pruning ; 
considerably more annual pruning is done on all branch- saw into a strong 
es to prevent the tree from setting more fruit than it can Soeur ta om) 5 ot 
properly bring to maturity. household disin- 
fectant. 
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Oriental Fruit Moth often forms a network of tun- 
nels throughout these Quince fruits. It is easily con- 
trolled by making two applications of DDT (3 oz, ot 
50% DDT Wettable Powder to 10 gallons of water) 
about the 1st of August and repeat about 2 weeks later. 
Prices of Pear Trees 
Standard Varieties Each 10 rate 25 rate 
Select 2 yr., 5-6 ft. ....... $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 
Orange Quince 
Strong 4-5 ft. trees ....... 1eZ5 1.50 1.25 
All Fruit Trees by Express Not Prepaid 
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