FRUIT DEPARTMENT— Summer, Autumn 
and Winter Pears F 
Pears 
This list of select varieties is reduced to such as have been well 
We grow standard Pear trees only. 
the largest section of the South. 
PRICE OF TREES: Standard, 1 year old, 4 feet and up, 25 cts. each, 
$2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING: 
each way. 
SUMMER PEARS 
Bartlett. 
Ripens end of July and during August. 
Belle Lucrative (Seigneur d’Esperen, Fondante d’Automne). 
Large; melting, delicious; fine grower; bears abundantly and regu- 
larly. End of July and August. 
Flemish Beauty. Large; melting, sweet; handsome. 
Reliance. Medium, Bergamot-shaped; brown-red with russet; 
flesh fine-grained, juicy, melting, high-flavored; quality very good to 
Ripens from middle of July to middle of August. 
Seckel. Of exquisite flavor; perhaps the standard of quality in 
best. 
Pears. Tree a stout, slow grower. August. 
St. Michael Archangel. Large; melting, very good. 
pyramidal tree. 
August. 
sweet and very good. A very attractive Pear. 
market fruit. 
and regular bearer. September. 
Beurre Diel. Very large; buttery, rich. 
grower. September. 
Beurre Superfin. Large; melting, subacid. 
tree and regular bearer. August. 
Standard trees, 20 to 25 feet apart 
Large; buttery, melting, of rich flavor; very popular. 
Wilder. Small to medium; yellow, with dark red cheek; melting, 
Beginning of June. 
The tree is of vigorous and symmetrical growth; a valuable early 
Fine tree 
Vigorous 
| markably fine grower. 
Fine | 
| of good flavor. Tree a slender and somewhat strag- 
Duchesse d’Angouleme. Very large; melting, juicy | 
tested and proved valuable throughout 
August. 
Beautiful, 
KIEFFER PEAR. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER PEARS 
Beurre d’Anjou. Large; juicy, melting. 
and well flavored. Tree a vigorous grower, and most 
reliable bearer. Middle of August and September. 
Lawrence. Very large; melting, rich. Tree a re- 
September and October. 
Winter Nelis. Medium to large; buttery, juicy and. 
gling grower. October to December. 
ORIENTAL PEARS 
This type is peculiarly adapted to the South. We offer an immense stock of thrifty, well-grown trees. 
PRICES OF TREES 
Standard, 1 year, 4 feet and up, or 2 years; medium, branched 
Standard, 2 years, heavy, well branched ........ 
KIEFFER. Fruit large to very large; skin yellow, 
with a light vermilion cheek; flesh brittle, very juicy, 
with a marked musky aroma; quality good. Matures 
from September to October. Tree very vigorous and 
very prolific. Begins to bear when ae years old. 
As a fall Pear, there is no variety as yet disseminated 
which has given such profitable returns, and the won- 
derful fertility of the trees is surprising. Many of our 
trees, four years after planting, have yielded as high 
as three bushels of perfect fruit. If allowed to hang 
upon the tree until the beginning of October, and then 
carefully ripened in a cool, dark room, there are few 
Pears which are more attractive. In point of quality 
it combines extreme juiciness with a sprightly subacid 
flavor and the peculiar aroma of the Bartlett; it is 
then an excellent dessert fruit. 
Le Conte, or Chinese Pear. Fruit large, pyriform; 
skin smooth, pale yellow; quality very variable, usu- 
ally of second quality, but if allowed to mature slowly 
in a cool, dark room, or in drawers, its quality im- 
proves remarkably. Maturity from July 20 to end of 
Aug. ‘Trees begin to bear fruit when five years old. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
AA $0 25 $2 00 $15 00 
E LEN rae 40 3 00 25 00 
Garber. Resembles the Kieffer in size, appearance 
and quality, but matures here during August and be- 
tween the Le Conte and Kieffer. A thrifty grower 
and valuable variety. 
ORIENTAL PEARS FOR COOKING 
AND CANNING 
These are enormously productive, and valuable for 
‘the purpose stated. 
Hawaii, or Sandwich Island. Medium, round, 
Bergamot-shaped. Very prolific; foliage luxuriant; 
fine tree. October to December. 
Mme. Von Siebold. Large, round, similar in shape 
to the old China Sand; russet; flesh brittle, juicy, with 
a peculiar spicy aroma. Prolific and a good grower. 
Mikado. Medium, acute, pyriform; pale green, 
washed brown; flesh brittle, subacid. Matures dur- 
ing September. Tree exceedingly vigorous, and with 
leaves of extraordinary size. 
