. Catalogue, spring 1901. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Clapp's Favorite Pear.—Standard and Dwarf —A profitable early variety; a prolific and early bearer; does well on quince. Season, August, earlier than Bartlett. This is without doubt the most productive pear in cultivation. Every tree on our grounds, whether in the fence corner or in the cultivated orchard, bears profusely every year. The past season the limbs had to be propped up. Every limb was a veritable rope of pears. A splendid pear resembling the Bartlett and ripenin
. Catalogue, spring 1901. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Clapp's Favorite Pear.—Standard and Dwarf —A profitable early variety; a prolific and early bearer; does well on quince. Season, August, earlier than Bartlett. This is without doubt the most productive pear in cultivation. Every tree on our grounds, whether in the fence corner or in the cultivated orchard, bears profusely every year. The past season the limbs had to be propped up. Every limb was a veritable rope of pears. A splendid pear resembling the Bartlett and ripening a few days earlier; a cross between Bartlett and Flemish Beauty; the tree is hardy and vigorous, either as standard or dwarf. Care should be taken to pick the fruit ten days before it ripens upon the tree. This is a newish pear, very large, remark- ably beautiful and a prolific bearer. No collection is complete without it. Larger than Bartlett and has a handsome, red side. Flemish Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Green's Nursery Co. (Rochester, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Rochester, N. Y. : Green's Nursery Company
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