. Descriptive catalogue of selected hardy trees, shrubs, vines, roses, hardy plants and choice fruits. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 53 SELECT PEARS, The foliowiug are the best Pears. New varieties are marked thus*. All Pears should be gathered and ripened in the house ; if left to ripen on the tree they are nearly worthless. Summer and Autumn Pears should be gathered as soon as the earliest and premature specimens are observed to ripen ;
. Descriptive catalogue of selected hardy trees, shrubs, vines, roses, hardy plants and choice fruits. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Catalogue of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 53 SELECT PEARS, The foliowiug are the best Pears. New varieties are marked thus*. All Pears should be gathered and ripened in the house ; if left to ripen on the tree they are nearly worthless. Summer and Autumn Pears should be gathered as soon as the earliest and premature specimens are observed to ripen ; gather the best matured speci- mens first, and a short time afterward the remainder of crop ; keep in clean boxes or drawers until ripe; to retard ripening keep in a cool place. Winter Pears should hang late on the trees, then gather, put in barrel- and keep in a cool cellar until they mature. For convenience in selecting, the time of ripening is given. Price, Staa^dard Trees, first-class, Selected 35 cts.; extra sizes, 50 cts. to ^ Dwarf Trees ,25 cts. to $1 each. Low RATES PER 100 OR 1,000 ON APPLI- CATioK". Trained I^iported Trees FOR Walls, Trellises or G-arden Borders. Particulars on Andre Desportes, Aug. Bartlett, large size, irregular form; clear yellow, with blush on sunny side; very juicy and high flavored. One of the best. Aug. and Sept. Bsurre Griffard, Aug. Clapp's Favorite, Aug. Doyexme de Ete, July and Aug. Beurre Bosc, Sept. and Oct. -Doyenne Boussock, Sept. Duchess d'Angouleme. A mag- nificent Pear when grown on quince stock, Sept. and Oct. Flemish Beauty, Sept. and Oct. Frederick Clapp, Oct. and Nov. Howell, Sept. and Oct. *Idaho, quality best, hardy and prolific, Sept. and Oct. 75 cts. Kieffer, Oct and Nov. Beurre de Anjou, large size, ex- cellent flavor; Nov. and Dec. See cut. Beurre Clarigeau, Nov. and Dec. Beurre Easter, Jan. to March. -Dorset, a very handsome, showy late keeping; Pear; large and good quality, Feb. to May. % 1. *Fred
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