. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1900 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit New Jersey Catalogs; Trees New Jersey Catalogs. d Angouleme Pear. Beurre Ctairgeau. Large; melting; a reli- able variety ; regular bearer; tree a stout grower. Belle Lucra- tive. Large ; melting; a reli- able grower, abundant, regu- lar bearer. Ear- ly autumn. Duchesse d ' Angouleme. Large; melting, juicy and well i flavored ; tree | a good grower. Succeeds best as a dwarf. Mid-autumn. L e Conte. Fruit large,bell- shaped. vSkin smooth, pale yellow ; quality variable ; very productive. Fruit sold fo
. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1900 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit New Jersey Catalogs; Trees New Jersey Catalogs. d Angouleme Pear. Beurre Ctairgeau. Large; melting; a reli- able variety ; regular bearer; tree a stout grower. Belle Lucra- tive. Large ; melting; a reli- able grower, abundant, regu- lar bearer. Ear- ly autumn. Duchesse d ' Angouleme. Large; melting, juicy and well i flavored ; tree | a good grower. Succeeds best as a dwarf. Mid-autumn. L e Conte. Fruit large,bell- shaped. vSkin smooth, pale yellow ; quality variable ; very productive. Fruit sold for $ per barrel last sea- sou in New York. Tree a good, thrifty, healthy, up- right grower ; in growth equal to Kieffer. Pro- duces a good crop of fruit every year; is of the same class as Kieffer. Good j udges of fruit rate the Le Conte equal to California Bartlett. Le Conte is valuable to plant with Kieffer to insure perfect fertilization. Howell. Medium; rich and juicy; fine fruit; good bearer ; tree open grower. Late autumn. Idaho. Large, handsome ; core small ; skin golden yellow, with russet spots ; flesh juicy. Garber Hybrid. Just the Pear to pollenize the Kieffer. A seedling of Chinese Sand Pear; very vigorous, and free from blight; very productive ; fruit large,round, handsome, smooth,waxy yellow ; excellent for canning and preserving. Kieffer. Tree remarkably vigorous, and an early and very prolific bearer; fruit is of good size, good color, good quality, and is a good variety for table or for market. Skin deep orange yellow in the sun, with a few russet dots. Flesh whitish, a little coarse,juicy,half melting,sweet; quality very good, partaking slightly of the Chinese Sand Pear. Ripens all of October and part of November. Begins to bear at three years. Trees ten years old will pro- duce 10 bushels Of fruit. As a fall Pear, there is no variety which has given such profitable returns. T »hu S. Collins, formerly in the nursery eminent horticulturist and a
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