. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes. Nursery stock, California, Fresno, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. 10 ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF Beurre Clairgeau. Season, September; quality shipping, canning, dessert and culinary. Fruit large, especially at the blossom end and taper- ing at the stem; skin yellow shaded with
. Descriptive illustrated catalog of dependable fruit and ornamental trees : roses and palms, vines and shrubs adapted to prevailing conditions of soil and climate on the West Coast together with planting and cultural notes. Nursery stock, California, Fresno, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. 10 ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF Beurre Clairgeau. Season, September; quality shipping, canning, dessert and culinary. Fruit large, especially at the blossom end and taper- ing at the stem; skin yellow shaded with orange and red; flesh yellowish, juicy, buttery, somewhat granular and of a rich vinous flavor. Tree medium size, upright and dense, hardy; one of the most productive pears. Beurre Hardy. A popular variety in the Eastern states, which does equally well under California conditions. Ships well. Fruit regular and of medium size with tapering neck; skin yellow in color with pink flush on sunny side; flesh white, somewhat granular, juicy, tender, sweet with a pleasant vinous flavor. Tree large, upright, vigorous. Used for double working pears because of its affinity for the quince root. Dana's Hovey. (Winter Seckel.) This recognized dessert pear is given the preference over all other pears by lovers of fine fruit. Medium size, skin thin, smooth and golden yellow on a brown background; flesh creamy white, melting, juicy, sweet and highly perfumed and aromatic. Tree a medium grower and a very heavy bearer. Doyenne du Cornice. A valuable commercial pear on this Coast, chiefly for shipping and home use. Fruit large, roundish, tapering toward the stem end; skin greenish-yellow shaded crimson on the sunny side; flesh rich, buttery, melting, and pleasantly aromatic. Tree dense, upright, productive; comes into bearing at an early age. Season, October. Easter Beurre. An excellent shipping pear, and good for home mar- ket and storage. Fruit large to extra large and roundish in shape; skin yel
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