. Handbook of fruit trees and plants. Nursery stock Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 12 HOOPES, BROTHER & THOMAS, WEST CHESTER, PA. AUTUMN PEARS, continued Seckel. A native fruit of the highest excellence, and very reliable. Small; yellowish russet, with a red cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy, melting, with a delicious, rich, spicy flavor. Tree hardy, a regular and abundant bearer. August to October. Q. Sheldon. Originated in Wayne county. New York, and universally recom
. Handbook of fruit trees and plants. Nursery stock Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania West Chester Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 12 HOOPES, BROTHER & THOMAS, WEST CHESTER, PA. AUTUMN PEARS, continued Seckel. A native fruit of the highest excellence, and very reliable. Small; yellowish russet, with a red cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy, melting, with a delicious, rich, spicy flavor. Tree hardy, a regular and abundant bearer. August to October. Q. Sheldon. Originated in Wayne county. New York, and universally recommended in all sections. Medium, roundish obovate ; greenish yellow, nearly covered with russet; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, sweet, rich and aromatic. Vigorous and productive. October. Vermont Beauty. A fine New England Pear, very handsome and desirable. Medium, obovate, ob- tuse, pyriform; yellow, with a bright red cheek and spotted with russet; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, rich and aromatic. Tree vigorous and pro- lific. Middle of October. Worden=Seckel. This exceedingly beautiful new Pear originated in Oswego county, New York, from seed of the Seckel, and is said to surpass its parent in size, beauty and keeping qualities. Medium, buttery, juicy and fine-grained, with the rich, spicy flavor of the Seckel. October to December, SECTION III-WINTER PEARS Duchesse de Bordeaux. A beautiful lai*ge French fruit of merit, keeping well. Medium, roundish, somewhat pyriform; yellow, netted with russet; flesh white, juicy, rich and agreeable. Tree mod- erately vigorous and productive. February to April. Lawrence. From Flushing, L. I., and unsur- passed as an early winter Pear. Medium, obovate, obtuse, pyriform; lemon-yellow, marked with rus- set; flesh whitish, melting, very juicy, sweet and aromatic. Valuable for orcharding and the dessert. December. Lincoln Coreless. A new variety from Tennessee, with the curious feature of being seedless and mostly entirely coreless. Very large, w
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