. Catalogue. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. LOUISVILLE, KY. 109 Select Pears. Onr descriptive list comprises such varieties as we consider worthy of general cultivation. Standard trees two and three years old are the best for orchards. Dwarf trees are the better adapted for the garden, as they require more attention than the standard. Many varieties do not succeed well on the quince: such as are particularly adapted to cultivation as dwar


. Catalogue. Nursery stock Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. LOUISVILLE, KY. 109 Select Pears. Onr descriptive list comprises such varieties as we consider worthy of general cultivation. Standard trees two and three years old are the best for orchards. Dwarf trees are the better adapted for the garden, as they require more attention than the standard. Many varieties do not succeed well on the quince: such as are particularly adapted to cultivation as dwarfs we have marked D. but we can supply dwarfs of all varieties named in our select Summer Pears. oLiOOBGCOD. Medium, yellowish, slightly marked with russet, buttery, melting, rich. BARTLrETT. Large, buttery, juicy, high-flavored, great bearer; very popular. August and September. CLAPP'S FAVORITE. Large, yellowish green, covered with russety specks; a splendid sort. LE CONTE. Resembles the Bartlett in fruit and time of ripening. Very profitable in the South. September. WILDER. Small to medium; yellow, shaded carmine, fine grained, tender, .'«ub-acid. ^ igorous grower, early and anntial bearer; very productive, good quality. ' Early Bartlett. Flemish Beauty. Autumn Pears. ABGOCLEME. Very large, buttery, rich, juicr. excellent. It succeeds to perfection and Is the most popular market variety as a dwarf. October and November. FLEJIISH BEAUTY. Large, .iuicy. rich; one of the hardi- est and most popular. September and October. GARBER. One of the Japan Hybrids; earlier and larger than Keiffer; hardy, productive, earlv bearer; excel- lent for canning. September and October. HOWELL. Large, yellow, with red cheek, rich, sweet, melting, early bearer, productive. September and October. KEIFFER. One of the very best for canning and preserv- ing. Its large size and handsome appearance will alwavs cause it to sell readily on the market Its freedom from blight early bearing, wondei-f


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