. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1900 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit New Jersey Catalogs; Trees New Jersey Catalogs. PEARS. IMPERFECT FERTILIZATION. Re- cent investigation has devel- oped the fact that Kieffer, Bartlett, and some other va- rieties of Pears, when planted in a solid block by Wk± themselves, do not BKtAlW Mm - properly fertilize. To obviate this diffi- culty, other varieties should be planted A Wk with them. We j^Lr /'} '"â 'mBBk "R'ould recommend / . BSHPP planting every tenth I row with varieties which blossom at the same time. With Kieffer, would s
. Pleasant Valley Nurseries : 1900 [catalog]. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit New Jersey Catalogs; Trees New Jersey Catalogs. PEARS. IMPERFECT FERTILIZATION. Re- cent investigation has devel- oped the fact that Kieffer, Bartlett, and some other va- rieties of Pears, when planted in a solid block by Wk± themselves, do not BKtAlW Mm - properly fertilize. To obviate this diffi- culty, other varieties should be planted A Wk with them. We j^Lr /'} '"â 'mBBk "R'ould recommend / . BSHPP planting every tenth I row with varieties which blossom at the same time. With Kieffer, would sug- gest planting Le Conte, Smith's Hy- brid, Garber, etc lH xlnother active agent P in helping the spread J of pollen is a hive of - ; bees ; we have many The Koonce Pear. hives in one large orchard of Kieffer, which was planted before it became known that a Kieffer would not fertilize itself. The Bartlett and Anjou will fertilize each other. Seek el and Duchess are very satisfactory fertilizers for varieties which bloom at the same time. NEW VARIETIES. THE KOONCE. The Koonce is exceedingly early; in fact, the entire crop is marketed before the Early Harvest. The Koonce is not only early, but it is of fine quality. Most early Pears rot at the core, and do not ship well, but the Koonce is an excellent Shipper. It can be picked green, and will color up beautifully in a few days. The fruit is medium to large, very handsome ; stem meaty and short; quality very good, spicy, juicy and sweet. Far ahead of any other early Pear. The tree is a vigorous grower, free from blight, a heavy, productive and annual bearer. In the spring of 1894, a severe late frost killed all the Pears in central Illinois, with the exception Of Koonce; it escaped with a fair crop ; the foliage of most varieties was turned black, and in many varieties the one year-old wood was killed, but Koonce was not hurt in any way. Each D02. 100 2 to 3 feet $0 15 $r 50 $10 00 3 to 4 feet 20 2 00 15 00 4 to 5 feet 25 2 7
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