. Revised, illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs, roses, bulbs and bulbous plants, grape vines, small fruits, cheek next the sun, thickly coveredwith gray dots. D. & S. Flemish Beauty.—Where this variety suc-ceeds well it is a most popular pear. In somesections it has of late been subject to scaband cracking of the fruit. When well grownthe quality is first grade. Large size, lightyellow when ripe with patches of brownishred; rich sugary flavor. Tree is first class inhardiness, productiveness and early , September and October. Origin, Ea
. Revised, illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs, roses, bulbs and bulbous plants, grape vines, small fruits, cheek next the sun, thickly coveredwith gray dots. D. & S. Flemish Beauty.—Where this variety suc-ceeds well it is a most popular pear. In somesections it has of late been subject to scaband cracking of the fruit. When well grownthe quality is first grade. Large size, lightyellow when ripe with patches of brownishred; rich sugary flavor. Tree is first class inhardiness, productiveness and early , September and October. Origin, EastFlanders, about 1810. D. & S. Howell.—Large, light waxen yellow, with afine red cheek; handsome, rich, sweet, melting,perfumed, aromatic flavor. Tree an upright,free grower, an early and profuse hardy and valuable. September and Oc-tober. D. & S. Idaho.—Size large, nearly globular, obtuselyribbed; color light, rich, yellow surface, cov-ered with many small dots; cavity very deepand narrow and strongly furrowed, stem smalland calyx closed; flesh white, fine grained, but-tery, melting and rich. September to Duchess 17 PERRY NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. AUTUMN PEARS —Continued Kieffer.—There is perhaps no pear aboutwhich a greater diversity of opinion fruit men condemn it because of itslack of quality. Others insist that its beau-ty, productiveness and wonderful health makeit valuable. Tree beats everything for hardi-ness and cropping. Fruit always large, uni-form, golden yellow with bright cheek, notvery fine, juicy; flavor moderately sweet butpoor for eating. A valuable pear for grow almost anywhere. Season, Octoberto January. Origin, Peter Kieffer, Roxbury,Pa. D. & S. Louise Bonne De Jersey.—An excellent ex-port pear if well grown. Succeeds best as adwarf and equals the Duchess in all respectsas a market pear. Tree is an upright growervigorous and a great cropper when well caredfor and set in deep, loamy soil. Th
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