. A fruit-growers' catalogue of fruit trees for profit : strawberries, raspberries and other small fruits, chestnut, walnut and other nut trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Bridgeville Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs. Pears, c LAWRENCE, ( unary yellow fruits of me- j dium size; sweet and melting; late keeping; growth good; bears full and annually. LE CONTE. Of fair quality and fine size; i smooth, handsome, bright green; a very profit- able Pear for canning, evaporating or shipping. SECKEL. A delicious little russet Pear, re- - nowned for it


. A fruit-growers' catalogue of fruit trees for profit : strawberries, raspberries and other small fruits, chestnut, walnut and other nut trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Bridgeville Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nut trees Catalogs. Pears, c LAWRENCE, ( unary yellow fruits of me- j dium size; sweet and melting; late keeping; growth good; bears full and annually. LE CONTE. Of fair quality and fine size; i smooth, handsome, bright green; a very profit- able Pear for canning, evaporating or shipping. SECKEL. A delicious little russet Pear, re- - nowned for its rich juiciness ; tree slow in growth ; free from blight. SHELDON. Another excellent russet Pear of good size ; melting, juicy, with a brisk, vinous, excellent flavor; tree vigorous; heavy bearer. mtiuued VERMONT BEAUTY. Very hardy, vigor- ous, free from leaf-blight, and an annual and abundant bearer. In quality the fruit resembles the Seckel. It is full medium size, yellow, with red blush; flesh melting, rich, juicy, aromatic. Ripens with and after the Seckel, though much larger and more attractive. WILDER EARLY. A good growing, ^ood keeping, good shipping, superior flavored, very early handsome Pear. It holds its foliage well, and thus far has been free from blight or other disease. Medium size, handsome, of high qual- ity; solid, and does not rot at the core. Cherry Trees Selected varieties, sour and sweet: First-class, $25 per lOit; second-class, $18 per Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Myer & Son; Bridgeville Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Bridgeville, Del. : Myer & Son


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