. Descriptive catalogue of large and small fruits offered by the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 10 Large and Small Fruits offered by the Reading Nursery. Traiiseeiideiit. Vig Sept. Size, very large ; shape, roundish oblate; color, yellow and red; flesh, yellow, crisp, sub-aeid, pleasant. A beautiful variety. "x, yeiiuw ana Whitney. Vig. Aug and Sept. Size, large; shape, roundish flat; color, red striped- flesh, juicy and rich. Splendid quality, remarkably fruitful. , ifn btnpeu, good ;^ Siberian. Vig. Sept. and Oct. S
. Descriptive catalogue of large and small fruits offered by the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. 10 Large and Small Fruits offered by the Reading Nursery. Traiiseeiideiit. Vig Sept. Size, very large ; shape, roundish oblate; color, yellow and red; flesh, yellow, crisp, sub-aeid, pleasant. A beautiful variety. "x, yeiiuw ana Whitney. Vig. Aug and Sept. Size, large; shape, roundish flat; color, red striped- flesh, juicy and rich. Splendid quality, remarkably fruitful. , ifn btnpeu, good ;^ Siberian. Vig. Sept. and Oct. Size, medium ; shape, round ; color, deep yellow; head of Apple lL"!* ''^''^^ ^^""^^ ^-^^i^'^e^l the larger prices quoted at PEARS, The following list includes those whicli we have found in our long experience best suited to the chmate and soils of New England, and includes as much merit as could be found in a much larger The Soil for pears should be much heavier and richer than that suited to apples; that of a well- drained, clayey nature produces the best results, altliough lighter and rockv soils will produce excel- lent crops. * ^ standard worked trees are preferable to the dwarf sorts, wliich require high culture and careful annual pruning; yet where space is an important consideration, and this care can be given they produce early and excellent crops. s^'^cn, Important. To obtain the best quality in the fruit of pears, it is necessary to pick summer varieties a week or ten days before their natural ripening or mellowing period, place the fruit on shelves or in drawers where they can be kept from the light, and in a short time thev will ripen and develop their best flavor in a much better manner than when on the tree. Autumn varieties should be picked two weeks before ripe and treated likewise. Winter sorts should be picked about October 10, or as soon as the weather becomes liable to hard frosts, packed in barrels, and kept from frost, fruit"*"**&q
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