. Annual catalogue and price list. Nurseries (Horticulture), Minnesota, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. SOUTH ST. LOUIS NURSERIES, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1 V: AUTUMN PEARS-CONTINUED. Louise Bonne of Jersey. Large; beautiful yellow, dark red cheek ; best as a dwarf ; strong grower. Le Oonte. Of remarkable vigor and beauty of growth ; fruit bell-shaped, creamy yel- low ; prolific bearer. *Seckel. Small, but of the highest flavor ; the standard of excellence. Sheldon. Large, round, rus- set and red; melting, rich and delicious. Seedless and Coreless. A novelty having neither see


. Annual catalogue and price list. Nurseries (Horticulture), Minnesota, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs. SOUTH ST. LOUIS NURSERIES, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1 V: AUTUMN PEARS-CONTINUED. Louise Bonne of Jersey. Large; beautiful yellow, dark red cheek ; best as a dwarf ; strong grower. Le Oonte. Of remarkable vigor and beauty of growth ; fruit bell-shaped, creamy yel- low ; prolific bearer. *Seckel. Small, but of the highest flavor ; the standard of excellence. Sheldon. Large, round, rus- set and red; melting, rich and delicious. Seedless and Coreless. A novelty having neither seed nor core. WINTER. Anjou. Large, handsome, buttery and melting ; keeps until mid-winter. Olairgeau. Very large ; yel- low and red ; attractive, val- uable and abundant bearer. *Lawrence. Medium to large; golden yellow ; one of the most valuable. KiEFFER PEAR. (See page 6.) ^^Onondaga. A very large, highly flavored yellow pear, and very productive. PEACHES. Plant i8 feet apart each way—135 trees per acre. First-class, 5 to 6 ft., 25 cts. each, 82 per doz., 812 per 100. Second-class, 3 to 5 ft., 20 cts. each, § per doz., 810 per 100. FIRST RIPENING. Alexander. Above medium ; green- ^ be ten days earlier than Alexander ; ish white, covered with deep red. ^ similar. End of June. Amsden. Almost identical with Arkansas Traveler. Claimed to , Alexander. \ SECOND RIPENING. Early Rivers. Large; pale yellow, jlGolden Acme. Large, highly flavor- pink cheek ; melting and beautiful, i ed, superior quality and productive. \ Early July. .. Early July. *' Early York. Large ; greenish white, Mountain Rose. Large, red, juicy, covered with dull red ; high quality. | excellent ; one of the best. Last of July. i 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 South St. Louis Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and


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