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Title: Snow Hill Nurseries
Identifier: CAT31285848 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Snow Hill Nurseries; W. M. Peters & Sons (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Maryland Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs
Publisher: Wesley Station, Md. : W. M. Peters & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Snow Hill Nurseries — Pear Trees 2'S Lawrence. (Winter.) Not so large, but of fine quality; flesh juicy and melt- ing, and with exquisite perfume. One of the best early winter sorts. Lawson. See Comet. Le Conte. (Summer.) A beau- tiful, smooth, 3'ellow Pear, ripen- ing about two weeks ahead of Bartlett; a splendid shipper and free from blight; a very prolific sort. Manning's Elizabeth. (Sum- mer.) This pretty little Pear makes a splendid ornament for the table; rich red and yellow in color; small in size and borne in clusters. Seckel. (Autumn.) This name has grown to be almost synonymous with Pear, as it is undoubtedly the best known fruit of that kind in existence. Small, but of the best and highest flavor ; slow-growing, very hardy and prolific. Vermont Beauty. (Autumn.) A beautiful Pear, of medium size and good flavor ; ripens just after Seckel, and is blight-proof ; a good annual bearer. 50 cts. each, $3 for 10. Winter Nelis. (Winter.) One of the old standards; of a dull russet, with rich, sprightly and melting flesh ; tree a free grower and an abundant bearer. DWARF PILARS All our Dwarf Pears are set on quince stock, and come into bear- ing sooner than the standards. Lawrence Pear. Strict attention to them and high cultivation will result in magnificent yields of fruit. The size of the trees make them valuable on account of the ease of collecting the fruit. Prices—Two to 3 years old 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. $15 per 100 We have on hand good, thrifty trees of the following varieties, descriptions of which will be found under Standard Pears :
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Anjou, Angouleme, Howell, Lawrence, Manning's Elizabeth, Seckel. W. M. Peters' Sons. Magnolia, Del., April 24, 1900. Gentlemen .—The box with trees arrived. I am very much pleased, as the trees are fine. Please accept my thanks for your kindness, and if in the future I need anything in your line will remem- ber you, and will recommend your nursery to my friends, as I consider these trees first-class. Yours truly, p. Soper. W. M. Peters' Sons, Wesley P. O., Md. Mount Airy, Ga., June ^9, 1900. Dear Sirs:—You shipped me from your nursery in November last nearly two thousand Peach trees to this place. The trees were one year old and of several standard varieties. I planted them in November last in an orchard near this place known as Clear View Orchard. They all lived, with- out exception, and now present an appearance for an orchard of its size, beautiful to behold. I could not have been better pleased with the stock and the result. With kindest regards. Yours truly, jNO. P. Fort.

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