. Bountiful Ridge Nurseries : our complete catalog and planting guide for fall 1948 and spring 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs. The New DEVOE PEAR (Plant rat. 728) A Fine New Pear With Rich Appearance, Large Size, Early Bearing Habits. Long Keeper, Fine Quality, Disease Resistant and Heavy Cropper. It is rare to find a new fruit whicli has created the interest and enthusiam accorded the announcement of the New Devoe Pear. Fruit growers who saw the fruit last fall and winter were loud in praise of its qualities an

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. Bountiful Ridge Nurseries : our complete catalog and planting guide for fall 1948 and spring 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Asparagus Catalogs. The New DEVOE PEAR (Plant rat. 728) A Fine New Pear With Rich Appearance, Large Size, Early Bearing Habits. Long Keeper, Fine Quality, Disease Resistant and Heavy Cropper. It is rare to find a new fruit whicli has created the interest and enthusiam accorded the announcement of the New Devoe Pear. Fruit growers who saw the fruit last fall and winter were loud in praise of its qualities and expressed the need for a pear of this type. The Devoe Pear was found some 24 years ago on the farm of Mr. Charles Greiner. Marlboro, N. Y., as a chance seedling. Being attract- ed to the healthy appearance of the foliage and sturdy wood of the little tree he waited and watched for it to come into fruiting age. ^, ^^ j' Much to his delight it bore at the age of 3 years, producing a fine large type fruit, shaped much like Buerre Bosc, having a fine smooth skin which as the fruit ripened, turned from green to light yellow. ⢠*"?S^^** ^^»e^4 Avith an attractive red cheek. It was found to have superb quality '% and a delightful pear taste, the flesh is white, firm and lacks grit "^ cells. It is very .juicy and sweet. Tests covering several years proved it to be a long keeper and may be kept in cold storage until February if desired. Its season is late September. ^ft«i*:W]#3B®»iaK8»^»BfflKwaBS' *?' The tree is a rapid grower, upright in habit, wood is whippy and 3i|i^JB^^C^m^F&^of^^^fiBlF*''iii^ "⢠bears fruit load without breakage. So far it has not shown itself subject to blight even under southern conditions. Mr. Greiner has subjected tlie tree to every test he knew about over a period of years I^BKiMB^^^S^^MI''^''-^ """"' iJiWliinIF^B^^'J^'' and has found it to show unusual resistance to psylla, leaf spot and other d