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Show Pears Covering the Season. I started fruit, growing on a rather extensive scale about 43 years ago. At that t.ine nurserymen propagates a longer list of pevs than at present So far as my eximrienre goes the list might be reduced to Clapp's Favorite tor earliest, succeeded by Itartlett, Kerkel, lleurre d'AnJou and Heurre Clalrgeau. After trying many varieties vari-eties 1 have found this list to cover (be season fairly well. They are all I would recommend for home use or market, says a writer In an exchange. Clapp's Favorite Is a pear of bright quality, and sells well, but must be picked before It gets too ripe, as It Is prone to soften at the core. |