16 HARRISONS’ NURSERIES 

Two cars of Williams Early Red were shipped from our small orchard; 
eight-year-old trees 
Williams 
Very early. Skin dark, rich red. Flesh white, juicy, 
slightly tart. Size large 
This variety stands head and shoulders above its fellows. It can 
be placed on the market shortly after Yellow Transparent and has an 
advantage of coloring which appeals to many people. 
WILLIAMS IS LARGE IN SIZE 
and will get customers because of its color and size alone. Incredible 
as it may seem, there are some people who believe that red is the only 
color for a good apple. Naturally, they do not purchase summer 
apples until Williams makes its appearance. 
WILLIAMS STANDS SHIPPING WELL 
and may be successfully sent long distances, which enables growers of 
this splendid apple to get top prices from large cities; demand is always 
brisk and the residents are able to pay good prices for good fruit. 
The region in which this apple is particularly successful extends 
from New York to Virginia. Many growers plant both Williams and 
Yellow Transparent, and so consider themselves well fortified against 
the prejudice of customers and markets. 
Unlike the beautiful western apples, which are wonderful to look 
at but not at all good to eat, Williams gains a trade which calls for 
it year after year. The taste is there and the juice is there—two things 
which make it infinitely superior to the ‘wooden apples” of the 
western coast. 
YOU WON’T WAIT LONG 
for Williams to start bearing. It produces apples when quite young, 
and is not so strongly inclined to “‘off years’’ as many other varieties, 
while the production each year is satisfactory. You can realize the 
large profits which you could make from a fine red apple marketable 
in July and August. You can’t afford to keep this avenue of profit 
closed any longer; several acres planted in Williams will repay you 
many times over. 
