Harrisons' Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland 



MAMIE ROSS. White, freestone, large, white, covered with a 

 beautiful delicate carmine-red blush; firm, juicy, good quality, 

 excellent shipper, being the largest size early peach, ranging 

 about a third larger in size than Carman. Popular on the mar- 

 kets where known, especially New York City, sells at a premium 

 over any other variety ripening at the same time, generally at 

 very satisfactory prices. Mamie Ross is being planted in pref- 

 erence to Carman, ripens two or three days later than Carman, 

 but is far superior. 



SOUTH HAVEN. Yellow, freestone, large, ' roundish, uniform 

 size, deep yellow with a red cheek, delicious flavor. Ripens 

 about fifteen to eighteen days ahead of Elberta. Tree very 

 hardy, good grower and a consistent, heavy bearer. A most 

 promising early yellow freestone peach for the commercial or- 

 chards. Suggest you plant South Haven in a limited way to 

 compare with other standard varieties. 



Yellow St. John. Yellow, freestone, medium size, one of the 

 earliest of the Crawford types. Handsome and delicious flavor 

 Tree is hardy, vigorous, heavy bearer. Generally grown in 

 Michigan. 



Early Midseason Varieties 



CHAMPION. White, freestone, very large, creamy white with 

 red cheek, sweet, juicy; very high flavor, good shipper when 

 properly grown; its fault, if anything, is that it is too tender. 

 Reason why Champion has lost its past commercial importance 

 is that it will not carry satisfactory under refrigeration in cars 

 for four to seven days, but as a home garden or a roadside peach, 

 it is one of the best. Tree is hardy, large grower and productive. 



CRAWFORD'S EARLY. Yellow, freestone, large size, juicy, 

 sweet flavored, highly prized for canning. Tree strong grower 

 and prolific bearer. One of the old-time commercial varieties, 

 which has been extensively planted in years past, but now 

 mainly a home market fruit. 



EARLY ELBERTA. Ripens about a week to ten days earlier 

 than Elberta; yellow, freestone, large, somewhat similar to 

 Elberta, but a trifle better flavor. Its earliness is its most at- 

 tractive feature and is being planted more or less in commercial 

 orchards. Excellent home orchard peach. 



Fitzgerald. Yellow, freestone, large, good. 



Mountain Rose. White, freestone, large, round, white with 

 much red in several shades, juicy, rich, tender, sweet. Old- 

 time favorite. 



ROCHESTER. Yellow, freestone, large, covered with mottled 

 red blush; flesh yellow stained with red at pit, very good quality, 

 prolific bearer. One of the best early midseason yellow free- 

 stone peaches for nearby markets, and highly desirable for can- 

 ning. Our buds came direct from the original tree from Mr. 

 A. H. Heberle of Rochester, New York, the originator. Popu- 

 lar in Western New York and Michigan. 



SLAPPEY. Yellow, freestone, medium to large size, beautifully 

 red colored, rich, juicy and extra good flavor. Good commer- 

 cial variety for nearby markets and one of the best early yellow 

 freestone peaches. 



Midseason Varieties 



Barnard. Yellow; freestone, juicy, rich, very productive. 



BELLE OF GEORGIA (Belle). White, freestone, large size, 

 and most attractive in color and shape, with a light red cheek; 

 flesh white, firm and delicious; extra fine flavor and generally 

 considered as the highest flavored peach grown. Trees grow 

 quickly and shapely, are hardy and bear bumper crops annually; 

 one of the heaviest consistent commercial bearers. One of the 

 best long-distance shippers. Its highly attractive coloring with 

 large size and wonderful carrying qualities and unusual pleasing 

 flavor have won Belle of Georgia the national reputation of being 

 the best white peach. Packs well in the standard six-gallon 

 carriers, also bushels and half bushels. Always brings the high- 

 est market prices during its season. Our Belle of Georgia are 

 propagated from the original strain; the buds being selected and 

 sent us by a relative of the late Mr. L. A. Rumph of Marshall- 

 ville, Georgia, who was the originator of this famous variety. 



Captain Ede. Yellow, freestone; large. 



Elberta 



THE WORLD'S GREATEST AND BEST 

 MONEY-MAKING PEACH 



Yellow, freestone. Fruit is large to extra large; golden yellow, 

 with brilliant shades of red; firm, juicy, rich, sweet and good flavor. 

 Elberta has the greatest international reputation of any peach. 

 It has been the standard for all other peaches almost since the date 

 of its introduction. The coloring of Elberta is practically perfect. 

 The rich, yellow skin is almost entirely covered with dark red 

 blush upon the sunny side. This attractive appearance and the 

 uniform large size serve to sell it almost on sight. 





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J. H. Hale. 



The Best Commercial Variety 

 Tree is vigorous, very hardy, sturdy, thrives in widely different 

 localities. Elberta is hardier in bud than most varieties, and is 

 a uniform prolific bearer. You can always depend on Elberta 

 for a sure cropper. 



Elberta is the Best Long-Distance Shipper 



_ The large fruit, being uniform in size and shape, along with its 

 high attractive red color and firmness, also its ability to stand 

 shipments of three thousand or more miles under refrigeration in 

 cars for two or three weeks before being consumed, but with 

 stamina enough to still look its best, has won Elberta the reputa- 

 tion of being a peach without a peer and the variety which is always 

 in favor and strong demand with the buying public, therefore de- 

 manding the highest possible market prices. Elberta is by far 

 the best canning peach. 



Harrisons' 32 -year -old Elberta commercial orchard is the 

 oldest in America. America's oldest commercial peach orchard 

 of approximately two thousand trees produced a large crop of 

 United States number one grade Elberta last August, and this 

 orchard has never missed a heavy crop. Several thousand of our 

 customers in every peach-growing section of the Union tell us that 

 we have by far the finest, the best, the most uniform and most 

 profitable strain of Elbertas in America. The buds from which 

 our 32-year-old Elberta orchard was propagated were cut in person 

 by our late Senator Orlando Harrison while visiting the late 

 Samuel H. Rumph of Marshallville, Georgia, the originator of 

 Elberta, from the original, and brought in person by the Senator 

 and budded in our nurseries. 



There are many different types of Elberta, and the "Best 

 Strain" is the cheapest and most profitable in the long-time in- 

 vestment. 



Recommend planting fifty to seventy-five per cent of your com- 

 mercial orchard to Elberta. 



Plant Harrisons' Superior Strain of Elberta and reap the huge 

 gold profits. 



J. H. HALE (Hale). Yellow, freestone, extra large, round, beau- 

 tiful red coloring, firm, and of the highest quality and enticing 

 flavor. Ripens about two or three days prior to Elberta. Hales 

 are too large to properly pack in six-gallon carriers, but they 

 make the most attractive and commanding appearance, when 

 packed ring-faced in bushel and half-bushel baskets. Hale 

 quickly made a national reputation and is a strong competitor 

 of Elberta, being just about as good a shipper as Elberta on 

 long hauls. Prices on Hale and Elberta, with a large national 

 crop, are about the same, but on a short crop year Hales usually 

 sell from 25c to 50c, and sometimes 75c more per bushel on the 

 largest wholesale markets. Our Hales are propagated direct 

 from the original strain, the buds being selected and cut by our 

 late Senator Orlando Harrison and his son, Mr. G. Hale Har- 

 rison, in person, with the late Honorable J. H. Hale of South 

 Glastonbury, Conn., the originator of the J. H. Hale, who at 

 that time was the "Peach King of America," owning large com- 

 mercial orchards at South Glastonbury, Conn., and Fort Valley, 

 Ga. Tree is somewhat dwarf, a moderate grower, and should 

 be planted on the richest, best, well drained peach soil available. 

 Hale needs more cultivation and fertilization than most varie- 

 ties. To aid large crops, suggest planting Belle of Georgia or 

 Hiley or Elberta along with J. H. Hale to insure the proper 

 cross-pollenization. 



Plant Harrisons' strain of Hale for fancy trade. 



