Harrisons' Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland 



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Jonathan. 



WINTER VARIETIES— Continued 



DELICIOUS. Of peculiar and distinctive shape; brilliant dark 

 red, flesh fine grained, juicy, crisp and melting, flavor sweet, 

 with a slight acid taste, with a delightful aroma, very highest 

 quality. Excellent for eating, and the most popular fruit 

 stand apple. Packs well in boxes and bushels, always bringing 

 high prices on the leading markets, and in strong demand by 

 the best trade. Being a good shipper, along with its high red 

 color and fine flavor, has placed the Delicious among the top- 

 notchers. Tree is hardy, vigorous grower and a good, de- 

 pendable cropper when properly pollinized. Suggest planting 

 Grimes Golden and Jonathans as pollinizers with Delicious. 



HARRISON'S RED DELICIOUS. An improved Delicious in 

 color. Retains all the vigor and productivity of the Red 

 Delicious but colors up weeks earlier than the ordinary strain. 

 The color is a dark red without stripes. Earlier coloring 

 enables the fruit to be picked earlier while it is firm, enabling 

 it to keep better. This is our first season in offering this new 

 apple and we would advise that you place your orders early as 

 our stock is limited. 5c per tree extra. 



GANO (Black Ben). A handsome, large apple of perfect shape, 

 with a smooth, glossy, brilliant deep red skin; flesh is white, 

 slightly tinged with yellow, firm, rather coarse, crisp, mild 

 sub-acid, fair flavor. Gano is one of the most popular export 

 apples, being bought by South American trade at a premium 

 in prices to others. Excellent keeper, standing long shipments 

 as well as any other variety, usually packed in barrels. Tree 

 is a strong, vigorous grower, with somewhat drooping branches, 

 and comes into bearing young, producing regular and abundant 

 crops. A sure money-maker for the export trade. 



Hubbardston (Hubbardston None-Such). Large, red striped, 

 strong grower, bears well every year. 



Lowry. Beautiful mahogany red, good, medium size, round 

 oval shape, nearly sweet, mild sub-acid; excellent flavor, good 

 shipper, long keeper, and sells at fancy prices in export as well 

 as domestic markets. New popular commercial variety in 

 Virginia. 



MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG (Paragon). Extra large in size 

 and round; skin smooth, yellowish, covered with deep red, the 

 general effect being dark red; flesh tender, tinged with yellow, 

 crisp, sub-acid, aromatic, fine flavor, of excellent quality in 

 every way. Very long keeper of great value. An important 

 commercial variety in the East and a good money maker. Tree 

 it vigorous and healthy, yields big crops every year, but it 

 is necessary to plant Delicious or Jonathan as a pollinizer. 



NERO. Here is an apple possessing great merit which has 

 received far too little attention from planters of Eastern or- 

 chards. Deep red, with handsome shading; medium large size; 

 of good quality and excellent flavor; one of the longest keepers, 

 one of the best cold storage apples. Apples are graded and 

 packed easily; do not show bruises and hold up well in storage 

 sell for good prices on the markets. Trees are hardy, extra 

 strong growers, healthy and very productive, as well as sure 

 croppers. 



NORTHERN SPY. Large, bright scarlet-red, with yellow 

 markings. Flesh juicy, rich, crisp, tender, aromatic and highly 

 flavored. Tree a strong, erect grower, very healthy, extremely 

 hardy, and free producer. Blossoms are produced late in the 

 spring, thus escaping frosts. Trees are slow in coming into 

 bearing, but the quality of the fruit largely overbalances this 

 difficulty. Popular old commercial variety in the Northern 

 States, and brings good prices on the Eastern markets. Should 

 not be planted South of Southern Pennsylvania. Northern 



\ Spy is one of the best varieties on which to top bud or top 

 graft certain weaker growingjvarieties. 



Paragon. For description see Mammoth Black Twig. 



Red Pearmain. Medium size, yellowish striped with light 

 and dark red, sub-acid, good flavor. 



ROME BEAUTY. Large, round; mottled and striped in different 

 shades of red; flavor and quality way above the average; ap- 

 pearance and size are its valuable points; always in strong 

 demand and brings highest prices. Keeps in good condition 

 until May and June. With an established reputation due to 

 real merit, Rome Beauty is a variety Eastern orchardists 

 should plant largely. Good, hardy, strong grower; blooms 

 late; bears heavily every year; is adapted to a wide range of 

 soils, elevations and conditions. Reliability, due to being frost- 

 proof, strong growing, sure bearing, unusual demand, with 

 high prices on the leading markets, especially from the chain 

 stores, make it a favorite with the growers. Fine quality and 

 long keeping for use and for handling make it popular with 

 consumers and dealers. Most attractive when packed in boxes 

 and bushels. 



RED ROME BEAUTY. An improved Rome Beauty, identical 

 in vigor and production, color of fruit much darker and solid 

 red, producing a higher percentage of fancy apples than the 

 ordinary strain of Rome Beauty. This strain will eventually 

 replace the ordinary Rome Beauty, because of its improved 

 coloring characteristics. We advise commercial plantings. 



Roxbury Russet. Large, firm, moderately tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid, good flavor. Skin almost smooth, but covered with 

 greenish to yellowish brown russet; long keeper. Most popular 

 russet apple, tree hardy, strong grower, and a prolific bearer. 



RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Large, greenish yellow, flesh 

 crisp, juicy, quite acid, firm, fine grained, tender, and of very 

 fine flavor and quality. This large and superior Northern winter 

 apple is famous, and is highly prized for eating and cooking; 

 also valuable commercial variety, an excellent keeper, and a 

 popular barrel apple; always brings good prices. Generally 

 planted in New England, New York, Michigan and Canada, 

 but not advisable to plant south of the Mason-Dixon Line. 



STARK. Long keeper and a reliable commercial sort. Fruit 

 large, round, greenish yellow, with red stripes; flesh yellow, 

 crisp and mildly acid; valuable as a keeper. Excellent baking 

 apple, and always sought by the larger baking concerns and 

 hotels; brings premium prices. A good variety for the com- 

 mercial orchard because the tree is hardy, thrifty, healthy, 

 one of the strongest growers, a regular bearer; very productive. 

 Desirable trees to top work other sorts on. 



STAYMAN WINESAP (Stayman). Medium large to large; 

 green and yellow, almost hidden by deep, dark red stripes; 

 flesh yellow, not in the least mealy; plenty of juice; firm, tender 

 rich, sub-acid, aromatic, quality the best and finest. Splendid 

 late keeper, but mellows for use in the fall. Tree a quick and 

 large grower; bears young, often producing a barrel to a tree 

 when five years old. Necessary to plant Grimes Golden along 

 with Stayman for proper cross-pollinization; bears every year; 

 crops uniformly heavy. Stayman is now planted in nearly all 

 the new orchards in the East, to a large extent. One of the 

 most popular apples grown, and demand far exceeds the supply, 

 always bringing highest prices on the large markets; also popular' 

 roadside market variety. 



Twenty Ounce. Very large, yellow striped with red; fine 

 quality; good keeper. 



Wolf River. Exceedingly large, handsome, bright yellow, skin 

 mottled and blushed with deep red and broad stripes of bright 

 carmine; fair quality, long keeper, and excellent for cooking. 



Wiaesap. 



