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Harrisons' Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland 



York Imperial, 

 APPLES — ContiiiTied, 



Wlls'on Red Jane. Summer. Fairly large, red; good 

 quality. Popular in New Jersey. 



Wagener. "Winter. A superior large apple of beautiful 

 bright red; fine texture, high flavor and excellent quality. 

 Tree bears early, and is a reliable cropper. 



Winter Banana. Winter. Extra large, golden yellow, and 

 beautifully shaded vith bright crimson red; firm, fine 

 grained, rich, sub-acid. The name suggests the high flavor. 

 Tree thrives nearly every»s-here. Should be packed in bushels 

 or boxes and sold soon after picking. 



W IXESAP. Sometimes called Old Winesap and Virginia 

 Winesap: medium size, oblong, smooth, and a fine dark red 

 — one of the best red colored apples gro-ssTi; flesh yellow, 

 crisp, tender, very jtiicy, aromatic, firm and excellent flavor. 

 Very long keeper and considered the best cold storage vari- 

 ety, keeping until July. A strong grower: comes into bearing 

 early and is remarkable for its regular and abundant crops. 

 Grimes should be planted -srith "Winesap for proper polliniza- 

 tion. Winesap has the reputation, being a leader for many 

 years; the name is familiar to everyone. Best box apple 

 groivn, which has made it famous in Oregon and Washing- 

 ton; also a wonderful bushel and barrel apple, being ex- 

 tensively grown in Virginia for export and domestic trade. 

 Supply of Winesap is always limited, ^sith. heavy demand 

 from the fancy markets, causing Winesap to be one of the 

 highest average priced apples commercially gro"wn. 



"WEAXrTHY. Fall. Medium to large size: round: almost 

 solid red; flesh white or a little stained; tender, crisp, juicy, 

 fine grained, aromatic and very good flavor. Relative gcK)d 

 keeper. One of the most profitable commercial apples. Tree 

 is very hardy, withstanding unusually cold climates, vig- 

 orous, fruits at early age, bears regular and abundant crops. 

 Tree somewhat dwarf, making a fine filler. 



Yelloiv Xewtoivn or Albemarle Pippin, "Winter. Large, 

 round, or a little lop-sided, ribbed and somewhat irregular, 

 long keeper. Tree a slow grower and light bearer in poor 

 soils, but right soil and care bring a world-beater when it 

 will thrive, bnt no good at all in soils and under conditions 

 not adapted to its exacting requirements. Famous in section 

 around Crozet, "S a., and sections of Oregon and Washington. 

 "Wonderful box apple, and always brings highest prices. 



YORK IMPERIAL. Winter. Medium to large size, round, 

 iriegular, greenish yellow overlaid with bright red: flesh 

 tender, firm, crisp, and high flavor: wonderful keeper; can 

 be kept in cold storage until June. Tree is a vigorous grower, 

 strong and healthy: an unusually heavy bearer. Other varie- 

 ties may fail to set fruit and sufier from off vears. but York 



Imperial, with proper cultural methods, wUl bear con- 

 sistently from year to year. York Imperial is the most 

 popular winter variety for cooking; also good for eating; 

 has a national reputation as a strong leader, and favor- 

 able demand with average good prices. York Imperial is 

 a wonderful apple for packing in bushels for the domestic 

 trade; is possibly the largest and best selling variety 

 packed in barrels for the export trade, especially Euro- 

 pean and South American markets. Its long keeping, 

 long distance shipping qualities, attractive color, and be- 

 ing a heavy cropper established York Imperial the leading 

 commercial apple for Southern Pennsylvania. ^Maryland, 

 "West Virginia and Virginia, and generally considered as 

 the best average money maker. 



Y'ellow Bellflower. "Winter. Large, yellow, good flavor. 



YELLOTV TRAXSPAREXT. Early summer. Me- 

 dium to large; cream and yellow, tender, juicy, sub-acid, 

 fragrant, good flavor. Tree is very hardy, healthy, some- 

 what of a dwarf grower, bears very young, fijie as a filler, 

 and one of the few varieties that grow and bear bumper 

 crops in Canada as well as Georgia. Yellow Transparent 

 is the first commercial apple on the markets, and ripens 

 when the demand for summer apples is extra strong; con- 

 sequently it always brings the best prices. There is no com- 

 petition on the large markets from other varieties, therefore 

 Yellow Transparent is eagerly sought, especially by baking 

 companies and hotels, as it is the best summer cooking apple, 

 Tvith a normal limited supply. The prices are usually the 

 highest of any variety gro-vs-n. Plant Yellow Transparent and 

 reap your share of the handsome profits. 



Crab Apples 



Florence. Summer. Carmine-red, very hardy. 



Hysloi). Deep crimson, large size, sub-acid and of good 

 qtiality. Fine for all kinds of preserving, canning, etc., and 

 good to eat fresh. Tree handsome. 



Martha, Bright yellow, shaded with red; flavor tart but 

 nuld. 



TRAXSCEXDEXT. YeUow striped -with red; good for 



eating fresh and fine for preserving. Best of all crab apples. 

 Tree large; quick grower. 



\\ Jtlltney. Largest crab apple; smooth, glossy, green, splashed 

 with red; good bearer. 



Yellow Transparent. 



