HARRISON'S NURSERIES. BERI.IN, MD. 



superior in fruit and keeping qualities; fruit large, 

 smooth, greenish yellow ; fiesh finegrained, juicy , firm, 

 good quality, thoroughly tested. January to April. 



Newtown Pippin.— One of the very best Apples as 

 to quality; tree a light grower while young: very 

 juicy, crisp and highly delicious flavor; fine keeper. 

 Does not succeed in all sections. December to May. 



Nero.— A seedling of the Romanite, which it excels 

 in every way. A valuable winter apple, long keeper, 

 large and beautiful; none better for middle and 

 southern States. December to April. 



Paradise Winter Sweet — Large, regularly formed, 

 roundish; skin fair and smooth, dull green when 

 picked, with a brownish blush; flesh white, fine 

 grained, juicy, sweet, sprightly and good ; productive ; 

 an excellent apple and well worthy a place in the 

 orchard. November to February. 



Pewaukee — Medium to large, roundish, somewhat 

 flattened, bright yellow, streaked and spotted with 

 dark red; flesh white, tender, juicy and sub-acid; a 

 seedling from Duchess and it inherits its quality of ex- 

 treme hardiness, which makes it a most reliable kind 

 In cold climates. December and January. 



Peck's Pleasant. — Medium to large: ■waxen yel- 

 low, with blush cheek; resembles the Newtown Pip- 

 pin; flesh yellow, fine grained, crisp and brittle. We 



regard it as the best flavored Apple. December to 

 March. 



Pound Sweet. — A late fall and early winter apple, 

 highly prized for eating out of hand or for baking, 

 known by some as layman's Pumpkin Sweet. Fruit 

 of large size, greenish yellow, uniformly fair, smooth, 

 and marketable. 



Rant bo . — Size medium, oblate, skin smooth, yellow- 

 ish white in the shade, streaked and marbled with i>ale 

 yellow and red in the sun and spreckled with large, 

 rough dots; very tender, rich, mild, sub-acid, very 

 good. Tree vigorous, tender in some localities. 



Rome Beauty — I^arge, yellow, striped and mixed 

 with light red. Flesh yellow, juicy, crisp and sub- 

 acid. Valuable for market on account of its prod.\oe^ 

 tiveness, size and beauty, as well as for its certain bear- 

 ing. November to January. 



Red Canada— (Steel's Red Winter.)— An old' 

 and tried variety, and considered one of Michigan'si 

 best apples. Tree thrifty , but of slender growth, very- 

 productive. Fruit medium, oblate, inclined to consc». 

 Skin yellow mostly shaded with deep red, and some- 

 times covered with greenish dots. Flesh very white 

 and juicy, retaining its rich flavor to the last. A long 

 keeper. 



Cultivating- Apple — Early Spring-. 



Rolf e— Originated in Maine. By many called core- 

 less on account of its small core, usually having but 

 one seed each. The tree is hardy, a vigorous grower 

 and said to be an annual bearer. The handsome ap- 

 pearance of this fruit makes it a valuable market sort. 

 In quality we should rank it as first class. The flesh 

 is slightly yellow, crisp, juicy, slightly sub-acid; 

 splendid for cooking and good for eating. Season, No- 

 vember to February. 



Red Romanite or Carthouse— One of the best 

 winter apples for planting south. On good soil the 

 fruit is fair and of good size, and has the good property 

 of holding on to the trees until late in the season. 

 One of the best keepers. 



Roxbury Russet— Rather above medium size, 

 roundish, greenish or yellow russet, Flesh greenish 

 white, rather granular, with a good sub-acid flavor, 

 productive and very popular on account of its long 

 keeping. November to February. 



Rawle's Janet— (Never fail). Medium, roundish, 

 ovate, greenish yellow, striped with red, crisp, rich 

 and juicy; one of the best and longest keepers in the 

 south and southwest; January to May. 



Roman Stem— Fruit medium; whitish yellow, 

 splashed with russet; fiesh tender, juicy, rich, musky 

 flavor; fine dessert apple; November and De- 



cember. 



Rhode Island Greening— I,arge, roundish, oblate; 

 skin green, becoming a greenish yellow when ripe. 

 Flesh yellow, fined grained, tender, juicy and rich acid 

 flavor. Succeeds well in the north, but not valuable 

 here, dropping its fruit too early. October to Decem- 

 ber. 



Scott's Winter— From Vermont. One of the best, 

 long keeping, very hardy varieties. Vigorous grower, 

 hardy as Wealthy, color bright red, flesh white with 

 some stains of red; crisp, spicy, and of a brisk acidity. 

 A long keeper, being at its best in April or May. 



Smith's Cider — Rather large, greenish white, 

 striped with red; flesh tender, juicy with a mild sub- 

 acid flavor; a prodigious bearer and a profitable 

 market variety. December to February. 



Salome— Flesh whitish yellow, half fine; tender, 

 mild, sligfhtly aromatic, very good. January to May. 

 Its hardiness, long keeping, good quality, uniform, 

 size, retention of its flavor quite late even in summer, 

 will no doubt make it valuable for the west and north- 

 west. The tree is very hardy. 



Seek no Further. — ( Westfield. ) — Medium to 

 large, slightly russeted with dull red stripes, rich 

 spicy and fine; good grower and bearer. November 

 to February. 



Spitzenburgh Esopus— Medium to large; deep 

 red; flesh yellow, crisp, sub-acid, high-flavor. Tree a 



