HARRISOlSr'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Salisbury, Md., December 2, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — Answering: yours or the SOth tilt, rel- 

 ative to the merits of the Ray peach, I -was very much 

 impressed with the lusciousness of this peach, thought 

 it very pretty in gfeneral appearance, and with the 

 good reports of its carrying qualities, etc. It is my 

 opinion it is worth having. I should say it was truly 

 worth propagation. 



Verj' tmlv, 



"T. H. McKov, Jr., 

 Soliciting Agent of N. Y., P. & N. R. R. Co. 



Newark, Del., Dec 2, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — It seems to me 

 that the Ray peach should be class- 

 ed with peaches where the Ben 

 Davis is classed with the apples, 

 productive, attractive and a good 

 seller. 



Yours very trub', 



C. P. Close. 

 Horticulturist of the Delaware 

 Experimental Station. 



C. P. CLOSE. 



Cheswokl, Del , December 9, 1903. 

 Gentlemen:— Your letter at hand in regard to the 

 Ray peach. I was very favorably impressed by the 

 peach. It looked very pretty in the baskets and don't 

 see why it .=hould not be placed with the other best 

 named varieties. It reminds tis of Geo's Belle in 

 looks and flavor and is worthy of propagating. 



J. P. Jefferson, 

 Fruit Grower. 



Kenton, Del.. December 2, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs: — Yours of the 3'Jth ult. received, and in 

 regard to the Ray peach, I am not sure just where 

 they would come in with other varieties, but think it 

 probably would be well to try some. I sampled the 

 peach but failed to get out to the orchard. 

 Yours very truly, 



G. Garrison. 



Newark, Del., December 2, 1903. 

 My Dear Sirs: — I remember the Ray peaches, I 

 thought they were the best peaches that I had eaten 

 during the summer. The appearance was good, they 

 had a fine flavor and in every way seemed to meet the 

 tequirements of good fruit. 



Yours very truly, 



Geo. A. Harter, 

 President of Delaware Experimental Station. 



THOS. E. TAYLOR. 



Mardella Springs, Md. Dec. 12,1903. 

 Gentleman :— I have seen the Raj- 

 peach and think it is a very fine 

 one, and in my op;nion it is worth 

 propagation. 



Thos. E. Taylor. 



Seaford. Del., December 11, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — ^Your request to hand asking my 

 opinion in regard to the Ray peach. I think it is 

 worth a place among the be^t. "We have many peaches 

 that are called good that are not as fine as the Ray. 

 The quality I should pronounce very good. 

 Yours very truly, 



Chas, Friedel, 

 Fruit Grower. 



Salisbury, Md.. December 2, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs: — I take great pleasure in saying that of 

 all the peach orchards I ever looked at in my entire 

 travel, I do not think I ever witnessed a more beauti- 

 ful sight than the peach orchard of the Ray. It was 

 about the height of the ripening season of these 

 peaches. As I drove through the orchard with some 

 friends, we were led to exclaim at each tree that we 

 saw, that the sight was as pretty as any painted pic- 

 ture of the peach tree in full ripe fruit as we ever saw. 

 The peach is large and the meat is white, and has a 

 beautiful blush and attains a beautiful size. To any 

 one going to put out a peach orchard I would certainly 

 recommend this peach. It has a fine flavor and is a 

 delicious peach to eat, and presents a beautiful appear- 

 ance in the package. 



Very respectfully yours, 



S. P. Woodcock. 

 Real Estate Broker, 



Allen, Md., November 11, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — In reply to your letter I received 

 asking what I think of the Ray peach, would say that 

 I should most heartily endorse its introduction if I 

 had never seen it. When I recall the enormous profit 

 of $1,600. in three years from 264 trees, I consider 

 that its chief value lies in the fact that at the time 

 it ripens there is no other peach of anywhere near its 

 equal in size and appearance on the market. 

 Very truly, 



R. Jones. 



Bridgeville, Del., Dec, 7, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs: — I am sure the Ray 

 peach made a very favorable im- 

 pression at the Field Meeting last 

 summer. When I plant another 

 orchard, which will probably be 

 next year, I certainly shall want 

 to include some trees of this variety. 

 Very truly yours, 

 I. H. Messick, 

 Pres. of State Board of Agriculture. 



H. MESSICK. 



Salisbury, Md. , December 2, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — The Ray peach is the finest I have 

 ever seen grown in Wicomico county, and if any 

 peach is worth propagating in this section it is in my 

 judgment the Ray. 



Xevy truly yours, 



Wm. B. Tilghmau, 

 Manufacturer of Fertilizers. 



College Park, Md., December 2, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs: — Your letter of December 1st at hand. 

 I think the peach, the Ray, is an excellent peach. The 

 trees looked as well as any that I have ever seen in 

 Maryland, and I think it remarkable that they should 

 have borne so well when there was a comparative 

 failure in other orchards. 



Very sincerely, 



J. B. S. Norton, 



State Pathologist, 



College Park, Md.. December 9, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs:— I have your communication of the 4th 

 inst., and in reply would say that I consider the Ray 

 peach to be a very fine variety, as it has the required 

 qualities of flavor and size, together with the trees 

 being very thrifty, and I see no reason why it should 

 not be an excellent variety to propagate. The trees 

 and fruit certainly demonstrated these facts. I am 

 Very truly 3- ours. 



Thos. B. Symous, 



State Entomologist 



