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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERlyIN, MD. 



GENERAL LIST OF VARIETIES. 



FIRST RIPENING. 



\^ W. Va., April 6th, 1900. \ 



)■ Mess. J. G. Harrison & Sons. \ 



V Dear Sirs:— The box o*" trees came { 



^^i:°:'i"^J^ro™PLl>:?"d.A"f^f«^_^J«s«.c«^-Uval,rich creamy white, with bright crimson blush, 



V dition, and they are very nice looking ^ 

 ). trees. Enclose checlt for same. \ 



Yours truly 



BEA^UTY'S Bt.USH— -Fruit uniformly larjre, 

 hig-h colored, melting and delicious. Ripe from 20th 

 of June to 10th of July. A perfect freestone. 



SNEED— Fruit medium to large, inclining to 

 right crimson blush, 

 ripens evenly to the 



eral count. 



flesh firm, sweet, line quality 

 pit, and does not rot. 



GREENSBORO— Originated in Greensboro, N. 



C, ripening earlier than Alexander, and nearly 



double its size: yellowish white, beautifully colored 



Avith crimson cheek, flesh white, very juicy and of fine quality, skin thin and rubs off easily. 



ALEXANDER— Of large size, nearly round, vvith a shallow suture, skin greenish white, 



nearly covered with deep red. turning to almost purple in the sun, flesh firm, white, juicy and 



sweet, adhering slightly to the stone, which is small. 



AMSUEN JUNE— Very much like Alexander. Fruit full, medium size, roundish, skin 

 nearly covered with light and dark red, almtjst purplish in the sun. 



TRIUiVIPH;— A very early yellow freestone peach, ripening with Alexander. Blooms late 

 has large flowers, is a sure and abundant bearer and makes a very strong growth. The fruit U 

 large with a very small pit, and is indeed beautiful. Surface is yellow, nearly covered with red 

 and dark crimson in the sun. Flesli bright yellow, free when fully ripe and of excellent flavor. 

 WATERLOO— Medium to large, flesh greenish ^-^^^^^^^-^^^-^-^^^-^^--'-----:v^'~-~v^'^-7^ 

 -white, with abundance of sweet, vinous juice. Semi- > Conn., May 1st, 1900. J 



cling, ripens with Amsden June. \ Plants and trees arrived safely yester- < 



SCHUMACHER— A very early peach, simi- \ day, in good condition Thanks for lib 

 lar to Alexander in many ways, but is more highly 

 colored and more showy; very good qualities. June. 



SECOND RIPENING. 



TROTH'S EARLY— A very early peach of medium size, whitish, with a fine red cheek 



Middle of July. 

 W. Va., AprillSth, 1900. \ EARLY RIVERS-A large peach of a pale 



J. G. Harrison &Sons. <) straw color, with a delicate pink cheek, flesh with a 



\ Your bill of the 9th at hand, please i delicate pink tint. Middle of July. 

 ( Thl fri'l^^n^nfl' ^.?.^o*'' ^^"f"'"'' ^^™''- \ HALE'S EARLY-An excellent peach when 



( 3^n^.h t.^.«1h titw^o''''^rrl^™ '^^^y it succeeds, but unfortunately it is so liable to rot 

 Uo beau St '^'iH>urs™,nP^^i^,fiv''"'^^efore and at time of ripening, that it is not advis- 

 V to be ail rigiit. i ours respectfully, ' ^^[^ ^^ pi^nt in some places on that account; it does 

 f N. W. BuSEY. \ however, succeed well in some places, and mostly in 



^'^-^^-^--^-'*—^—^-^-^-^—^-^-^^^-^-^-^-v_'^^_^ elevated lands toward and among the mountains, 

 and it should have a place in the orchards. July. 



DAVIDSON— Ripens right after Alexander, medium size, white with red cheek; very 

 delicious; very hardy. Bears a heavy crop the third year after planting. First of August. 



THIRD RIPENING. 



YELI.OW ST. JOHN— One of the most beau- 

 tiful and profitable yellow freestones. Large, flesh > 

 yellow, equal in flavor to Crawford. Very juicy ^ Mr. Harrrison. 

 and sweet. V Sir;— I received the Nursery stock 



EARLY MICHIGAN— One of the earliest > from you to day and for your credit < 

 freestone, white flesh varieties. A profitable market > will say it exceeds any stock I have n 

 sort much like Lewis. Has given great satisfaction > bought of anvone lately. { 



in the western section of the country. Hardy and > Yours truly, J. H. Orr. { 



prolific. ^wv^.^._.^^.^^.v^ww^,^v_..^^^^_.._^^^-^,C^ 



LEWIS— Vigorous grower, medium size, white with crimson cheek. One of the earliest 

 TrccsLon.os« 



BISHOP'S EARLY— Red and white, as large or larger than Southern Early; round, of 

 ^^^^ ^^iP^'JVFc^nS*^ shipper, free, ripening a few days later than Southern Early. 



MT. ROSE- See description in Winner's list 



CHAMPION— See description in Winner's li'st. 

 o r.^A ^^i^^i^^w"^!? ^'^P^^^A ^'ather small peach, but very hardy and productive; yellow, with 

 a red cheek. Well adapted to the Northern States by reason of its hardiness. 



FOURTH RIPENING. 



+h^ ef'^.fJ"^T^''^^~^^^^^^®m^^' creamy white flesh, highly colored, nearly freestone, ripens to 

 the stone, of good quality The tree is a strone- grower, heavy bearer, trees require thinning 



vAc^J^i^ ^^est peach that ripens between Triumph and Elberta. 

 1^,., f "'***V*t~-^^^^.^'.°^®P orange red becoming very dark red on the sunny side ; flesh vel- 

 i23!x3^S^^i^5j5i.^}i^^^U^^^ sub-acid flavor. Resembles Crawford Early but larger "and 



r. Harford Co., Md.,May^h7t9^riL'metrJestoie.''^ ^^^''''' ^'^''''- ^ "'^"'^ ^^°^' 



MARY'S CHOICE— Large to very large ; yel- 



rpinf of o-nnria i-o.-oixroH c^r^r^^4^r^" > low, blushcd with red; free. A very fine peach for 



) Thev wlr^ n fin Jtnfnf tr«lTr,^H™^ ^^""a * eitl^er family or market orchard. 

 ' in SDl^ndTd PonH tinn T^h^ln^J+^i"" > LARGE EARLY YORK-Large, white with 



SalcSuntaSdex^'SpeacKS^^ 1^^" f.e^^ «heek; fine grained, very juicy, 'rich and de- 

 duu extra peacn tiees. > licious, vigorous and productive. August. 



lours truly, ^ CONNECTICUT-A grand New England peach 



W. H. Ellis. ^ of exceptional hardiness of fruit bud and so valuable 



otherwise as to place :it in the foremost rank of liardy 



<^ Mess. Harrison & Sons, 



{ Dear Sirs :— I wish to acknowledge re 



