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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERUN, MD. 



THE APPLE. 



BEN DAVIS. 



Every farmer, however small his possessions may 

 of the United States, should have an apple orchard, 

 his table in some form every day of the year. It is 

 the purpose of this article to interest the farmer in 

 this most valuable of all fruits. So well known are 

 the uses of the apple that little need be said upon 

 the subject. In its numerous varieties, its season 

 of maturity extends throughout the year. No other 

 fruit in the temperate zone may thus be had in 

 continuous succession without resorting to artificial 

 means of preservation. It is pre-eminent that they 

 are the household economy. Apples placed ready 

 for the children when they awake in the morning, 

 to eat as appetite demands, will be found a turning 

 point where little ones are troubled with many 

 petty ailments, remarked a doctor whose name is 

 well known all over the country. Apples are good 

 for the brain. A good ripe, raw apple is completely 

 digested in eight-five minutes and the phosphorus 

 renews the nervous system in the brain. No man 

 should ever let his family go hungry for apples. 



be, who lives in the apple growing districts 

 the product of which should be found on 



Tliinning Apples. 



It pays to thin apples, says a writer 

 in the American Gardening. This sea- 

 son I tried the experiment on a large 

 scale to settle the above assertion as a 

 fact. I thinned them when over half i 

 grown, so that no two apples would 

 touch each other, and the result was 

 about double the large sized apples the 

 present season over what they were 

 last season. If one has some money to 

 invest and is willing to wait a few 

 years, provided he has proper soil and 

 location, an apple orchard will be a 

 good investment, providing it is cared 

 for as well as corn and potatoes gener- i 

 ally are. 



VARIETIES. Some persons commit a great fault by attempting to grasp all the varieties 

 that are offered ; It is far better for him who is about to plant an orchard, either large or small, 

 to determine which varieties are best adapted for his purpose. For the small planter who is 

 providing for the Avants of the family a number of varieties that ripen in quick succession will 

 be the best, and the sorts should be selected with regard to their qualities for household use. 



Our descriptive list embraces the most popular varieties. Although it is not as long as 

 some, it is selected "with special care, 



