HARRISON'^ NURSERIE^^, BBRtlN, Mfi. 



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soil,. The pear will adapt Itself to a great variety of soils, though it thrives best on rather 

 deep clav loam, still it should not be too sticky ;/—v-v~v~v-v-^-y~^-^-v-.'-v-^-v-v--^-v-v-^^^^-v^x 

 next to this gravelly loam is most desirabJe. A' Md., March 13th, 1900. i 



light sandy soii is the least desirable of any, and yetC -^ -r r- Harrison & Sons •— < 



pears can be grown on sandy soil. Enclosed yoS wfu h*nd ?heck for $6.70 



KIP EN. In order to retain the rich and best> for the fruit trees in first class shape < 

 flavor the fruit should be ripened in the house as> and should I need anything in your line "( 

 follows: Gather summer pears at least ten days> in the future will give you a call, 

 before they are ripe, autumn pears at least two> Respectfully, 



weeks and winter varieties as soon as the leaves> James S, Jarman. 



begin to fall. Vv^.,^ 



Price of General List of Pears. 



->.-N^-.^->^->,~,-~v~v--v--v-v->,'-.-^^ Each. Doz. 



Del.. May 7th, 1900. ^^^^.g^ ^.j^g^^ extra, 6 to 7 feet. .« .30 S3.00 



Mess. J. G. Harrison & Sons, iT^irct ninoq f; t^v 7 foof 2% 2^0 



Gents —Enclosed find check for the <^ ^^^^ '^^^^^^ ^ *^ ^ ^^^^ '*'' '^•^" 



amount of your bill. The pear trees <First Class, 5 to 6 feet 30 3.50 



gave entire satisfaction. ^First Class, 4 to 5 feet .15 1.50 



Yours respectfully, 



Geo. W. Horsey. \ Boxed and baled free at these prices. 



Hund. 



S30.00 

 17.50 

 15.00 

 13.00 



SUMMER PEARS. 



-,^_^ KOONCE— Originated in Illinois. It is exceed- 



Pa., April 20, 1900. Vmgly early ; in fact, the entire crop is marketed 

 Mess. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. ^before the early harvest. Must early pears rot at the 



Gents— We received the goods yester- ^core and do not ship well, but Koonce is an excellent 

 day and aru well pleased with every- ^shipper : it can be picked green and will color up 

 thing. The strawberry plants are as Ave .-well in a few days. Koonce is a vigorous grower, 

 bought them -fresh dug and strong ^free from blight, heavy and productive and an 

 rooted. The trees are also fine. If we /annual bearer. In the spring of 1894 a heavy late 

 get goods next season you can depend /frost killed all the pears in that section of Illinois, 

 on our order provided pric s suit. >with the exception of Koonce ; it escaped with a fair 



< Yours truly Geo. H. Rex & Sons. ^crop. The foliage of most varieties was turned 



l.-.^^^.^^,^^^^^,^^..-^,^^,-...^^,^,^.-^^,^^^ and in many kinds the one-year-old wood was 



killed, but the Koonce was not hurt in any way; 



the foliage remained green and bright through it ail. 



Summing up the good points, we can say : It is veryC 



early, free from blight, heavy bearer, frost proof, ( 



does not rot at core. 



CI.APP'5 FAVORITE— Large ; handsome, de- 

 licious, fruit when ripe marbled with dull red in thei 

 sun, fine grained, juicy, melting, rich and sweet. 

 Good grower and productive, a splendid hardy bearer.' 



Ohio, April 28, 1900. 

 Mess. J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 

 Dear Sirs— The trees and plants have 

 arrived and are apparently in good con- 

 dition, being well packed. 



Yours respectfully, 

 Geo. W. Mattinqly. 



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Md November"! IQOO J I^AWSON-A heal thy grower, free from blight, 



mu., i'Nuveinuex «i, lyuu. <very productive, medium to large, some specimens 



> J. G.Harrison & Sons. < measuring nine inches inV-^-^-^---'"-'-'^^-"-^-' 

 C Dear Sirs-The trees you sent me I re- Circumference, beautiful^ nnV AND rnrr 

 ( ceived on tbe 15th inst., and they were <red color on y ello w<; nljA BALING rntL 



> certainly in fine conditi n; better than %round, remarkably at-< v 



> any I have ever received, and if nothing ^tractive and handsome ;< At Catalogue Price. V 

 ^ ^^PP-®^^ ■•• ^il^ continue to give you my <flesh crisp, juicy and pleas- j-^^.^-v'-^^--^-..-^,^^^.-^ 



Yours very truly, ^ant, firm and a good shipper ; very early ripening. 



T. B. Brown, j Middle of Julj'. 



■WII.DER— Small to medium, p y r i f or m ,/~^'^-^'''^'~^'~^'~-'--~^-~^~^~-'^^-'~^^ 

 smooth, pale, yellow, with deep red cheek, flne> Baltimore, Md., April 23, 1900. <^ 



grained, tender, rich, sub-acid, does not rot at the> j. G. Harrison & Sons. \ 



core, a good shipper and bears well. Early in August. V Dear Sirs - 1 thank you very much for < 

 ■^^-^r, .^-^^r^^ ,, , -,-,,. , , )• your kindness. We received the trees S 



ELIZABETH (Manning^s Eli/abethWFruit> and plants on Monday in splendid con- < 

 small, yellow, with a lively red cheek ; fiesh white.V dition and are very fine, and we are very < 

 juicy and very melting, sweet and sprightly. Tree> muc pleased with them. Trees are S 

 hardy and exceedingly productive. We regard this) getting leaves and they look fine. < 



as one of the most valuable early dessert pears, and)> Yours truly, Louis Weiss, i 



should be in every collection. Season, August. ^^.^^.^^^.^^^..■....^.^.■...^■...■...^■^^ 



L,E CONTE— Very vigorous grower with luxuriant foliage; fruit very large greenish 

 yellow smooth and handsome, juicy, firm quality, excellent for evaporating oi canning, a good 

 shipper, very productive and profitable. 



BARTLETT— This IS the most popular summer pear, both for home use and market, 

 that the world has ever known. It comes into bearing at an early age, and bears enormous 

 crops of large and handsome fruit, juicy, buttery and melting,. with a rich fine flavor. A 

 delicious eating pear and makes the finest of canned fruit. The Bartlett mny be picked before 

 It has attained its full size, aud it will ripen and color beautifully and may be of good quality ; 

 however, it should always be picked before it is fully ripe. 



