HARRISONS' NURSERIES, BERLIN, MARYLAND 



Buds from Bearing Orckards 



It was many years ago that we started our 

 famous test-orchard of peach trees. In it now there 

 are over a hundred varieties of peaches, six or more 

 trees of each sort, each tree tagged. From the best 

 trees we cut budding wood and propagate trees for 

 orchards of our own, and from these orchards we 

 cut buds for use on our millions of peach tree 

 seedHngs. 



With apples the proposition is a httle different, 

 because it takes longer for the trees to come into 

 bearing and make records or show what character- 

 istics they do possess. But we watch all the trees 

 growing in our own and other orchards, and get 

 budding wood from the best bearing trees we can 

 find. This pohcy is followed just as far as possible 

 in propagating every variety of apples, peaches, 



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pears, cherries and other fruit that we list in this 

 book. Through enforcing this policy and selling 

 only trees that we grow, we are enabled to know just 

 exactly what our trees are at all times, and to 

 back up the claims we make for their superiority. 



It has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated 

 that when young trees are propagated by buds or 

 grafts, they have the same bearing characteristics 

 as the trees from which the budding or grafting 

 wood was cut. If this tree is a regular bearer of 

 heavy crops of fine fruit, the young trees in all 

 probability will be the same. If that tree is a shy 

 bearer, or produces inferior fruit, the young trees 

 have very little chance of ever becoming profitable 

 orchards. You can notice it in your own orchard 

 and neighborhood — one Baldwin or York Imperial 

 tree will bear twice as many apples as another 

 standing alongside it, and better apples, too. This 

 condition applies as well to peaches and pears and 

 other fruits. 



When, therefore, we say that our trees are budded 

 from bearing orchards, it means that they have 

 come directly from trees in a successful orchard, 

 and that they should possess superior bearing habits 

 throughout their life. Under no circumstances will 

 we ship you any trees that have not been grown by 

 ourselves. When you order Harrisons' trees, hence- 

 forth, know that you are getting stock that has been 

 propagated in our own nurseries, from buds cut 

 from selected bearing trees, on well-grown seedlings, 

 and cared for while growing in the best manner in 

 our nurseries. 



All stock is thoroughly inspected by the State 

 Entomologist each fall just before digging time, 

 and one of his assistants, in the employ of the 

 state, is located at our nursery during the entire 

 shipping season, to make doubly sure that no 

 diseased trees are shipped out. 



The trees are given a final thorough inspection 

 just before they are packed ready for shipment. 

 Every precaution possible is taken for the pro- 

 tection of the customer and his stock, and each 

 box or bale is tagged with the State Entomologist's 

 Certificate of Health Inspection. 



Harrisons Special Service 



Our more than twenty years' experience in fruit- 

 growing ought to be valuable 

 to all fruit-growers or those 

 who contemplate planting. 

 W^e invite you to write us 

 about any fruit-growing prob- 

 lem, and, if possible, we will 

 help you solve it. A "Service 

 Bureau" is maintained by us 

 for the benefit of our patrons, 

 and we want you to use it. 



Do You Want Our 



Orcnard Adviser to 



Come to See You? 



If you are contemplating 



planting a large orchard 



and need expert advice 



about varieties, how to 



plant, or information on 



any other point on which 



I you are in doubt, ask us to send our man to your 



place. We can likely arrange to have him go. We 



want you to have the benefit of our practical 



experience, which has brought success to our own 



orchard enterprises. It might help you to avoid 



unnecessary and costly (possibly fatal) mistakes. 



Consultation is the thing, and it is yours for the 



asking. When needed, we can usually supply a 



competent man to oversee the planting of large 



orchards, and for this service only a nominal 



I charge is made in addition to the man's actual 



! expenses. 



If your planting will be small, and if you desire 

 our advice as to the best and most profitable 

 varieties to plant, write to us, and we will be 

 glad to give you all the information we can. 

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Do You Want tlie Advice of an Expert 



to Help You to Beautify Your La-wn? 



j Many people have homes which need shade 

 j trees, evergreens, hedges, flowers and vines, but 



do not know what to choose or how to plant. We 

 I have this material of the very finest quality, and 

 j where the planting needed is large enough to justify 

 ! it, and the distance from Berlin is not too great, we 

 i will be glad to send an expert landscape planter to 

 I lay out your grounds for you and give you his 

 I advice as to what and how to plant. The advan- 

 I tages of planting to a plan are too many and varied 



to be fully explained here. Write if interested. 



THE VARIETIES IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE THOROUGHLY RELIABLE 



