4 HARRISONS' NURSERIES 



HARRISON-GROWN APPLE TREES, continued 

 Hubbardston. Winter. Red. 



JONATHAN. Winter. Medium to large; brilliant red; very highly flavored, 

 juicy, fine-grained, tender, mild, subacid. Will keep well without special 

 care, and also stand much handling. Tree long-lived, but comes into bearing 

 very young and produces big crops every year. Jonathan is often the kind 

 to plant in higher Appalachian country. Southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, 

 and all states to the west having similar conditions, produce fine Jonathans 

 Farther north it ripens a little small, but everywhere is of best quality. 



July (Fourth of July). Summer. Red. 



Lowry. Winter. Red. 



Maiden Blush. Fall. Yellow with blush. 



McINTOSH. Fall. The Apple that has made the Bitter Root Valley famous. 

 The color is bright, deep red; flesh white, with pinkish tinge; juicy, with 

 sHght acid flavor. The fruit will keep a long time, but is mellow and good to 

 use almost from the time it is picked till the next crop comes. Requires no 

 special storage to be kept Uke fresh. In New England, New York and 

 Michigan its high quality and attractive appearance put it in the lead. It 

 is extra good for all the higher and colder sections. Trees bear in three and 

 four years, and make fine fillers. Quick grower; long-lived; big cropper. 



Nero. Winter. Red. 



NORTHERN SPY. Winter. Old standby sort from West Virginia north. 

 Large; bright light red and yellow; flesh juicy, crisp, rich, tender, aromatic, 

 of good flavor. Tree very healthy, strong-growing, rugged. Blossoms very 

 late, escaping frosts. Slow coming into bearing, which is the only thing that 

 keeps the Northern Spy from ranking with the most important commercial 

 varieties. Its large size, handsome appearance and superfine quality give it 

 first rank for fancy trade, and when well grown and properly packed, it 

 sells for higher prices than any other winter Apple. It retains its crispness 

 and high flavor well to the end of its season. In the right sections no more 

 valuable Apple can be grown. 



Northwestern (Northwestern Greening). Fall. Greenish yellow. 



OLDENBURG (Duchess of Oldenburg). Summer. One of the important 

 varieties for all sections north of the Mason and Dixon Line. Thrives and 

 yields abundantly of high-grade fruit at all elevations in Maryland, Pennsyl- 

 vania, New York, Ohio and other northern states. The fruit is medium sized, 

 red-striped; flesh white, juicy and of excellent flavor. Trees are naturally 

 dwarf growers and make fine fillers; require small root and branch space. 

 Tree among the hardiest and one of the few that will stand the climate of 

 Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and other cold locations. 



Opalescent. Winter. Red. 



PARAGON (Mammoth Black Twig). Winter. A round Apple of extra-large 

 size; skin smooth, yellowish, covered with deep red, the general effect being 

 dark red; flesh tender, tinged with yellow, crisp, subacid, aromatic, of excel- 

 lent quality in every way. Tree is vigorous and healthy and yields big crops 

 every year. In the East many times will be about the best commercial sort. 

 Seems to prefer the lower elevations, that is, an altitude of 400 to 1,000 feet 

 in Maryland, and higher or lower as you are north or south. 



Rambo. Summer. Red. 



Rambo (Winter Rambo). Winter. Red. 



Red Astrachan. Summer. Red. 



Red June (Carolina Red June). Summer. Red. 



RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Winter. The color of this large Apple is 

 greenish yellow. In form the fruit is flattened slightly at both ends; flesh 

 crisp, juicy, quite acid, of very fine flavor and quality. Most of the money 

 made in the East with winter Apples during the last generation came from 

 Rhode Island Greening, Spy and Baldwin. These have been standard com- 

 mercial varieties in New York and New England for a generation. 



APPLE BUDS FROM BEARING ORCHARDS 



