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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, flD. 



THE APPLE. 



Every farmer, however small his possessions may be, who lives in the apple growing- 

 districts of the United States, should have an apple orchard, the product of which should be 

 found on his table in some form every day of the year. It is the purpose of this article to in- 

 terest 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. Ko other fruit in the temperate zone may thus be had in con- 

 tinuous succession v/ithout resorting to artificial means of preservation. It is pre-eminent 

 that they are the household economy. Appjes placed ready for the children Avhen they 

 awake in the mornuig. to eat as appetite demands, will be found a turning point where little 

 onesai-e troubled with many petty ailments, remarked a doctor whose name is well known 

 all over the country. Apples are good lor the brjin. A good ripe, raw apple is completelj' 

 digested in eighty-tive minutes and the phosphorus renews the nervous system in the brain. 

 No man should ever lot his family go hungry tor apples. 



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

 that are<'ffcred; 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 wants of the family a number of varieties that ripen in quick suc- 

 cession will be the best, and the sorts should be selected Avith 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. 





Jonathan (one-third natural size) —An Exceptionally Fine Apple Triplet. 



One of nature's occasional out-of-the-comrnon arrangements is shown m the cut— three 

 JONATHAN apples growipg on the same twig, their stems starting toaether at its apex. The 

 apples are very handsome specimens, about nine inches in circuraference, richly colored, 

 and came from tne F. E. Church farm, town of Greenport, Columbia County, of which Mr. 

 Peter Van Orsdell is manager. The Jonathan is an apple of finetpiulity.originatingat Kings- 

 ton, on the opposite side of the Hudson Hiver, but seldom seen in market, the crop soon 

 finding its way into aT>preciativo private hands. It has in recent \ears become very popular 

 at the West, especially in Kansas and Missouri orchards. Further described on i)age 27, 



PRICE OF APPLE TREES— Two year on whole root and buds. 



Each. Dozen. Hundred, Thousand. 



Extra, () to 7 feet 25 $2..50 $15.00 $U0.00 



Extra, 5 to () feet 20 2.00 12.00 110.00 



First-class medium, f to 6 feet 15 1.50 10.00 90.00 



First-class second size. 3.'^ to 5 feet 12 1.25 ".00 80.00 



Light grade, 3 to 4 feet 10 1.00 ^^.00 70.00 



Light grade, 2 to 3 feet 0« .75 (i.OO 50.00 



Boxed and baled free at catalogue prices. 



