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The Big Horticultural Meeting at Berlin 



We are growing fruit trees tor the fruit-growers of the 

 United States, and in July, 1910, we entertained a large 

 number of them. Mr Orlando Harrison is an ex-presi- 

 Vi«;it Our *^^^^ ^^ ^^^ Maryland Horticultural 

 Society, and he invdted the members to 

 Nurseries hold their annual conv^ention, at Berlin, or 

 more particularly, at Harrison's Nurseries. 



Thej' were asked to come a day ahead, so as to have 

 time to see the nurseries. The delegates, members and 

 interested growers,— from ev^ery part of Maryland, 

 West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York 

 and other states, arrived July 27th, and 28th, to the 

 number of 600. Very representative six hundred, too. 



In the forenoon the visitors were shown over the 

 nursery. The Peaches were ripe on our 10,000 trees 

 and every Person got as manj^ as could be conveniently 

 taken care of. The big blocks of Peach, Pear, Apple, 

 and Maple trees, the Privet plants and Grape-vines 

 in the nurseries, brought out a great deal of favorable 

 comment. Even those of the growers who were familiar 

 with big fruit projects were very much impressed by 

 the size of Harrison's Nurseries and fully convinced 

 of their importance to growers. There were only about 

 three or four hours in which to go over the whole 2,000 

 acres, consequently much of the nurseries were not seen. 



A luncheon was served to the visitors on the lawn 

 of Mr. G. A. Harrison's residence. Here everj-body 

 TiinrTiPnn dropped formalitv and had a most 



i^uncneun enjoyable time. Afterwards there were 



and Speeches addresses. Mr. Orlando Harrison spoke 

 — — ^— — — ^— on the advantages of the eastern shore 

 of Maryland for producing fruit trees and plants, as 

 well as for growing fruit. George Morrison, of the Balti- 

 more Gardener's Club spoke next, and he was followed 

 in succession by Richard Vincent, who is now president 

 of the Maryland Horticultural Society, by J. Harry 

 Covington, and by several others whose remarks no less 

 merit comment. This till late in the afternoon. Supper 



was served on the lawn at seven and afterward the 

 guests left for Ocean City, 



The meeting was successful in every sense of the 

 word. The best report of what was said was made by 

 the Baltimore American on July 30. Here are some ex- 

 tracts. "Industry and care, the application of intelli- 

 gence, perseverance and action, as well as the apprecia- 

 tion of fungus and insect destroying fluids, count more 

 in fruit culture than luck, location and the season. Old- 

 time methods of raising apples, peaches, plums, pears, 

 strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and other 

 fruits must be abandoned, and modern scientific 

 methods adopted, if the trees bushes and plants are 

 to yield profitable returns. Yet the use of these up-to- 

 date methods will bring surprisingly great results, 

 which, in point of profit to the fruit grower, will yield 

 more than anything else his land can raise. In no 

 branch of industry in which money makes the soil yield 

 a livelihood and contributes its share to the world's 

 sustenance, has there been more progress than in fruit 

 culture, and owners of orchards the country over must 

 adopt the latest methods to keep up with the procession. 



"Burbank is not the only plant and tree wizard. 

 The Messrs. Harrison of Berlin, who are now enter- 

 Our taining Fruit Growers, are wizards in their 



^__ own way. Less than a quarter-century ago 



History they went to Berlin from Delaware, with 

 ^— — ^— their household goods, one white horse, plenty 

 of pluck, and an abiding faith in the productiveness of 

 Maryland soil and of fruit-raising itself, and engaged in 

 horticulture on a small scale. Their leased patch of a 

 few acres expanded into half a dozen or more farms of 

 hundreds of acres each. These farms, where the wild 

 sedge grew, have been transformed into veritable gardens, 

 and cultivated as finely as any ground anywhere There 

 is a lesson in the lives of the Messrs. Harrison. They have 

 relied more on their brains and industry than on muscle 

 and luck, and they have reaped their reward. 



Distance Apart for Planting 



Apples 20 to 50 ft. 



Pears and Cherries 20 ft. 



Peaches and Plums 16 to 20 ft. 



Dwarf Pears 10 to 12 ft. 



Grapes 7 to 16 ft. 



Blackberries 3 x 7 f t. 



Strawberries, field i x 3 ft. 



Number of Trees to an Acre 



30 ft. each way so 



25 ft. each way 70 



20 ft. each way no 



18 ft. each way I3S 



1 5 ft. each way 205 



10 ft. each way 435 



2 ft. each way 4,840 



Folks of the Maryland State Horticultural Society partaking of a meal on one of our lawns when they visited the Nurseries last 

 July. It certainly was a gathering of representative fruit growers who knew trees. And all said our trees were extra good. 



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