HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



THE PEACH. 



In the peach excellence and beauty are combined, and if given the attention due it, there is no tree that 

 will give more delicious fruit. To the person who has tasted the luscious fruit, no words of praise are needed to 

 make him appreciate the value of same. 



There is no fruit tree that can make as quick a return as the peach. Give it reasonable attention and in 

 three years from planting a fair crop may be gathered, a few the second 3-ear, and the receipts from a good 

 orchard are something of importance. Sometimes it overloads its branches with fruit requiring props, or far 

 better for the owner who has the courage, to thin the fruit and gain better peaches both in size and color, for 

 which he will receive a much better price than the large quantity of small inferior ones. 



Peaches will succeed on a great variety of soils. "Worn-out" land and poor sandy soils that would require 

 years of careful handling to produce a good crop of grain , can be readily utilized for peach land, and is preferred 

 to land that is stronger. Improve the land after the trees are set. 



Starting with such land, I would proceed by first plowing and pulverizing, then dig holes large enough to 

 accommodate the roots. Use the soil to cover the roots and tread firmly with the foot. Leave three or four 

 inches of the hole to be filled with well rotted manure or compost (if it contains wood ashes all the better), then 

 cover with any soil. This will be enough fertilizer for the first year. Good cultivation must follow or failure 

 will result. 



For two or three j'ears the land can be cultivated with other crops, adding fertilizer to make them. 

 After the first year broadcast and cultivate in plenty of 

 good wood ashes or muriate of potash and phosphoric 

 acid. 



The man who is afraid to run the risk of 

 planting either trees or plants has a small 

 chance in the fruit business. 



Seed with crimson clover the third year in seventh 

 month, turn under the next fifth month and cultivate. 

 Repeat this for several years and note the result. If 

 growth of wood and foliage get too strong, stop fertiliz- 

 ing and cultivate only. 



On rich land that will produce 50 to 75 bushels of corn, I would use no manure around the tree, but 

 some potash, perhaps. If cropping between the trees would use fertilizer to make the crop, but would watch 

 the trees closely, and if I found them hungry, would feed with phosphoric acid and potash in the shape of mu- 

 riate or kainit. 



Always bear in mind that over stimulated peach trees will be sensitive to low temperature, fruit will be poor 

 in color and more subject to fungus diseases. Avoid cold, wet, low latid. 



Whether planted in fall or spring, prune about the time the trees start growth, 

 no laterals as the tree will make all it needs. 



Prune to a switch, leaviug 



Much might be said about the fruit and marketing, but this would require a volume. The most important 

 point is not to allow a tree to overbear. Never prop a limb to prevent breaking, , but thin the fruit. This will 

 make better fruit and longer lived trees. 



Fruit should be graded and culls utilized without sending to market, unless when very scarce. Plant good 

 trees in good land and success is only a matter of time. 



June Budded Peach Trees. 



They are grown from natural Tennessee peach seed and on land that has never grown peach trees, and they 

 are clean and healthy. 



A June budded tree is one that is budded in June, the same season that it is sprouted Irom the seed. After 

 being budded it is cut back and makes a growth from July 1st to frost, the roots only being one year's growth 

 and the bud about 90 days' growth, this gives us a well developed tree with lots of fibrous roots. When taken 

 up, the fibers all come up and you get the entire roots and tap root not cut. It is of great importance to have 

 the tap root. There are orchards we sold four years ago, June budded trees that bore a heavy crop the past sea- 

 son. The customers will not plant anything but June buds again. 



New and Special Varieties, 



Niagara Peach. — Anew variety, but fully tested 

 by extensive orchard planting near Rochester, N. Y. 

 It may be called the New Elberta, since in appearance 

 it is just like Elberta. It seems to have all the desira- 

 ble qualities of Elberta with none of its defects. One 

 defect of Elberta is that the foliage is liable to be 

 affected with the fungus that causes leaf curl, while 

 the foliage of Niagara peach cannot be surpassed in 

 healthfulness and vigor, and for its ability to resist 

 fungus, being almost of the character of leather, An- 

 other reason is that while Elberta is of good fair qual- 

 ity, Niagara is superb in quality and far superior to 

 Elberta, Niagara ripens one week earlier than El- 



berta, ripening here September 1st. It is remarkably 

 free from yellows and leaf curl. 



Price of Niagara peach trees is as follows: — 



First-class orchard planting trees, largest size, 2^c 

 each; $2.50 per dozen; $20.00 per 100, Medium sized 

 trees, 20c. each; $2 25 per dozen; $18.00 per 100. June 

 buds 20c. each; $2.00 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. 



Hobson — Comparativelv new variety i.'.roduced by 

 J. D. Huested and he speaks of it as being a very large 

 yellow, freestone, ripening ten to fifteen days before 

 Elberta and a very valuable market variety. Price 25c. 

 each: $2.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. June buds at 

 half price. 



Maryland, March 24th, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



The peach trees arrived to-day. They are looking fine and am 

 much pleased with them. You may expect an order next year. 

 Yours truly, 



E. B. Smith. 



Pennsylvania, May 2nd, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



I received th< peach trees all right and think they are nice trees, 

 and the "Sunshine' strawberry plants are nice. They came all 

 right. Thanks for the same. 



G. W.Wet ter. 



