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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



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 interest 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. No other fruit in the temperate zone may thus be had in continuous 

 succession without resorting to artificial meaus of preservation. It is pre-eminent that they are the household 

 economy. Apples placed ready for the children when they awake in the morning, to eat as appetite demands, 

 will be found a turning point where little ones are troubled with many petlv ailments, remarked a doctor whose 

 name is well known all over the country. A pples are good for the brain. A good ripe, raw apple is completely 

 digested in eightv-five minutes and the phosphorus renews the nervous system in the brain. No man should 

 ever let his family go hungry for apples. 



Thinning Apples. 



It pays to thin apples, says a writer in the American Gardening. This season I tried the experiment 

 on a large scale to settle the above assertion as a fact. I thinned them when over half grown, so that no two 

 apples would touch each other, and the result was about double the large sized apples the present season over 

 what they were last season. If one has some money to invest and is willing to wait a few years, provided he 

 has proper soil and location, an apple orchard will be a good investment, providing it is cared for as well as 

 corn and potatoes generally are. 



VARIETIES— Some persons commit a great fault by attempting to grasp all the varieties that are offered; 

 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 succession will be the best, and the sorts should be selected with 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. 



New Varieties. 



STAYMAN WINESAP. 



Stayman Winesap — The above cut is a fair repre- 

 sentation of this excellent apple when well grown. 

 Medium to large; oblate, conical; greenish yellow, 

 mostly covered and indistinctly splashed and mixed 

 with dull dark red with medium numerous gray dots; 

 flesh yellow, firm, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, aro- 

 matic; quality best. Another seedling of Winesap, 

 originated in Kansas; is much larger, more beautiful 



in color and better in quality and equal or better 

 keeper. This apple is gaining popularity very rapidb'. 

 The tree is vigorous and strictly Winesap in habit, 

 readily adapting itself to the different soils and situa- 

 tions. Bears young and abundantly. Price 4 to 5 feet 

 25c, each; $2.50 per dozen: $15.00 per hundred. 3 to 4 

 feet 20c, each; $2.00 per dozen ; $10.00 per hundred. 



