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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Green Gage — Small; yellowish green; flesh pale 

 green, rnelting. juicy, exceedingly sweet and rich, and 

 unequalled in flavor; one of the richest and best fla- 

 vored plums; separates from the stone: growth slow, 

 and young trees are hard to raise in moist localities. 

 /.ngust. 



Hale— Fruit large, bright orange, mottled with 

 cherry red. Claimed to be the best quality of all Japan 

 plums. Flesh yellow, soft and juicy , but a good ship- 

 per and keeper. Its season of ripening, great size and 

 beauty will make it the most profitable of all plums in 



the market. Very promising tree, a good grower and 

 productive. September. 



Imperial Gage — Fruit large, oval, skin pale green, 

 flesh juicy, sweet, rich and excellent. Vigorous. Mid- 

 dle of August. 



Lombard— Medium size, oval, violet red, flesh yel- 

 low , j nicy and pleasant. A great bearer aud peculiarlv 

 adapted to light soils. Tree vigorous and hardy, suc- 

 ceeds when most other varieties fail. The most pop- 

 ular and profitable plum under general cultivation. 

 Last of August. 



Normand— Strong, upright growing tree; very pro- 

 ductive; fruit medium to large; skin golden yellow 

 with a slight blush — a beauty; flesh firm, yellow, of 

 high quality; small pit. Ripens with or just after 

 Burbauk, and is the most valuable of the yellow vari- 

 eties. 



October Purple— Propagated by Luther Burbauk, 

 of Califoruia. Fruit large and uniform in size; color 

 a dark, rich maroon ; stone small; flavor fine. Tree a 

 fmegrower. Ripens middle of September. Should be 

 in every collection. 



PrunusSimoni— ( Apricot Plum 1— A distinct species 

 from China. Growth erect; flowers small, white, ap- 

 pearing early in the Spring; fruit large, flattened, of 

 the size aud appearance of a Nectarine, and of a brick 

 red color; flesh yellow, with a peculiar aromatic 

 flavor. 



Red June— A vigorous, hard, upright, spreading 

 tree, as productive as Abundance; fruit medium to 

 la-ge; deep vermillion red, with handsome bloom, 

 very show v; flesh light lemon yellow, slightly sub- 

 acid of good and pleasant quality, half cling, pit 

 small. Ripens a few days after Willard and is best in 

 quality of any of the earlv varieties. August 1st. 



Shropshire Damson — An improvement on the 

 common Damson, being of the largest size of its class ; 

 dark purple; highly esteemed for preserving; tiee 

 vigorous and enormously productive. September. 



RED JUNE. 



Satsuma— Large; skin dark purplish red, 

 mottled with blush bloom. .Shape globular or 

 sharp point; flesh firm, juicy, dark red and 

 well flavored; quality very good: pit small. 

 Tree very vigorous. September. 



Wild Goose — Medium size; oblong: bright 

 vermilion red; juicy, sweet, of good quality: 

 cling; productive, and nearly proof against the 

 curculio. The most profitable variety for mar- 

 ket in the South, and deserves more extensive 

 planting there, as well as in the Middle States. 

 July. 



Willard— Medium size, round, not point- 

 ed; color dark, clear red, with minute yel- 

 low dots; yellow fleshed, sweet and of fair 

 quality. The earliest profitable market plum 

 yet tested. The tree is very distinct and hardy 

 and matures the foliage earlier than any other 

 Japanese variety, which is quite an import- 

 ant feature with this race of plums. 



Wickson — This plum was originated by 

 Luther Burbank. Among the many thous- 

 ands this one stands pre-eminent in its rare 

 combination of good qualities — a sturdy, up- 

 right grower, productive almost to a fault; 

 fruit handsome, deep maroon red; flesh fine, 

 texture firm, will keep two weeks after ripe. 

 September. 



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Florida, April 14th, 1903. 

 Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Dear Sirs : — The trees arrived in fine condition considering- fhev 

 were in transit 15 days. I have them set and they will probatiy all 

 grow. 



Respectfully, 



G. R. Langford. 



Pennsylvania, April 17th, 1903. 

 Mess. T. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Gentlemen: — I received my trees and bushes in fine shape. 

 Yours with thanks, 



John Parkhill. 



Maryland, April 16th, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Dear Sirs: — I received my trees in due time, also in good con- 

 dition. Was much pleased with them. They all look to be grow- 

 ing-. Thanking you for your promptness in shipping same. 

 Yours very respectfully, 



lames Weir, Jr. 



South Carolina, March 30th, 1903. 

 I received the trees and plants in good condition, only a little 

 live I 1 



late to transplant here, but if they 



rill be more than satisfied. 

 Yours with apologies, 



W.H.Gibson. 



