HARRISONS' NURSERIES, BERLIN, MARYLAND 



APPLES, 



PARADISE WINTER SWEET. Winter. Large; 

 dull green, with brownish red flush; flesh fine- 

 grained, juicy and sweet. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, but not an early bearer. 



RED ASTRACHAN. July and August. 



^ Medium size; 



yellow, with large, dayk red patches; flesh decidedly 

 acid and juicy; excellent for cooking, A handsome 

 Apple, selling for a good price. Tree vigorous and 

 very hardy, and a very heavy bearer every other 

 year; succeeds well under Atlantic coast conditions 

 south of New York. It is extensively grown through 



The Red Astfachan is the old favorite harvest Apple 



Delaware, Maryland, the Virginias, etc., at the 

 lower elevations. Many New York and New 

 England growers, however, find Red Astrachan a 

 good kind. Their nearness to large markets is in 

 favor, because of its extreme earhness. 



ROME BEAUTY, winter. Large, round; 



■■ mottled and striped in 



different shades of red; flavor and quahty way 

 above the average; appearance and size are its 

 valuable points ; always sells and always brings good 

 prices; good grower; blooms late; bears heavily 

 every year; is adapted to a wide range of soils, 

 elevations and conditions. In Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

 New York and West Virginia will make more money 

 than some of the sorts which are now a large part 

 of the total number of trees in commercial orchards. 

 Rehability, due to being frostproof, strong-growing 

 and sure-bearing, makes it a favorite with the grower. 

 Fine quality for use and for handling makes it pop- 

 ular with consumers and dealers. When packed in 

 boxes it shows up splendidly. 



RHODE ISLAND GREENING. 



Winter. The color of this large Apple is greenish 

 yellow. In form the fruit is flattened slightly at 

 both ends; flesh crisp, juicy, quite acid, of very fine 

 flavor and quality. Most of the money made in the 



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East with winter Apples during the last generation 

 came from Rhode Island Greening, Spy and Bald- 

 win. These have been standard commercial va- 

 rieties in New York and New England for a gen- 

 eration. 



SMITH'S CIDER. Winter. YeUow, striped with 

 red. 



SMOKEHOUSE. FaU. A large Apple of super- 

 fine flavor, excellent for eating; yellowish green 

 mottled with duU red and with many russet dots; 

 flesh firm, crisp, juicy and aromatic. Tree large, 

 vigorous and reHably productive. 



SPITZENBURG. Winter. In certain sections of 



the East succeeds splendidly and is standard 



in the West. Grows very finely when well fed 



and cared for. Medium-sized, round; dark 



red almost all over; firm, crisp, subacid, 



shghtly aromatic. One of the richest 



flavored of all Apples, and very 



handsome. Spitzenburg cannot be 



beaten when grown under conditions 



it prefers. Be sure you are in the 



right location, then do not hesitate 



to plant it in any amount. 



STARR. Summer. A par- 



ticularly attractive 



large Apple, with bright, yellowish, 

 smooth skin sometimes marked 

 with a faint blush and numerous 

 russet dots; flesh yellow, fine, very 

 tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic and 

 of extra-fine quahty. Tree is a 

 vigorous grower, comes into bearing 

 when quite young and yields large 

 crops annually. 



STARK. Winter. Long 



keeper and a reu- 



able commercial sort. Fruit large, round, 

 greenish yellow, with red stripes; flesh yel- 

 low, crisp and mildly acid. Tree a regular 

 bearer; reliable and satisfactory in an orchard; grows 

 even and regular; seldom splits or breaks. Has been 

 planted in the East and in California to a consider- 

 able extent during the past twenty years. One of 

 the strongest growers we have, even more so than 

 Northern Spy. Desirable trees to top-work other 

 sorts on. 



^ ^ ^3^ JL lYL/xJN W succeeds wonderfully 



in M i c h i g a n , Ohio 



TTTTWTT^^ A ^ and the middle Atlantic 

 W UN XS/OaJT* States. It is a splendid 

 ' Apple — some growers 



say the best there is for these sections. The trees 

 come into bearing in five years or sooner, and, with 

 fair care, give six to ten or more bushels of fruit to 

 each tree every season after the eighth. The fruit 

 is medium to large; attractive green and yellow, 

 almost hidden by dark red stripes; flesh yellow, not 

 in the least mealy; plenty of juice; quahty the 

 finest, ranking with Yellow Newtown and Grimes' 

 Golden. Tree a quick and large grower, and seems 

 to prefer dry soils and those not so rich and heavy. 

 Preeminently the Apple to plant on dry hills where 

 the soil is thin and water often decidedly lacking. 

 Stayman is now planted in nearly all new orchards 

 in the East to a large extent. You cannot find a 

 better sort in the whole list, either for bearing habit, 

 size of fruit, looks or quality. Except at the high- 

 est elevations, this splendid variety is almost 

 always our most desirable Apple for all sections east 

 of the Mississippi. 



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