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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Three-year-old Northwestern Greening Apple Block. Note the Foliage and Extra Size Trees with Perfect 

 Tops, grown in part of a field where there was one and one-half million planted same season. 



Northwestern Greening". — A Wisconsin seedling of 

 great value; has stood the most trying tests and 

 found to be equal to Wealthy in point of hardness, 

 but superior in fruit and keeping qualities; fruit 

 large, smooth, greenish yellow; flesh fine grained, 

 juicy, firm, good quality, thoroughly tested. Janu- 

 ary to April. 



CRAB APPPLES. 



General Grant. — Origin Minnesota. Round, ob- 

 late, large size, red striped, sub-acid. Season very 

 late. 



Golden Beauty. — Round, small, yellow, acid; good 

 quality; valuable for kitchen. Medium early. 



Hyslop. — Round, conical, large size, dark red; 

 flesh 3-ellow, sub-acid; good quality; valuable for 

 kitchen and cider. Season medium. 



Martha. — Origin Minnesota. Oblate, medium 

 large, yellow; very good quality; valuable for des- 

 sert, kitciien and cider. 



Transcendent. — American origin. Round, oblong, 

 conical, medium large, green, yellow crimson blush, 

 crisp; flesh yellow, sub-acid; good quality; valuable 

 for kitchen and market. Season medium early. 



THE PEAR. 



The growing of this valuable fruit for both home and market purposes cannot be too strongly urged. 

 It far exceeds the apple in its melting, juicy texture, rich, refined flavor, and the range of varieties is such 

 that, by a judicious selection, the ripening season, beginning in July, can be continued in succession into 

 winter, and some sorts may be kept until March or April. Many of the varieties begin to bear in from four 

 to six years after planting, but a variety like Kieffer will produce fruit as soon as the dwarf pear, which is 

 usually two or three years after transplanting. There is an opening for the intelligent pear grower in many 

 parts of the United States. Pears can be grown nearly as cheap per barrel as apples, and they usually sell 

 twice as high, although little attention has been given to pear growing, and for these reasons, and others, 

 the man who makes a special study of pear culture, and who goes into pear growing intelligently, has an 

 opportunity for success. 



Soil. — The Pear will adapt itself to a great variety' of soils, though it thrives best on rather deep clay 



loam; still it should not be too stickj-. Next to this gravelly loam is most desirable. A light sandy soil 

 is the least desirable of any, yet Pears can be grown on sandy soil. 



Eipen. — In order to retain the rich and best flavor the fruit should be ripened in the house as follows: 

 Gather Summer Pears at least ten days before they are ripe, Autumn Pears at least two weeks, and Winter 

 varieties as soon as the leaves begin to fail. 



