HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



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THE PLUM. 



The plum fleliglits in rich soil. The trees can be planted much closer together than other fruit trees, 

 yet in field culture it is not best to crowd any kind of fruit, but in gardens plums will fruit well when 

 planted only ten feet apart. Plum trees bear at a very early age, and yield from them is surprising. It 

 will also succeed in rich, sandy soil. The trees are pruned in same way as apple trees are when planted. 

 It is generally advisable to start the tops as low as possible. Plums can bo grown very ijrofitably in the 

 hennery, as the hen destroys the curculio which hides under the trees. 



Heavy, first-class, 4 to 

 Medium, 3 to 4 feet. . . 

 Light, 2 to 3 feet 



feet, 



First-Class, 4 to 5 feet, 

 First-Class, 3 to 4 f«>et, 

 First-Class, 2 to 3 feet. 



PRICE OF GENERAL LIST OF PLUMS. 



nilCE OF PLUMS ON PLUM ROOTS. 



Each. 



.$0.30 



25 



20 



3^]ach. 



$0.15 

 .12 

 .10 



PRICE OF PLUM ON PEAOII. 



Dozen. 



$3.00 

 2.50 

 2.00 



Dozen. 



$L50 



1.25 



1.00 



Hundred. 



$20.00 



15.00 



10.00 



Hundred. 



$10.00 



8.00 



5.00 



VARIETIES ON PEACH. 



Chabott, Shippers' Pride, Chalco, Apple, Sultan, Simoni, America, Shropshire Damson, Kurbauk, Wickson, 



Gonzales, Red June. 



serving-; fruit long", oval; skin purple, with a thick 

 blue bloom; flesh firm, green, sweet and pleasant; 

 separates from tlie stone. 



Gonzales. — Fruit very large, meaty, of a brilliant 

 red; finest of flavor; g-ood shipper and keeper; tree 

 very strong- and immensely productive. 



ILombard. — Medium size, oval, violet red; flesh 

 yellow, juicy and pleasant; a g-reat bearer and pecu- 

 liarly adapted to lig-ht soils; tree vig-orous and 

 hardy. Last of August. 



Frunus Simoni (Apricot Plum). — A distinct spe- 

 cies from China; growth erect; flowers small, white, 

 appearing- early in the spring-; fruit larg-e, flattened, 

 of the size and appearance of a nectarine, and of a 

 brick red color; flesh yellow, with a peculiar aro- 

 matic flavor. 



Ogfon. — Trees very vig-orous and quite hardy; fruit 

 larg-e, roundish; brig-ht g-olden yellow, with faint 

 bloom; flesh firm, rich, sweet and dry; freestone; an 

 excellent variety for canning-; one of the earliest. 

 Late July. 



Red June. — A vig-orous, hard, upright, spreading 

 tree, as productive as Abundance; fruit medium to 

 larg-e; deep vermilion red, with handsome bloom, 

 very showy; flesh light lemon yellow, slightly sub- 

 acid, of good, pleasant quality, half cling, pit small; 

 ripens a few days after Willard, and is best in qual- 

 ity of any of the early varieties. August 1. 



Sultan. — Its huge size, deep purplish crimson 

 color render it a valuable market variety. The flesh 

 is very firm, fragrant, sweet, dark crimson, clouded 

 and shaded with pink, salmon and light yellow. 



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. Sep- 

 tember. 



Shipper's Pride. — Fruit large, dark purple; flesh 

 firm and of excellent quality. Ripens from Septem- 

 ber 1 to 15. 



SbropsMre Damson. — An improvement on the 

 common Damson, being of the largest size of its 

 class; dark purple; highly esteemed for preserving; 

 tree vigorous and enormously productive. Sep- 

 tember. 



Wild Goose. — Medium size; oblong; bright ver- 

 milion red; juicy, sweet, of good quality; cling; pro- 

 ductive, and nearly proof against the curculio. 

 July. 



Willard. — Medium size, round, not pointed; color 

 dark, clear red, with minute yellow dots; yellow 

 fleshed, sweet and of fair quality. 



Wickson. — Originated by Luther Burbank, of Cal- 

 ifornia, who says: "This variety stands pre-emi- 

 nent among the many thousand Japan varieties I 

 have fruited." Productive; fruit largest of the 

 Japans, handsome deep maroon red, firm, a long 

 keeper and fine shipper; flesh dull yellow, meaty, of 

 good quality. September. 



Yellow Eg-g". — Very large; skin of a deep golden 

 color, covered with a white bloom; juicy, but rather 

 acid; an excellent variety for cooking. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Apple. — Fruit averages about two and one-half 

 inches in diameter, striped and mottled until nearly 

 ripe, when it turns to a deep reddish purple; the 

 superlatively rich, high flavored, sweet or sub-acid 

 flesh is rather firm, pale red, marbled pink, nearly 

 freestone. Ripens soon after Burbank; sometimes 

 keeps over a month in good condition. 



America. — Fruit larger than the average Japan; 

 color glossy, coral red; flesh light yellow, moderate- 

 ly firm, of excellent quality. Ripens two to three 

 weeks before Burbank. 



Abundance. — The fruit is very large, showy and 

 beautiful, amber colored, turning to a rich bright 

 cherry, with a decided white bloom and highly per- 

 fumed; flesh light yellow, exceedingly juicy and 

 tender and delicious. July. 



Burbank. — The fruit is large, nearly globular, 

 clear cherry red; flesh a deep yellow, very sweet, 

 with a peculiar and very agreeable flavor. August. 



Bradshaw. — Fruit very large; dark violet red; 

 flesh yellowish green, juicy and pleasant; pro- 

 ductive; one of the best market sorts. Middle of 

 August. 



Chabott. — Two and one-half inches long by two 

 inches broad; yellow ground nearly covered with 

 carmine red;, flesh orange yellow, very solid and 

 sub-acid; quality very good; clingstone. First of 

 September. 



Chalco. — Fruit ripens just before Burbank; large, 

 flat, deep reddish purple; flesh yellow, very sweet, 

 rather firm, exceedingly fragrant, seed small. 



German Prune. — A valuable plum of fair quality 

 for the table, but most esteemed for drying and pre- 



APRICOT. 



Harris. — Fruit uniformly large, about the size of I and rich, ripening about July 20 and very pro- 

 the Orleans plum; oval in shape; color bright yel- ductive. It is as hardy as any apricot known. Same 

 low, with red blush; quality the best; very juicy I price as plums. 



