28 HARRISONS’ NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD., U.S.A. 
Picking Carman Peaches. 
Carman 
Ripens third week in July. Yellowish white skin, with cream 
white flesh, slightly tinged with red. Gcod size. Freestone 
Carman is accepted among peach growers as the first reliable 
peach of the season. To be sure, there are varieties which ripen 
earlier, but most of them are undersized and clingstone. Carman 
is grown in nearly all commercial orchards, as the early date of 
ripening insures good prices. 
ALWAYS SELLS READILY 
Many people look upon peaches as their favorite fruit, and as 
Carman comes upon the market before the other varieties are 
ripe, it holds the field alone. Of course, for early trade of this 
sort. the fruit should be packed in carriers, as people will wait 
until the middle of the peach season before buying large quanti- 
ties of fruit to can and preserve. 
CARMAN SHIPS WELL 
For a peach to yield real profits to you, it must ship well. 
There is no advantage in raising peaches of fine texture with 
beautiful skins if you cannot get them before the ultimate con- 
sumer in good condition. For such an early peach, it wili be 
found an excellent shipper, and if picked at the proper time can 
be sent long distances without injury. 
Carman has white flesh, tinted with red near the pit. it is, 
tender, juicy, large-sized, somewhat oval in shape. The skin is 
creamy white with a red cheek. All told, it makes a most desir- 
able variety when the appearance, taste nd shipping qualities are 
taken into consideration, and it would probably hold its own 
among the other later peaches. As it is, it has an insuperable 
advantage in its time of ripening. The successful growers plan 
to start the season with Carman. When the crop is exhausted, 
the pickers can begin picking Hiley, and so on through the sea- 
son, with no rush or hurry at any time. 
