32 HARRISONS’ NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD., U.S. A. 
Ray 
Ripens August 10 to 20. Creamy white skin, splotched with deep 
crimson and yellow. Flesh white and firm. Size large. Freestone 
Ray is our own introduction, to which we give our unqualified 
stamp of approval. it ripens about the same time as Belle of 
Geol perhaps a little later, and seems to be fully as good a 
peach. 
ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST PEACHES 
You may say that people do not buy peaches to look at, and 
you're right. If Ray had no other good points, it would sell upon 
its appearance alone; but in addition to this, it has a most deli- © 
cious taste. Although the flesh is firm, it is always tender; while © 
Ray peaches are juicy, they will stand a lot of handling. It takes 
more than a good appearance to sell peaches to the same person 
more than once. The appearance draws customers; the taste 
holds them; what better combination could you desire? 
A DANDY SHIPPER 
Ray can stand about as much handling and keep in good shape 
as any peach we ever saw. All peaches must be handled pretty 
tenderly, just because of the luscious qualities which make them 
- so desirable, but Ray seems able to endure more rough treatment 
than the rest. ees 
Do not think that Ray is a novelty or an experiment! It has. 
been thoroughly tested and is now being grown upon thousands of 
trees in numerous orchards. In fact, we have planted many thou- 
sands of trees ourselves, which shows exactly how much confidence 
we have.in it. When a new peach has been well;tried out, the men 
who first plant it and are able to place it upon the market first 
are the men who get the large profits. Peach-growing is profitable 
at all times, but when a desirable new sort comes into the market 
it may sell for a dollar a basket more than the older, well-known 
varieties. 
The white peach is considered by many people more tender than 
the yellow. Whether this is so or not, the idea is strong enough 
to make them demand white peaches, We prefer white peaches for 
table use and yellow peaches for preserving and canning. 
OUR PEACH TREES ARE BUDDED FROM BEARING 
ORCHARDS oh STR NPE Lees 
