HARRISON'S NURSERIKS. BERLIN, MD. 



Description of the INew Peach 



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'' Ray — ^This peach is of the Chinese strain, a remarkable grower, so much so it is noticeable in the nursery 

 from other varieties. It ripens just after Troth's Karly; size of Belle of Georgia or Moore's Favorite; 

 white flesh with red blush; a good shipper. The original tree has borne 16 successive crops without a 

 single miss, and the small orchard of 264 trees, budded from same tree, 7 years old, has borne 4 successive 

 cropd that have netted over ($2,200) twenty-two hundred dollars.5 We have the exclusive stock of thia 

 variety, the first that has ever been offered, which we furnish at double price of regular variety of peach. 



Price of Ray Peach Trees. 



Each. Dozen. 



First Class. XXX, 6 to 7 feet -$0.40 $4.00 



First Class, XX. 5 to 7 feet. 30 3.50 



First Class. 5 to 6 feet — .30 3.00 



First Class, medium, 4 to 5 feet 24 2.50 



First Class, light, 3 to 4 feet .20 2.00 



First Class, branched, 2i to 3 feet _ _ _ .16 1.50 



$18.00 



$160.00 



16.00 



140.00 



14.00 



120.00 



12.00 



110.00 



11.00 



100.00 



9.00 



80.00 



WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY OF THE NEW PEACH— THE RAY: 



Laurel, Del.. December 3, 1903. 



Gentlemen: — My opinion of the Ray peach as seen 



and sampled I believe it is a money maker for the 



peach grower and is certainly worth propagation. 



I have never seen a finer orchard in fruit than this one. 



Yours very truly, 



Cordrey Bros. 



Sycamore, Del.. December 7, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — The Ray peach trees were the finest 

 I ever saw, and the flavor of the Ray is excellent. I 

 am quite sure it will be a good fruit for propagation. 

 Yours respectfully . 



Peter J, Messick. 



Easton. Md.. December 8. 1903. 

 Dear Sirs:— I did sample those peaches and I cer- 

 tainly liked the quality and the appearance of the 

 peach. I heard a good many speak very highly of it 

 and wanted to know if they could get any trees of the 

 kind to plant. If I were planting an orchard I would 

 plant largely of the Ray, if I could get them. 

 Very respectfully, 



A. J. Stewart. 



Laurel, Del., December 4, 1903. 

 Dear Sirs:— In my opinion there are very few that 

 equal the Ray peach as to its market value. 

 Yours truly, 



Daniel Short, 

 Prest. of Peoples National Bank. 



Bridgeville, Del., December 3, 1903. 

 Gentlemen :— I saw the Ray peaches and liked them 

 very much. I tried to buy some of you the past fall, 

 but you wrote you did not have auy for sale then. I 

 think it a very valuable variety aad will plant some 

 when I can secure the trees. 



Yours truly, 



H. P. Cannon, 

 Packer of Canned Goods. 



Salisbury, Md., December 7, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — At the Field Meeting I noticed the 

 peach orchard and sampled the Ray peach. I found 

 the trees in a vigorous and thrifty condition and the 

 fruit large and well matured. The flavor of this peach 

 is excellent, and I consider it the best variety I have 

 ever seen, both for home use or city markets. 

 Yours truly. 



Iv W. Dorman, 

 Wholesale Hardware Dealer. 



Milford, Conn.. August 11, 1903. 

 Dear Sir: — Your kind and thoughtful contribution 

 to our recent meeting at Yalesville arrived in good 

 shape, and the peaches which you call Ray were verv 

 fine. All present were given a chance to test the fruit 

 at the dinner tables. Mr. Hale, President Piatt and 

 others who looked over the peaches as soon as I opened 

 the crates, pronounced them excellent peaches, some- 

 what like our Mt. Rose in appearance and flavor. 

 Very truly yours, 



H. C. G. Miles, 

 Sec. of the Gonnecticut Pomological Society. 



Redden, Del., December 29, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — I saw and .sampled the Ray peach 

 last summer and thought that both trees and peaches 

 were the finest I ever saw. I certainly think they 

 should be propagated largely. Such a fine looking 

 peach would, I am sure, bring a good price in any 

 first-class market. 



Respectfully yours, 



C. E. Compton. 



Seaford, Del., December 11, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — I think the Ray worth a place among 

 the best. We have many peaches that are called good 

 that are not as fine as the Ray. The quality I should 

 pronounce very good. 



Yours very truly, 



Chas. Friedel, 

 Fruit Grower. 



Allen, Md.. November 11, 1903. 

 Gentlemen: — I should most heartily endorse the 

 introduction of the Ray if I had never seen it. When 

 I recall the enormous profit of $1 ,600.00 in three years 

 from 264 trees, I consider that its chief value lies in the 

 fact that at the time it ripens there is no other peach 

 of anywhere near its equal in size and appearance on 

 the market. 



Very truly, R. Jones. 



College Park. Md., December 9. 1903. 

 Dear Sirs: — I consider the Ray peach to be a very 

 fine variety, as it has the required qualities of flavor 

 and size, together with the trees being very thrifty , and 

 I see no reason why it should not be an excellent 

 variety to propagate. The trees and fruit certainly 

 demonstrated these facts. I am , 



Very truly yours, 



Thos. B. Symons, 



State Entomologist. 



