HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERIyIN, MD. 



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NORTHWESTERN GREENING. 

 A large size winter Apple. (See description page 19.) 



Early Colton—One'of the 



best early apples, ripening 

 some ten days before Early 

 Harvest, and continues to 

 ripen for two or three 

 weeks. It is of beautiful 

 appearance, medium size, 

 yellowish white, with a 

 tint of crimson where ex- 

 posed to the sun. 



Early Pennock— Large, 

 oblong, yellow .striped with 

 red, a little coarse grained 

 but a fine cooker. August. 



Early Strawberry — Me- 

 dium; roundish, narrow- 

 ing towards the eve ; finely 

 striped and stained with 

 deep red; flesh white, 

 slightly tinged with red 

 next the skin, tender, sub- 

 acid, very sprightly and 

 brisk in flavor, with an 

 agreeable aroma. Tree a 

 moderate, erect grower. and 

 a good bearer. Middle to 

 end of August. 



Sweet Bough — Large, 

 pale yellow, sweet, rich 

 flavored ; valuable as a 

 market variety. Tree a 

 moderate, compact grower 

 and an abundant bearer. 

 July to August, 



Starr — Fruit is very large. 11 to 12 inches around; 

 showy; being pale green; frequently with handsome 

 blush on sunny side; very early, being marketable 

 first week in July and will continue in good condition 

 until September. 



Golden Sweet — Large to very large, pale greenish 

 yellow; flesh fine, white, very sweet and good, strong 

 grower and good bearer. August. 



Red Astrachan— Rather large, approaching coni- 

 cal, covered with deep crimson, overspread with a 

 thick bloom ; flesh juicy, rich and acid ; from its earli- 

 ness, handsome appearance, its excellent culinary 



qualities and the vigor of the tree, it is worthy of gen- 

 eral cultivation. One of the best early apples to plant 

 for profit, ripening with Early Harvest. Above the 

 medium size, skin pale yellow; flesh white, tender, 

 juicy and of excellent quality, tree is a vigorous and 

 upright grower, gives general satisfaction, does well 

 everywhere and ripens among the earliest. June. 



Summer Rambo — Medium to large; green striped 

 with red on the sunny side; sprightly; subacid; 

 good; tree vigorous, hardy; profitable for market. 

 Fourth of July. And 



Williams Early Red — In one year trees only. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 



Alexander — A very large and showy Russian va- 

 riety. Tree vigorous, spreading: and productive. 

 Fruit very large and regularly formed and of a fine 

 appearance. Color of a greenish yellow, slightly 

 streaked with red in the shade, but orange and marked 

 with bright red in the sun. Flesh yellowish white, 

 crisp, tender and juicy. Pleasant flavor. October to 

 December. , ,., 



Pameuse — Medium; crim.^on, sometimes striped 

 ittorth; flesh snowy white, very tender, fine, juicy, 

 mild, sub-add ; dessert and cooking. Very hardy and 

 productive; popular. October to December. 



Fallawater (Talpehocken)— A large roundish, 

 ■lightly ovate conical, very regular and smooth, skin 

 yellowish green with dull red cheek; flesh greenish 

 white, fine grained, with a mild, slightly sub-acid fla- 

 <ror. Tree a strong grower and good bearer ; fruit uni- 

 formly fair, highly deserving extensive cultivation. 

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Flora's Bell Flower— (Flory, Sheep, Sire). Origin, 

 Montgomery County, Ohio; tree upright grower; 

 fruit medium, roundish, conical; rich golden yellow, 

 with small patches of russet and minute raised russet 

 dots; flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, sub- 

 add; good; vigorous. September and October. 



Pall Pippin — Size large, roundish, generally a 

 Kttle flattened , pretty regular, fine yellow, with a 

 fekige of brownish blush on one side. September and 

 ©rtober. 



Qravenstein — Large, striped red and yellow, flesh 

 lender, juicy, very rich, high flavor, very productive 

 Mid a popular variety September. 



Haas — Medium to large, slightly conical and 

 what ribbed; pale greenish yellow, shaded and striped 

 with red; flesh fine, white, sometimes stained ; tender^ 

 juicy, sub-acid, good; bears early and abundantly? 

 vigorous. September and October. 



Jersey Sweet — Medium; striped red and greefi? 

 very sweet, rich and pleasant. Good grower and 

 bearer. September and October. 



Kinnard's Choice— From Tennessee. Size largCe 

 color dark red on yellow ground; beautiful, large^ 

 showy Apple ; bears quite young ; quality one of ths 

 best. A fine winter Apple for Piedmont and motm^ 

 tain sections. 



Kentucky Streak— (Bradford's Best) Fruit medium^ 

 conical, deep mottled red, stripes obscured and 

 scarcely visible, dots scattered, large yellow, flesh yei" 

 low , tender. 



Lowell — Large, roundish, slightly conical ; grecB., 

 becoming rich yellow ; surface oily ; flesh yellowisli 

 white, sub-acid , excellent ; good bearer ; free. Septem- 

 ber. 



Maiden Blush — Rather large, oblate, smooth, reg- 

 ular, with a fine evenly regular red cheek or blush oa 

 a clear pale yellow ground, flesh white, tender and 

 sprightly with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. This vit* 

 riety forms a handsome rapid growing tree with a fin# 

 spreading head and bears large crops. Valuable iot 

 market, also for drying. September to November. 



Ohio Nonpareil — Fruit is enormous in size, one* 

 half of each specimen bright glossy red. and the other 

 half an intense scarlet. The flesh is a rich yellow and 

 of a sprightly sub-add flavor, fully equaling the Hub^ 

 bardston Nonesuch. The tree is an early and .heavy 

 bearer as well as a strong grower. 



