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HARRISON'vS NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



THE PLUM. 



The plum delights 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 the 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 be grown very profitably in "the 

 hennery, as the hen destroys the curculio which hides 

 under the trees. 



Price of General List of Plums. 



PRICE OF PLUMS ON PLUM ROOTS. 



Each. 



Heavy, first^ass. 4 to 5 feet ..„..„_.._.„.„— $0.30 



Mediiim, 3 to 4 feet ,„_. „, .,— — — — 25 



hisht- 2 to 3 feet ,„..„.....„„..„.„„„„,„.,.„.-=,„,„=-,.-==--—., .20 



Dozen. 



Htmifed. 



$3.00 



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2 50 



IBM 



2.00 



WM 



Description 



Wickson— Originated bj' Luther Burbank, of Cali- 

 omia, who says: "This variety stands pre-eminent 

 among the many thousand Japan varieties I have 

 fruited.'' Tree an upright strong grower with nar- 

 row leaves ; productive. Fruit largest of the Japans, 

 handsome deep maroon red, firm, a long keeper and 

 fineshipper; flesh dull yellow, meatj', of good quality. 

 Has been fruited past two seasons in Western New 

 York; large orchardists there are so favorably im- 

 pressed they are planting it by the thousand. Sep- 

 tember. 



Lombard— Medium size, oval, violet red, flesh yel- 

 low, juicy and pleasant. A great bearer and peculiarly 

 adapted to light soils. Tree vigorous and hardy, suc- 

 ceeds when most other varieties fail. Last of August. 



Prunus Simoni(-Apricot Plum)-A distinct species 

 from China. Growth erect; flowers small, white, ap- 

 pearing early in the .Spring; fruit large, flattened, of 

 the size and appearance of a Nectarine, and of a brick 

 red color; flesh yellow, with a peculiar aromatic 

 flavor. 



Climax — Fruit heart shaped, as large as the Wick- 

 son, and more highly colored. Delicious. Ripe a 

 month before Wickson (latter part of June in middle 

 Georgia). Productive as the Burbank, about four 

 times as large, two or three weeks earlier, and much 

 more richly colored. 



German Prune— A valuable plum, of fair quality 

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

 serving; fruit long, oval; .skin purple, with a thick 

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

 separates from the stone. 



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

 firm and of excellent quality ; ripens from September 

 1 to 15. 



Shropshire 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. September. 



Ogon — Trees very vigorous and quite hardy. Fruit 

 large, roundish; bright golden 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 vigorous, hard, upright, spreading 

 tree, as productive as Abundance; fruit medium to 

 large; deep vermillion red, with handsome bloom, 

 verj- .showj-; flesh light lemon yellow, slightly sub- 

 acid of good and pleasant quality, half cling, pit 

 small Ripens a few days after Willard and is best in 

 quality of any of the early varieties. August 1st. 



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. August. 



Burbank — Of the many varieties introduced from 

 Japan, the Burbank is the mo.st promi-sing, its flavor 

 being the best. The trees are universally vigorous 

 and have strong branches, and begin to bear usually 

 when two years old. The .«kin of the fruit is thick 

 and almost curculio proof. An admirable shipper. 

 August to September. 



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. 



Wild Goose — Medium size; oblong; bright ver- 

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

 ductive, and nearly proof against the curculio. Julj*. 



Willard — Medium size, round, not pointed; color 

 dark, clear red, with minute yellow dots; yellow 

 fleshed, sweet and of fair quality. 



APRICOT. 



Harris — Fruit uniformly large, about the size of 

 the Orleans plum ; oval in shape; color bright 5'ellow, 

 with red blush. Quality the best; verj- juicy and 

 rich. Ripening about July 20th and very productive. 

 It is as hardy as any apricot known. Same price as 

 plums. 



