HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



Early Colton— One of 



the best early apples. ripen- 

 ing- with the old Early- 

 May, some ten days before 

 Early Harvest, and contin- 

 ues to ripen for two or 

 three weeks, which makes 

 it a valuable family apple. 

 It is of beautiful appear- 

 ance, medium size, yel- 

 lowish white, with a tint 

 of crimson where exposed 

 to the sun . 



Early Pennock— Large, 

 obloug, yellow, striped 

 with red, a little coarse 

 grained but a fine cooker. 

 Tree vigorous, spreading 

 and abundant bearer, and 

 a favorite with many in 

 the West. August. 



*Fourth of July— Val- 

 uablefor cooking and mar- 

 ket; fruit medium, round- 

 ish oblate, conical, slightly 

 ribbed; whitish yellow 

 striped and splashed with 

 bright red; it has been 

 thoroughly tested and 

 found to be one of the: 

 very best early apples. Ma - 

 tures early in July. 



NORTHWESTERN GREENING. 

 A large size winter Apple. (See description page 25.) 



Golden Sweet — Large to very large, pale greenish 

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

 jrower and g.<od bearer. August. 



Red Astrachan — Rather large, approaching coni- 

 2&1, covered with deep crimson, overspread with a 

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

 aess, handsome appearance, its excellent culinary 

 lualities 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, give^ general satisfaction, does well 

 everywhere F.nd ripens among the earliest June. 



Summer Rambo— Medium to large; green striped 

 with red on the sunny side: sprightly; sub-acid, 

 good; tree vigorous, hardy; profitable for market. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 



Autumn Strawberry— Medium, streaked, tender, 

 iuicy , fine ; productive ; desirable ; free. September. 



Alexander — A very large and showy Russian va- 

 riety. Tree vigorous, spreading and productive. 

 Fruit very large and regularly formed and of a fins 

 appearance. Color of a greenish yellow, slightly 

 streaked with red in theshade, but orange and marked 

 with bright red in the sua. Flesh yellowish white, 

 crisp, tender and juicy. Pleasant flavor. October to 

 December. 



Fame'tre — Medium; crimson, sometimes striped 

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

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

 productive; popular. October to December. 



Fallawater (Taipehoeken)— A large roundish. 

 Slightly ovate conical, very recrular and smooth, skin 

 yellowish green wi-h dull red cheek; flesh greenirh 

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

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

 formly fair, highly deserving extensive cultivation. 

 Fall. 



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- 

 acid ; good ; vigorous. September and October. 



FalS Pippin — Size large, roundish, generally a 

 tittle flattened , pretty regular, fine yellow, with a 

 •.inge of brownish blush on one side. September and 

 October. 



Qravenstein— Large, striped red and yellow, flesh 

 > ender, juic5 r , very rich, high flavor, very productive 

 *nd a popular variety. September. 



Haas — Medium to large, slightly conical and some- 

 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 green; 

 very sweet, rich and p'easant. Good grower and 

 bearer. September and October. 



Kinnard's Choice — From Tennessee. Size large; 

 color dark red on yellow ground; beautiful, large, 

 showy Apple; bears quite 5-oung; quality one of the 

 best. A fine winter Apple for Piedmont and moun 

 tain sections. 



Kentucky Streak--(Bradford's Best) Fruit medium, 

 conical, deep mottled red, stripes obscured and 

 scarcely visible, dots scattered, large yellow, flesh yel- 

 low, tender. 



Lowell — Large, roundish, slightly conical ; green 

 becoming rich yellow; surface oily; flesh yellowish 

 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 on 

 a clear pale yellow ground, flesh white, tender and 

 sprightly with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. This va 

 riety forms a handsome rapid growing tree with a finfr 

 spreading head and bears large crops. Valuable f 01 

 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-acid flavor, fully equaling the Hub- 

 bardston Nonesuch. The tree is an early and heavy 

 bearer as well as a strong grower. 



