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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 



Flemish Beauty — A large, melting, sweet pear. 

 Tree vigorous, very hardy, bears earlv and abund- 

 antly, and succeeds well in nearly all parts of the 

 country. A most valuable variety for general use and 

 market, fruit large, surface a little rough the ground 

 pale yellow, covered with marblings and patches of 

 light russett, becoming reddish brown at maturity on 

 sunny side. Fine shipper and sells well. September 

 and October. 



Sheldon— Medium size; yellowish or greenish rus- 

 set, with a richly shaded cheek; flesh a little coarse, 

 melting, juicy, with a very brisk, vinous, highly per. 

 turned flavor ; productive. October. 



Le Conte — Very vigorous grower with luxuriant 

 foliage; fruit very large, greenish yellow, smooth and 

 handsome, juicy, firm quality, excellent for evapor- 

 ating or canning, a good shipper, very productive and 

 profitable. 



Belle Lucrative — Large; melting and sweet; a 

 fine upright grower, and bears early and abundantly. 

 September and October. 



Howell— Large, light waxen yellow, with a fine 

 red cheek; handsome, sweet, rich melting; an early 



and profuse bearer; very hardy and valuable. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Anjou — (Beurre d' Anjou.) — Large; greenish, 

 sprinkled with russet, sometimes shaded with dull 

 crimson; flesh whitish, buttery, melting with a high, 

 rich vinous excellent flavor; very productive. Should 

 be in every orchard. October and November. 



Hoosac — A new variety, originated in Massachu- 

 setts. Flesh fine grained, melting, juicy, with a rich 

 almond flavor. Very hardy and a good bearer. Octo- 

 ber 



WINTER PEARS. 



Garber— Is kin and very much like the Kieff er, but 

 ripens two or three weeks earlier; 5-ellow as an 

 orange; immensely productive and bears in three 

 years from the nursery. Free from blight. October 

 to December. 



Vicar — Large, long; not always good quality, but 

 desirable on account of its productiveness. 



Krull — A native Missouri seedling. Keeps until 

 April in barrels like apples. Lemon yellow with a 

 delicate bloom giving it a rich appearance; skin thick 

 and strong; flesh firm until fully ripe, when it be- 

 comes juicy, melting, rich and sweet. 



Price of Kieffer Pear Trees, 



?irst-Class XXXX 7 to 8 feet, 



XXX 



6 to 7 



XX 



5 to 6 



X 



4 to 6 





3i to 5 





3 to 4 





2 to 3 



Each. 



2-year $ 0.30 



2-year .25 



2-year .20 



2-year .15 



2- year .12 



2-year .10 



1-year .08 



Dozen. Hundred. Thousand. 



'3.00 



$18.00 



$150.00 



2.50 



15.00 



140.00 



2.00 



12,00 



110.00 



1.80 



10.00 



90.00 



1.25 



9.00 



80.00 



1.00 



8.00 



70.00 



.75 



7.00 



60.00 



Kieffer — Commences to bear the second, if not the 

 first season atier transplanting, with so vigorous a 

 constitution that it ver y rarely if ever blights. Many 

 of our trees four years after planting have yielded as 

 many as three bushels of perfect fruit. For erect, 

 symmetrical, rigorous growth, early bearing, pro- 

 ductiveness, time of maturity, keeping qualities, free- 

 dom from insects, fungi and blight, handsome appear- 

 ance and excellent canning qualities, it stands pre- 

 eminently the most desirable commercial pear extant. 

 It has justly and appropriately been termed The Bus- 

 iness Pear, as it has resulted in more business and 

 profit to the grower than any other pear, in keeping 

 and delicious qualities, comparing favorably with the 

 apple and other mid-winter luxuries of fruit trees of 

 the temperate zone. A seedling of Chinese Sand Pear, 

 supposed to have been crossed with Bartlett. Fruit 

 large to very large, skin yellow with a light vermil- 

 ion cheek, flesh brittle, very juicy, with a marked 

 musky aroma, good quality. It is unfortunate that 



the merits of this fruit have been underestimated from 

 the haste in which it is hurried to market in an imma- 

 ture condition, and often before it has attained the 

 proper size. "When allowed to hang upon the trees 

 until the beginning of October and then carefully 

 ripened in a cool, dark room, there are few pears 

 which are more attractive. In point of quality it com- 

 bines extreme juiciness with a sprightly sub-acid 

 flavor and the peculiar aroma of the Bartlett. It is 

 then an excellent dessert fruit. Excellent for all 

 uses. Some praise it very highly, while others do not 

 think so much of it, but the fact that the large fruit 

 growers are planting whole orchards of it proves it to 

 be a profitable variety. Its large and handsome ap- 

 pearance cause it to sell readily in market. It is apt to 

 overbear, which makes the fruit small, and in order to 

 prevent this the fruit should be thinned. One of the 

 comforts of winter and can be kept unt'l April; can- 

 not praise this valuable fruit too much. 



POLLENIZ ATION— In established orchards of Kieffer that are not fruiting satisfactorily, we would suggest 

 planting some other \ arieties among them at a distance of evers- fifth row , and as it is important to have a variety 

 that blooms early in the season, and to get immediate benefit it should be a variety that blooms young. The 

 Garber and Le Conte appear to be admirably adapted to this purpose. 



Maryland, April 6, 1904. 

 Mr. J. G. Harrison & Sons. 



Dear Sirs; — Accept my sin- 

 cere thanks for the trees and 

 plants, which arrived O. K, a few 

 days ago. They are as fine as 

 I ever saw. 



Yours respectfully, 



Richard H. K. Gill. 



R. H. K GILL, 



Ohio, April 29, 19C4. 

 Dear Sirs : — Plants came yes- 

 terday in good condition. Have 

 them nicely heeled in until it 

 quits raining and ground in con- 

 dition. Can't patronize you 

 much longer as I am old and 

 broken down and take this op- 

 portunity to say th~t I have al- 

 ways been well pleased with 

 what I have got of you and have 

 taken pleasure in reo jmmending 

 you to others, Yours, 



W. P. Wolf. 



W. P. WOLF. 



