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HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN. MD. 



SUMMER PEARS. 



Bartlett — This is the most popular summer pear 

 both for home use and market that the world has ever 

 known. It comes into bearing at an early age, and 

 bears enormous crops of large and handsome fruit, 

 juicy, buttery and melting, with a rich, fine flavor. A 

 delicious eating pear and makes the finest of canned 

 fruit. The Bartlett may be picked before it has at- 

 tained its full size, and it will ripen and color beauti- 

 fully and may be of good quality ; however, it should 

 always be picked before it is fully ripe. 



Clapp's Favorite— Large, handsome, delicious; 

 fruit when ripe, marbled with dull red in the sun, fine 

 grained, juicy, melting, rich and sweet. Good grower 

 and productive, a splendid hardy bearer. 



Koonce — Originated in Illinois. It is exceedingly 

 early. Most early pears rot at the core and do not ship 

 well, but Koonce is an excellent shipper; it can be 

 picked green and will color up well in a few days. 

 Koonce is a vigorous grower, free from blight, heavy 

 and productive and an annual bearer. 



Lawson — A healthy grower, free from blight, very 



productive, medium, to large, some specimens measur- 

 ing nine inches in circumference, beautiful red color 

 on yellow ground, remarkablv attractive and hand- 

 some; flesh crisp, juicy and pleasant, firm and a good 

 shipper; very early ripening. Middle of July. 



Tyson — Medium size, bright yellow ; cheek shaded 

 with reddish brown, buttery, very melting; flavor 

 neaily sweet, aromatic, excellent. Vigorous. August. 



Wilder — Small to medium, pyriform, smooth, pale 

 yellow with deep red cheek, fine-grained, tender, rich, 

 sub-acid, does not rot at the core, a good shipper and 

 bears well. Early in August. 



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AUTUMN PEARS, 



Barseckle Pear — This remarkable new pear is 

 sometimes known as the Bartlett-Seckel. It is a cross 

 between Bartlett and Seckel, hence the n^me. In size 

 it is a little smaller than Bartlett and ripens a little 

 later than Bartlett. The color is pale green, with sel- 

 dom any color on the sunny side. The flesh is fine 

 grained, white, very melting and juicy, and in quality 

 unmistakably the best. It is not as sweet as Seckel, 

 but more vinous, and is prefeired by many in quality 

 to Seckel. The trees are vigorous upright growers. 



Flemish Beauty — A large, melting, sweet pear. 

 Tree vigorous, very hardy, bears early and abundantly, 

 and succeeds well in nearly all parts of the country. A 

 most ualuable 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. 

 Fineshipper 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- 

 fumed flavor ; productive. October. 



Seckel — Small ; skin brownish green at first, becom- 

 ing dull yellowish brown, with a lively russet red 

 cheek; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and melting. 



with a peculiarly rich spicy flavor and aroma. This 

 variety is pronounced by good judges the richest and 

 most exquisitely flavored pear known. August and 

 September. 



Vermont — It is full medium size; yellow, covered 

 on the sunny side with bright carmine red, making it 

 exceedingly attractive and handsome; flesh melting, 

 rich, juicy, aromatic. Ripening with and after Seckel, 

 though much larger in size and more attractive in ap- 

 pearance; it cannot fail to prove a general favorite 

 and very valuable. October. 



Elizabeth — (Manning's Elizabeth) — Fruit small, 

 yellow with a lively red cheek, flesh white, juicy and 

 very melting, sweet and sprightly. Tree hardy and 

 exceedingly productive. We regard this as one of the 

 most valuable early dessert pears, and should be in 

 every collection. Season, August. 



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, 



WINTER PEARS. 



Qarber — Is kin and very much like Kieffer, but 

 ripens two or three weeks earlier; yellow 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. 



Lincoln Coreless— Fruit large, quality very good, 

 rich, luscious and juicy, and prouoimced excellent by 

 all who taste it. "When ripethe skin is of a rich golden 

 tint, and the flesh is yellow. Tree a strong, healthy 

 grower. They are hardy, enduring the same climate 

 that Bartlett will. Has no core. 



KruU — A native Mis.souri 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. 



Lawrence— Rather large; yellow, covered with 

 brown dots; fle>h whitei.sh, slightly granular, some- 

 times buttery, with a very rich aromatic flavor, un- 

 surpassed by the early winter pears ; ripens with little 

 care. Tree healthy, hardy and productive. Novem- 

 ber and December. 



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, 



Maryland, October 22nd, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Gentlemen: — The trees and vine arrived on Monday in g-ood 

 shape. They are the finest I have ever seen. Thank you for 

 promptly and exactly filling- the order. 



Respectfully, 

 Ella R. WiUey. 



Pennsylvania, Octobej- 23rd, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Gentlemen ;^-Received those trees in good order and well 

 pleased with them, and some others got some in the same bundle 

 and wcis well pleased with them. 



Yours truly, 



Jacob Durstine. 



Maryland, November 18th, 1903. 

 T. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Gentlemen : — We are very much pleased with the stock shipped 

 us and if in the future we want any more, you may expect to hear 

 from us. Respectfully, 



S. C. Cooper & Son. 



West Virginia, November i8th, 1903. 

 J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 

 Gentlemen : — Enclosed find check in payment of trees shipped 

 sometime ago. They surely are fine, and the apple you sent to re- 

 place those purchased last fall are all O. K. You have treated me 

 right, and many thanks for same. 



Very truly yours, 



A. L. Ewers. 



