32 HARRISONS' NURSERIES,, BERLIN, MD. 



Ogon.— Fruit medium to large, round or slightly flattened, suture promi- 

 nent; skin bright yellow with a light creamy bloom, giving the fruit a whitish 

 appearance; flesh thick and very meaty, but not juicy; firm and long-keeping; 

 good, but not of the best quality; free. JEree only moderately productive. 



Berckmans (Sweet Botan.) —Medium Jp large; ripens just ahead of Abun- 

 dance; coior deep blood-red; flesH white very sweet and juicy; excellent quality. 

 One of the best, and should be on every list. Very valuable for a near market. 

 Known in many sections as Abundance, but is far better than that variety. 



Willard. — Earliest of all the Japan plums, and hence very valuable for 

 market. A strong, vigorous, hardy tree, very productive; fruit medium size, 

 spherical to oblong; bright claret-red, with many minute dots; firm, white flesh, 

 freestone. Very handsome when well ripened, and will keep a long time. 



- Each 12 100 



Heavy, first class, 5 to 6 feet... §0 25 S2 50 S15 00 



Light, ^^ '' 4to5 '' ^0 20 ^2 00 $10 00 



Abundance, June budded, i to 2 feet $1 00 ^ 6 00 



Varieties of plum in dorment bud ready for sale, fall '97:— Satsuma, Bur- 

 bank, Berckman, Ogon, Wild Goose, Abundance, Bradshaw, Shipper's Pride, 

 Kelsey, Japan, Willard, Chariot, Sharpshire, Damson, Red June, Normand. 

 Red Negate, Tage, Imperial Gage, Lombard, German Prune, Hale and Wickson. 



The above on plum roots and peach roots. 



STANDARD PEARS. 



standards should be placed 20 feet apart each way, taking a 108 trees to 

 the acre, and dwar 8 set each way between them. The ground should be thor- 

 oughly cultivated until they come to bearing. Vegetables potatoes or vine crops 

 can *e grown to advantage among them for a few years. 



The Konce Pear — We received a basket of the Konce pear, they are beau- 

 ties. It comes from Illinois in splendid condition. Ripe July 4th. I : is fine 

 midium size and fine col r, when fully .ipe it is melting. Price 50c each. 



Lawson — A healthy grower free from bligh% very productive, medium 

 to large, some specimens measuring nine inches in circulserence, beautiful red 

 color on yellow ground, remarkably attractive and handsome, flesh crisp, juicy 

 and pleasant, firm and a good shipper; very early ripening, middle of July. 



Clapp's Favorite — Large handsome, delicious, fruit when ripe marbled 

 with dull red in the sun, good grower and productive. 



Bartlett — A good grower, very productive and an -annual bearer, fmit 

 large yellow, with often a beautiful blush nexv th^ sun, juicy, buttery and ex- 

 cellent, very popular. 



Le Conte— Very vigorous grower, with luxuriant foliage, fruit very large, 

 greenish yellow, smooth and handsome, juicy fair quality, excellent for evapo- 

 rating or canning, a good shipper, very productive and profitable. 



Duchesse d'AngouIeme— Very large, greenish yellow, streaked and spotted 

 with russet,flesh whitei, buttery and very juicy, with a rich and very excellent 

 flavor. October and November. 



Lawrence— A good grower with good foliag^^ very productive and an an- 

 nual bearer, fruit medium canary yellow, sweat and excellent, a good keeper. 



Seckel — Small, yellowish r.usset, rich, jtiicy^ melting delicious, best qualily 

 «low grower, free from bltght. 



Sheldon — Good sized, russet, juiqy and e'xcellem#. 



Beurre d'Anjou — Good grower very prod^dtire aitd valuable, fruit large, 

 greenish yellow, buttery, melting, v^eay good. 



Kleff er — A seedling of Cjiinese Sand Pear; very vigorous, fvee from blight, 



enormously productive, fru t large golden yellow with red cheek, very hand- 

 some, good quality, excellent fox canning. 



Each 12 100 



Heavy, first class, 5 to 6 feet, t inch ^0 80 S3 00 $18 0© 



Light, first class, 4 to 5 feet, 20 2 00 12 00 



Second class, 3 to 4 feet .,, 15 150 10 00 



Special prices given on 1000 lots. 



