HARRISONS’ NURSERIES, BERLIN, MARYLAND 
APPLES, continued 
PARADISE WINTER SWEET. Winter. Large; 
dull green, with brownish red flush; flesh fine¬ 
grained, juicy and sweet. Tree vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive, but not an early bearer. 
RED ASTRACHAN. and August. 
--——-——-———-——- Medium size; 
yellow, with large, dark red patches; flesh decidedly 
acid and juicy; excellent for cooking. A handsome 
Apple, selling for a good price. Tree vigorous and 
very hardy, and a very heavy bearer every other 
year; succeeds well under Atlantic coast conditions 
south of New York. It is extensively grown through 
The Red Astrachan is the old favorite harvest Apple 
Delaware, Maryland, the Virginias, etc., at the 
lower elevations. Many New York and New 
England growers, however, find Red Astrachan a 
good kind. Their nearness to large markets is in 
favor, because of its extreme earliness. 
ROME BEAUTY. Winter. Large, round; 
- — - mottled and striped in 
different shades of red; flavor and quality way 
above the average; appearance and size are its 
valuable points; always sells and always brings good 
prices; good grower; blooms late; bears heavily 
every year; is adapted to a wide range of soils, 
elevations and conditions. In Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
New York and West Virginia will make more money 
than some of the sorts which are now a large part 
of the total number of trees in commercial orchards. 
Reliability, due to being frostproof, strong-growing 
and sure-bearing, makes it a favorite with the grower. 
Fine quality for use and for handling makes it pop¬ 
ular with consumers and dealers. When packed in 
boxes it shows up splendidly. 
. RHODE ISLAND GREENING. 
Winter. The color of this large Apple is greenish 
yellow. In form the fruit is flattened slightly at 
both ends; flesh crisp, juicy, quite acid, of very fine 
flavor and quality. Most of the money made in the 
East with winter Apples during the last generation 
came from Rhode Island Greening, Spy and Bald¬ 
win. These have been standard commercial va¬ 
rieties in New York and New England for a gen¬ 
eration. 
SMITH’S CIDER. Winter. Yellow, striped with 
red. 
SMOKEHOUSE. Fall. A large Apple of super¬ 
fine flavor, excellent for eating; yellowish green 
mottled with dull red and with many russet dots; 
flesh firm, crisp, juicy and aromatic. Tree large, 
vigorous and reliably productive. 
SPITZENBURG. Winter. In certain sections of 
the East succeeds splendidly and is standard 
in the West. Grows very finely when well fed 
and cared for. Medium-sized, round; dark 
red almost all over; firm, crisp, subacid, 
slightly aromatic. One of the richest 
flavored of all Apples, and very 
handsome. Spitzenburg cannot be 
beaten when grown under conditions 
it prefers. Be sure you are in the 
right location, then do not hesitate 
to plant it in any amount. 
STARR. Summer. A par- 
—- ticularly attractive 
large Apple, with bright, yellowish, 
smooth skin sometimes marked 
with a faint blush and numerous 
russet dots; flesh yellow, fine, very 
tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic and 
of extra-fine quality. Tree is a 
vigorous grower, comes into bearing 
when quite young and yields large 
crops annually. 
STARK. Winter. Long 
———-- keeper and a reli¬ 
able commercial'sort. Fruit large, round, 
greenish yellow, with red stripes; flesh yel¬ 
low, crisp and mildly acid. Tree a regular 
bearer; reliable and satisfactory in an orchard; grows 
even and regular; seldom splits or breaks. Has been 
planted in the East and in California to a consider¬ 
able extent during the past twenty years. One of 
the strongest growers we have, even more so than 
Northern Spy. Desirable trees to top-work other 
sorts on. 
Winter. Stayman 
succeeds wonderfully 
in M i c h i g a n, Ohio 
and the middle Atlantic 
States. It is a splendid 
Apple—some growers 
say the best there is for these sections. The trees 
come into bearing in five years or sooner, and, with 
fair care, give six to ten or more bushels of fruit to 
each tree every season after the eighth. The fruit 
is medium to large; attractive green and yellow, 
almost hidden by dark red stripes; flesh yellow, not 
m the least mealy; plenty of juice; quality the 
finest, ranking with Yellow Newtown and Grimes’ 
Golden. Tree a quick and large grower, and seems 
to prefer dry soils and those not so rich and heavy. 
Preeminently the Apple to plant on dry hills where 
the soil is thin and water often decidedly lacking. 
Stayman is now planted in nearly all new orchards 
m the East to a large extent. You cannot find a 
better sort in the whole list, either for bearing habit, 
size of fruit, looks or quality. Except at the high¬ 
est elevations, this splendid variety is almost 
always our most desirable Apple for all sections east 
of the Mississippi. 
STAYMAN’S 
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