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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
THE PEACH. 
In the peach excellence and beauty are combined, and if given 
the attention due it, there is no tree that will give more delicious 
fruit. To the person who has tasted the luscious fruit, no words 
of praise are needed to make him appreciate the value of same. 
There is no fruit tree that can make as quick a return as the 
peach. Give it reasonable attention and in three years from 
planting a fair crop may be gathered, a few the second year, and 
the receipts from a good orchard are something of importance. 
Sometimes it overloads its branches with fruit, requiring props, 
or far better for the owner who has the courage, to thin the fruit 
and gain better peaches both in size and color, for which he will 
receive a much better price than the large quantity of small inferior 
ones. 
Peaches will succeed on a great variety of soils. “Worn out" 
land and poor sandy soils that would require years of careful 
handling to produce a good crop of grain, can be readily utilized 
for peachland, and is preferred to land that is stronger. Improve 
the land after the trees are set. 
Starting with such land, I would proceed by first plowing and 
pulverizing, then dig holes large enough to accommodate the 
roots. Use the soil to cover the roots and tread firmly with the 
foot. Leave three or four inches of the hole to be filled with well 
rotted manure or compost (if it contains wood ashes all the bet¬ 
ter), then cover with any soil. This will be enough fertilizer for 
the first year. Good cultivation must follow or failure will result. 
For two or three years the land can be cultivated with other 
crops, adding fertilizerto make them. After the first year broad¬ 
cast and cultivate in plenty of good wood ashes, or muriate of 
potash and phosphoric acid. 
Seed with crimson clover the third year in seventh month, 
turn under the next fifth month and cultivate. Repeat this for 
several years and note the result. If growth of wood and foliage 
get too strong, stop fertilizing and cultivate only. 
On rich land that will produce 50 to 75 bushels of corn, I 
would use no manure around the tree, but some potash, perhaps. 
If cropping between the trees would use fertilizer to make the 
crop, but would watch the trees closely, and if I found them hun¬ 
gry,. would feed with phosphoric acid and potash in the shape of 
muriate, or kainit, or wood ashes. 
Always bear in mind that over stimulated peach trees will 
be sensitive to low temperature, fruit will be poor in color and 
more subject to fungus diseases. Avoid cold , wet , low land. 
Whether planted in Fall or Spring, prune about the time the 
tree starts growth. Prune to a switch, leaving no laterals as the 
tree will make all it needs. 
Much might be said about the fruit and marketing, but this 
would require a volume. The most important point is not to 
allow a tree to overbear. Never prop a limb to prevent breaking, 
bid thin the fruit. This will make better fruit and longer- 
lived trees. 
Fruit should be graded and culls utilized without sending to 
market, unless when very scarce. Plant good trees in good 
land and success is only a matter of time. 
June Budded Peach Trees. 
They are grown from natural Tennessee peach seed and on 
land that has never grown peach trees, and they are clean and 
healthy. 
A June budded tree is one that is budded in June, the 
same season that it is sprouted from the seed. After being bud¬ 
ded it is cut back and makes a growth from July 1st to frost, the. 
roots only being one year’s growth and the bud about 90 days' 
growth this gives us a well-developed tree with lots of fibrous 
roots. When taken up, the fibres will come up and you get the 
entire roots and tap root not cut. It is of great importance to 
have the tap root. There are orchards we sold four years ago r 
June budded trees that bore a heavy crop the past season. The 
customers will not plant anything but June buds again. 
Bunch of io one-year Peach Trees. 
New Jersey, April 8, 1904. 
Sirs:—The trees sent by you arrived here April xst in good 
»rder. They were the finest trees I ever bought. I shall take 
pleasure in recommending' your stock to my friends. 
Yours truly, 
Mrs. J. L. Hall. 
Delaware, April 14, igp*. 
J. G. Harrison & Sons. 
My Dear Sirs:—The peach trees and strawberry plants sent to 
me reached me in splendid condition yesterday, for which accept 
sincere thanks. They are now all in the ground, and we hope for 
them the best results. Their presence will be a continual reminder 
of your kindness, and when they come into bearing I am sure wc 
shall bless you every way. Again thanking you, I am, 
Yours truly, 
Alfred Smith, 
