HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN. MD. 
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THE APPLE. 
Every farmer, however small his possessions may be, who 
lives in the apple growing district of the United States, should 
have an apple orchard, the product of which should be found 
on his tablein some form every day of the year. It isthe pur~ 
pose of this article to interest the farmer in this most valuable 
of ail fruits. S ~> wellknown are the uses of theapple that lit® 
tie need be said upon the subject. In its numerous varieties* 
its season of maturity extends throughout the year. No other 
fru'tinthe temperate zone may thus be had in continuous 
succession without resorting to artificial means of preserva~ 
tion. It is preeminent that they are the household economy. 
Apples placed ready for the children when they awakein the 
morning, to eat as appetite demands, will be found a turning 
point wherelittle ones a-etroubled with many petty ailments* 
remarked a doctor whose name is well known all over the 
country. Apples are good for the brain. A good ripe, raw 
a-pple is completely digested in eighty-five minutes and the 
phosphorus renews the nervous system in the brain. No man 
should ever let his family go hungry for apples. 
Thinning Apples. 
It pays to thin apples, says a writer in the American Gar - 
dening. This season I tried the experiment on a large scale to 
settle the above assertion as a fact. I thinned them when 
over half grown, so that no two apples would touch each other* 
and the result was about double the large sized apples the 
present season over what they were last stason. If one has 
some money to invest and is willing to wait a few years, pro® 
vided he has proper soil rnd location, an apple orchard will 
be a good investment, providing it is cared for as well as com 
and potatoes generally are. 
VARILTIIiS—Some persons commit a great fault by at“ 
tempting to grasp all the varieties that are offered; it is faff 
better for him who is about to plant an orchard, either large 
or small, to determine which varieties are best adapted for his 
purpose. For the small plan* er who is providing for the wants 
of the family a number of varieties that ripen in quick sncces® 
sion will be the best, and the sorts should be selected with re 
gard to their qualities for household use. 
Our descriptive list embraces the most popular varieties. 
Although it is not as long as some, it is selected with special 
care. 
New Varieties,, 
Winter Banana. —New, excellent. The name is most 
appropriate, as it has a delightful banana perfume. Fruit 
large size, perfect in form, golden yellow, and beautifully 
shaded and marbled with bright crimson red. Flesh lemon 
yellow, fine grained, sub-acid, rich, aromatic flavor, and of the 
highest quality. A good keeper. Tree a remarkably strong 
grower, and on account of its great hardiness, will thrive in 
any climate Its early bearing is something simply wonder¬ 
ful; generally producing a fine crop of fruit the second year. 
Foliage large and free from blight or mildew. A valuable 
market variety. November to May. Price, 4 to 5 feet, 25c. 
each; $2.50 doz.; $15.00 per hundred; 3 to 4 feet, 20c. each; 
$2.00 doz ; $10.00 per hundred. 
Bismarck.—Originated in New Zealand; tree short* 
stocky growth, with thick, healthy foliage, hardy and produc¬ 
tive; is doing well in nearly all places. Fruit large, hand* 
some, yellow shaded and covered with red; tender, sub-acid, 
quality not best, good for both dessert and cooking. Its most 
remarkable characteristic is its early fruiting habit; one year 
grafts have produced several fine specimens and two-year 
trees seldom fail to produce fruit. Trees on dwarf stocks 
grown in pots or tubs make beautiful decorative specimens. 
Two-year old single-Ftem trees about 18 inches high produce 
fine specimens. Late fall and early winter. Originator’s des® 
criotion. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15,00 per hundred. 4 to 
5 feet trees. 
Wismer’s Dessert. Originated in Northern Ontario, 
Cana la. Tree iron-clad, hardier than Wealthy or Duchess 
and fully as productive; has withstood the severe winters of 
Bunch of our first grade Apple trees. that northern climate; size medium to large, beautifully col¬ 
ored with yellow, shaded bright red in stripes and'blotches; 
verv handsome. In quality Wismer’s Dessert excels any apple 
ever originated; sub-acid, mild, delicious, being entirely distinct lrom the flavor of any other apple, resembling 
that of a luscious, ripe pear in its melting juiciness. Originator’s description. Season, December to April, 
?5c. each, $6.00 per dozen. 
