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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
Old Mixon Free.—This is a fine, large, productive 
variety, succeeding well in all localities and well 
deserving of the high favor in which it is held as 
an orchard variety; skin yellowish white, with a red 
cheek, flesh white, but red at the stone; tender, rich 
and excellent. August. 
Stephens.—Large, white, shaded and mottled, red; 
flesh white, juicy, vinous, of high quality--hardy, a 
heavy and regular bearer. One of the finest late 
white peaches, and every large planter should in¬ 
clude this in his orchard as a profitable - sort. 
Belle of Georgia.—Very large; skin white, with 
red cheek; flesh white, firm and of excellent, flavor; 
fruit uniformly large find showy ; tree a rapid grow¬ 
er and productive; very prolific; free. August 1 to 15. 
beeves.-—Fruit large, roundish, with a fine red 
cheek; flesh deep yellow, red at stone, juicy, melting, 
with a good vinous flavor, excellent. One of the 
largest and handsomest peaches and should be in 
every orchard. Tree is hardy and productive; a 
good freestone. 
Stump.—Very large, roundish; skin white, with a 
bright red cheek; flesh white, juicy and high fla¬ 
vored; freestone. Very productive and one of the 
best market varieties. 
Fox Seedling.—A very valuable peach, ripening at 
a time that makes it desirable, being in September. 
Large; skin white, with red cheek; flesh melting, 
sweet and good. A desirable sort for canning or 
marketing; freestone and a reliable bearer. 
The budding gang at work in the Harrisons’ Nursery, Berlin, Md: A block of more than a million 
peach stocks. G. A. Harrison, dressed in white in the foreground,' directs when to bud, how to bud and 
when to say “No.” 
Carman.—Tree hardy and productive, and fruit 
practically rot-proof. Carman is described as large, 
broad, oval in form, pointed; skin yellowish white 
dotted and. flushed red; flesh creaniv white, slightly 
tinged red,, of a sprightly vinous flavor. 
Crawford Bate.—A superb fruit of very large size; 
skm yellow, with a broad dark red cheek; flesh deep 
yellow, but red at the stone, juicy and melting, with 
a rich and excellent vinous flavor. Tree vigorous 
and productive, freestone. Middle of August. 
GENERAL LIST OF VARIETIES. 
FIRST RIPENING. 
Alexander.—Of large size, nearly round, with a 
shallow suture; skin greenish white, nearly covered 
with deep red, turning to almost purple in the sun; 
flesh firm, white,, juicy and sweet, adhering slightly 
to the stone, which is small. 
Amsden June.—Very much like Alexander; fruit 
full, medium size, roundish; skin nearly covered 
yyith light and dark red, almost purple in the sun. 
Arkansas Traveler.—Seedling of the Amsden June 
and ripens earlier; medium to large; color red, flesh 
white, with a delicious flavor. 
Admiral Dewey.—Freestone; ripens with the Tri¬ 
umph; flesh is yellow, of uniform texture and color 
to pit; hardy and productive; , 
Beauty’s Blush.—Fruit uniformly large, highly 
colored, melting and delicious. Ripe from 20th of 
June to 10th of July. A perfect freestone. 
Connett’s Southern Early.—A seedling of the old 
Chinese Cling. It has extra large fruit of a cream 
•white shade, having a beautiful blush next to the 
sun? 
Eureka. — Early semi-cling; seedling of Chinese 
Cling. Medium size, oblong, cream white, with red 
blush; tender and juicy when fully ripe, clear seed, 
delicious flavor. Ripens at place of origin, in Lou¬ 
isiana, June 15. 
Early Tillotson. — Medium size; skin yellowish 
white and nearly covered with red; very juicy and 
of excellent flavor. Ripens first part of July. 
Greensboro.—Originated in North Carolina; ripen¬ 
ing earlier than Alexander, and nearly double its size- 
yellowish, white, beautifully colored, with crimson 
ch^ek; flesh white, very juicy and of fine quality; 
skm thin and rubs off easily. h y, 
Hieley (Early Bell).—Seedling of Belle of Geor¬ 
gia; like its parent in size, color and beauty- rinens 
nearly a month earlier; a large, rich, creamy white 
peach, with rich blush on sunny side; fine quality 
good shipper. July 15. , q y, 
Mamie Boss.—Originated in Texas. Ripens in 
June, just after Early Rivers. A seedling of the 
Chinese Cling, which it much resembles; white 
nearly covered with delicate carmine; flesh white’ 
juicy and of good quality; a regular and very pro¬ 
lific bearer. ^ * 
Slappy.—The earliest and handsomest yellow free¬ 
stone peach; Very hardy, excellent flavor, splendid 
keeping qualities, free of excessive rot. Ripens thor-, 
oughly toffhe seed; sweet, yellow flesh; color a clear 
golden yellow. June 15 in Georgia. 
Schumacher.—A very early peach, similar to Al¬ 
exander lm many ways, but is more highly colored 
and more showy; very good qualities. June. 
Sneed. Fruit medium to large, inclining to oval 
rich creamy white, with bright crimson blush, flbsh 
sweet, fine quality; ripens evenly to the pit 
and does not rot. . - 5 
Troth’s Early.—A very early peach of medium 
size, whitish, with a fine red cheek. Middle of July, 
