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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
View of one of onr young peach and Kieffer pear orchards, three years’ growth, with three rows of 
cowpeas between the trees. The center of the cowpea rows are again sown to sorghum and crimson clover 
for winter covering. 
Crawford Early.—Fruit very large, oblong; skin 
yellow, with fine red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, 
sweet, excellent; tree vigorous and productive. 
Captain Ede. —Very large, yellow freestone, with 
a delicate carmine on one side. It ripens about 
with Crawford’s Early, one week before Elberta; 
good shipper. 
Christiana. —A new, very large, fine-looking yel¬ 
low peach, ripening between Crawford Late and 
Smock. 
Emma. — Described by the originator as being 
very large; yellow, with light crimson cheek, flesh 
yellow, fine grained, very juicy; quality among the 
best; a freestone. In maturity it follows immedi¬ 
ately after Elberta. It is better in quality than 
Elberta. 
Everbearing. —Produces a successive crop of fruit, 
ripening all along from July till September. Fruit 
creamy, mottled and striped with light purple and 
pink veins. Oblong in shape and tapering toward 
the apex; flesh white, juicy and of excellent flavor; 
freestone. 
Elberta. —-See description in Winners’ list and cut 
on cover page. 
Hobson.- —Introduced by Smith & Bros., and they 
speak of it as being a very large, yellow, freestone, 
ripening ten to fifteen days before Elberta. 
Kalamazoo.— Large, golden yellow, with crimson 
cheek; flesh thick, yellow; superb quality, small pit; 
strong grower, early bearer; hardy and productive. 
Between Early and Late Crawford. 
Matthews. — It is a cross between Elberta and 
Smock, showing a parentage of both; large size, 
above medium; ripens three weeks later than El¬ 
berta. Skin golden yellow, streaked with red; flesh 
yellow, firm and of excellent quality. Perfect free¬ 
stone. 
Moore’s Favorite. — Large, white, with blush to 
the sun; similar to Old Mixon, but a few days later; 
flesh white, tender and juicy; very desirable. Free¬ 
stone. August and September. 
Newlington Cling.-— Large to very large; red, juicy 
and rich. Last of August. 
Old Mixon Cling. —Large; yellowish white, dotted 
with red on a red cheek; flesji pale white; very melt¬ 
ing and juicy, with an exceedingly rich, luscious 
flavor. Middle of August. 
Old Mixon Free.-— See description in Winners’ list. 
Beeves. —See description in Winners’ list. 
Bed Cheek Melocoton. —Fruit large, skin yellow, 
with deep red cheek, flesh red at the stone, juicy 
with a good rich, vinous flavor; productive, free¬ 
stone. Middle of August. 
Snow’s Orange. —Large; yellow; very hardy and 
productive; valuable for market; freestone. Sen- 
tember. 
Stump. —See description in Winners’ list. 
Smock Cling.— A large, juicy, yellow, productive 
peach, chiefly valuable for canning and preserving 
September. 45 
Switzerland.— Fruit uniformly large, white, with 
handsome red cheek, resembling Old Mixon and 
Stevens and ripening between the two. 
Yellow Bareripe. — Large, deep yellow, melting 
and good, with a rich flavor. Last of August. 
SIXTH RIPENING. 
Burke -From Louisiana. Seedling of Chinese 
Cling and very large. It is described as roundish 
oblong, pale creamy white, slightly shaded with red, 
flesh white, juicy, of excellent flavor; clingstone 
August. 
Brandywine.— Large to very large, skin greenish 
yellow, shaded more or less with dull red; free. 
Coolidge Favorite.— Large; white, with crimson 
cheek; flesh pale, very melting and juicy, with a 
rich, sweet and high flavor; beautiful and excellent* 
tree vigorous and productive. Last of August. 
Chairs. —See description in Winners’ list. 
. Benton.— The fruit resembles that of Elberta but 
is a week to ten days later. Is equally as large as 
Elberta, and even more reliably productive. r~ 
Fitzgerald. — Grows similar to Crawford and 
ripens between Early and Late Crawford; flesh rich 
deep golden yellow, with high character; certainly 
a very fine peach * 
Frances.— A beautiful shade of yellow covered 
almost entireiy with brilliant red. In size it is 
about the equal of Elberta, average specimens meas"- 
urmg nine inches in circumference. It is very nro- 
ductive. It is a true freestone, with particularly 
solid flesh, and as a shipper” is absolutely without 
a rival. 
Fox Seedling.— See description in Winners’ list. 
Cold Drop.— Large, good quality, hardy; profit¬ 
able market sort; follows Crawford Late. 
Cold Mine.— Originated in Michigan. The fruit is 
round or nearly so, haying no point or bunch at cen- 
