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HARRISON’S NURSERIES. BERLIN, MD. 
THE PLUM. 
The plum delights in rich soil. The trees can be planted much closer together than other fruit trees, 
yet in field culture it is not best to crowd any kind of fruit, but in gardens plums will fruit well when 
planted only ten feet apart. Plum trees-bear at a very early age, and yield from them is surprising. It 
will also succeed in rich, sandy soil. The trees are pruned in same waj^ as apple trees are when planted. 
It is generally advisable to start the tops as low as possible. Plums can be grown very profitably in the 
hennery, as the hen destroys the curculio which hides under the trees. 
PRICE OF GENERAL LIST OF PLUMS. 
PRICE OF PLUMS ON PLUM ROOTS. 
Each. 
Dozen. 
Hundred. 
Heavy, first-class, 4 to 5 feet.. 
.. .$0.30 
$3.00 
$20.00 
Medium, 3 to 4 feet... 
2.50 
15.00 
Light, 2 to 3 feet.... 
2.00 
10.00 
PRICE OF PLUM ON PEACH. Each. 
Dozen. 
Hundred. 
First-Class, 4 to 5 feet....... 
$1.50 
$10.00 
First-Class, 3 to 4 feet. 
1.25 
8.00 
First-Class, 2 to 3 feet... 
......10 
1.00 
5.00 
VARIETIES ON PEACH. 
Chabott, Shippers’ Pride, Chaleo, Apple, Sultan, Simoni, America, Shropshire Damson, Burbank, Wickson, 
Gonzales, Red June. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Apple.-— Fruit averages about two and one-half 
inches in diameter, striped and mottled until nearly 
ripe, when it turns to a deep reddish purple; the 
superlatively rich, high flavored, sweet or sub-acid 
flesh is rather firm, pale red, marbled pink, nearly 
freestone. Ripens soon after Burbank; sometimes 
keeps over a month in good condition. 
America.—Fruit larger than the average Japan; 
color glossy, coral red; flesh light yellow, moderate¬ 
ly firm, of excellent quality. Ripens two to three 
weeks before Burbank. 
Abundance.—The fruit is very large, showy and 
beautiful, amber colored, turning to a rich bright 
cherry, with a decided white bloom and highly per¬ 
fumed; flesh light yellow, exceedingly juicy and 
tender and delicious. July. 
Burbank. — The fruit is large, nearly globular, 
clear cherry red; flesh a deep yellow, very sweet, 
with a peculiar and very agreeable flavor. August. 
Bradshaw. — Fruit very large; dark violet red; 
flesh yellowish green, juicy and pleasant; pro¬ 
ductive; one of the best market sorts. Middle of 
August. . 
Chabott.—Two and one-half inches long by two 
inches .broad; yellow ground nearly covered with 
carmine red; flesh orange yellow, very solid and 
sub-acid; quality very good; clingstone. First of 
September. 
Chaleo.—Fruit ripens just before Burbank; large, 
flat, deep reddish purple; flesh yellow, very sweet, 
rather firm, exceedingly fragrant, seed small. 
German Prune.—A Valuable plum of fair quality 
for the table, but most esteemed for drying and pre- 
Harris.—Fruit uniformly large, about the size of 
the Orleans plum; oval in shape; color bright yel¬ 
low, with red blush; quality the -best; very juicy 
serving; fruit long, oval; skin purple, with a thick 
blue bloom; flesh firm,, green, sweet and pleasant; 
separates from the stone. 
Gonzales. —Fruit very large, meaty, of a brilliant 
red; finest of flavor; good shipper and keeper; tree, 
very strong and immensely productive. 
Bombard. — Medium size, oval, violet red; flesh 
yellow, juicy and pleasant; a great bearer and pecu¬ 
liarly adapted to light soils; tree vigorous and 
hardy. Last of August. 
Prunus Simoni (Apricot Plum).—A distinct spe¬ 
cies from China; growth erect; flowers small, white, 
appearing early in the spring; fruit large, flattened,- 
of the size and appearance of a nectarine, and of a 
brick red color; flesh yellow, with a peculiar aro¬ 
matic flavor. 
Ogon. —Trees very vigorous and quite hardy; fruit 
large, roundish; bright golden yellow, with faint 
bloom; flesh firm, rich, sweet and dry; freestone; an 
excellent variety for canning; one of the earliest. 
Late July. 
Bed June.— A vigorous, hard, upright, spreading 
tree, as productive as Abundance; fruit medium to 
large; deep vermilion red, with handsome bloom, 
very showy; flesh light lemon yellow, slightly sub¬ 
acid, of good, pleasant quality, half cling, pit small; 
ripens a few days after Willard, and is best in qual¬ 
ity of any of the early varieties. August 1. 
Sultan. — Its huge size, deep purplish crimson 
color render it a valuable market variety. The flesh 
is very firm, fragrant, sweet, dark crimson, clouded 
and shaded with pink, salmon and light yellow. 
Satsuma.— Large; skin dark purplish red, mottled 
with blush bloom; shape globular or sharp point; 
flesh firm, juicy, dark red and well flavored; quality 
very good; pit small; tree very vigorous. Sep¬ 
tember. 
Shipper’s Pride. —Fruit large, dark purple; flesh 
firm and of excellent quality. Ripens from Septem¬ 
ber 1 to 15. 
Shropshire Damson. — An improvement on the 
common Damson, being of the largest size of its 
class; dark purple; highly esteemed for preserving; 
tree vigorous and enormously productive.- Sep¬ 
tember. 
Wild Goose. —Medium size;, oblong; bright ver¬ 
milion red; juicy, sweet, of good quality; cling; pro¬ 
ductive, and nearly proof against the curculio. 
July. 
Willard. —Medium size, round, not pointed; color 
dark, clear red, with minute yellow dots; yellow 
fleshed, sweet and of fair quality. 
Wickson. —Originated by Luther Burbank, of Cal¬ 
ifornia, ^vho says: “This variety stands pre-emi¬ 
nent among the many thousand Japan varieties I 
have fruited.” Productive; fruit largest of the 
Japans, handsome deep maroon red, firm, a long 
keeper and fine shipper; flesh dull yellow, meaty, of 
good quality. September. 
Yellow Egg. —Very large; skin of a deep golden 
color, covered with a white bloom; juicy, but rather 
acid; an excellent variety for cooking. 
APRICOT. 
and rich, ripening about July 20 and very pro¬ 
ductive. It -is as hardy- as any apricot known. Same 
price as plums. 
