HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
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THE QUINCE. 
The Quince is a well-known hardy tree of small 
size, crooked branches and a spreading, bushy head. 
It seems to be at home along the seashore, where the 
roots can penetrate living salt water. While it does 
well in nearly every soil, it will respond to a liberal 
dressing of manure each year. We also recommend 
about a quart of salt around the root of each tree. 
The fruit is very valuable for home and market, and 
for canning, preserving and flavoring other fruits. 
Apple or Orange.— Large, roundish; bright golden 
yellow; cooks tender and is of very excellent flavor; 
valuable for preserves or flavorings; very pro¬ 
ductive; the most popular and extensively cultivated 
variety. October. 
Bourgeat.— Tree a remarkably strong grower, sur¬ 
passing all others, yielding immense crops; fruit 
of largest size, round, rich golden color; smooth, 
very tender when cooked; has been kept till Feb¬ 
ruary in good condition. 
Champion.— A prolific and constant bearer, fruit , 
averaging larger than Orange, more oval in shape, 
quality equally as fine; bears extremely young, 
producing fine fruit on two-year trees in nursery 
row; can be kept in good condition until January; 
tree is vigorous grower and prolific bearer; one of 
the best for sections not subject to early frosts. 
Meecli, —A vigorous grower and immensely pro¬ 
ductive, frequently bearing i fruit when but two 
years of age. The fruit is large, lively orange yel¬ 
low, of great beauty and delightful fragrance; its 
cooking qualities are unsurpassed. 
PRICE OF QUINCES. 
3 to 5 feet, 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen; $30.00 per 
hundred. 
Missouri Mammoth. —The largest quince in culti¬ 
vation; brought into notice in the vicinity of Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo., where it is fruited extensively, and 
is attracting great attention on account of its being 
large in size, perfect in shape; very rich and 
aromatic; tree vigorous, productive, an early bearer 
and free from blight. 
CURRANTS. 
We do not think the value of this fruit can be overestimated. For every reason it should be plentiful 
in every pantry. They should be planted in good deep soil, in a cool location, and manured very heavily. 
Plant 4 by 5 feet, work like raspberries, keep the soil moist and free from weeds, and mulch with manure. 
If the best quality of fruit is desired, they should be pruned every year and all old wood cut from them. 
Keep them thinned out so that air can freely pass through them. Currant worms can be destroyed by using 
hellebore; dissolve one ounce in three gallons of water, and apply with a syringe or small sprinkling can. 
This can be done with very little expense if performed at the. right time. 
White G-rape.— Very large; yellowish white, sweet 
or very mild acid, excellent quality and valuable for 
the table; the finest of the white sorts. Very dis¬ 
tinct from White Dutch, having a low, spreading 
habit and dark green foliage; very productive. 
La Versaillaise.™ Very large; red; bunch long, of 
great beauty and excellent quality; one of the 
finest and best. 
Cherry. — Very large; deep red; rather acid; 
bunches short; plants erect, stout, vigorous and 
Very productive. 
Pay’s Prolific. — Color deep red; great bearer; 
stems longer than Cherry, and berries hold their 
size to the end of the stem better; quality first- 
class; not quite so acid as Cherry; the best of all 
the red currants. 
Bee’s Prolific. —A new black English production 
of great value. The fruit is large and of superior 
quality; the bush is a vigorous grower and enor¬ 
mously productive. 
Black Champion. —Bunches are very large and the 
flavor of the fruit particularly delicious; it hangs' 
long on the bushes. 
PRICE OF CURRANTS. 
10 c. each; $1.00 dozen; $5.00 hundred; $40.00 
thousand. 
