THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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you, not a path lined with wrecked homes and sobbing 
widows and orphans. You go through a wilderness and 
it blossoms as the rose. You conquer the bleakness and 
the desolation and leave landscapes which charm the eye 
and exalt the soul. 
It is our mission to reach out beyond the dollar and 
take all that is in store for us. We are on the borders of 
a vast, undiscovered country full of the surprises of love¬ 
liness. We have but seen the hem of nature’s resplen¬ 
dent robes and know but little glory of her radiant ap¬ 
parel. But few homes in the land have reached their 
possibilities. There is room for more on every hand. 
It is our mission to gather the best the world affords and 
then develop new things. You young people little know 
what a vast field lies before you. What has been ac¬ 
complished is hut the promise of vaster achievements. 
We are surprised at what we ourselves have done in the 
development ol new things. Already on our grounds 
we have Phloxes, Irises and Peonies equal, if not superior 
to our choicest importations and yet but very little time 
has been given to their production. 
Then remember this life borders on the great life be¬ 
yond “where everlasting spring abides and never wither¬ 
ing flowers,” where you pluck fruit from the tree of Life 
which grows on the bank of the river of God’s pleasure 
and when you leave these fields of earthly toil you are to 
enter on the higher horticulture of God. 
General View of Harrison's Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES 
From 170 acres to 2500 in 25 years is pretty good 
growth. This is the record of J. G. Harrison & Sons, 
Berlin, Maryland. The place gives you an impression 
of bigness, as everything seems to he carried on on a big 
scale. There is something about the Harrison’s Nur¬ 
series that is distinctively American, entirely different 
from the orthodox nurseries of a past generation. It is 
a nursery in which one does not look for novelties in the 
plant line so much as for newer methods and policy to 
meet the needs of an expanding trade in a new country. 
It does seem as i f .1. G. Ha rrison, the founder, had a 
vision of the future when he located in Southern Dela¬ 
ware, although to use his own words, “Well, my little 
Delaware peach orchard has grown into a nursery bigger 
than I ever dreamed of,” denies the suggestion. 
But with all the foresight and experience in the world 
he could not have located much better. Comparatively 
level country, a good free sandy loam with a clay subsoil, 
near enough to the ocean to get the benefit of its moderat¬ 
ing effect on the climate and moist air, yet far enough in¬ 
land to be free from the bad effects of the salt air on vege¬ 
tation. 
Mild winters and comparatively cool summers give a 
very long season for work and the Harrison way of doing 
things on a big scale makes the place unique. They not 
only grow the fruit trees, but have many acres in or¬ 
chards in the highest state of profitable efficiency. 
Here the orchardist may go and see results before in¬ 
vesting. Study varieties and gain information at first 
hand. 
From the nurseryman’s point of view perhaps the most 
interesting thing about their business policy is “We grow 
all the trees we sell.” 
This indicates a broader ideal than getting orders and 
filling them, and shows along what lines the nursery bus¬ 
iness of the future will develop. 
While fruit is the largest division of the business, orna¬ 
mentals are grown in great quantities. The accompany¬ 
ing illustration is a good general view of the grounds in 
the immediate vicinity of the offices and packing sheds 
and shows large blocks of evergreens. Privet by the 
mile and trees by the million all in a high state of cultiva¬ 
tion make a concern well worth while for the nursery¬ 
man to visit. 
