THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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HARRISON’S 1916 PEACH CROP PROFITABLE 
The Harrison peach crop for 1916 was a successful 
one from the financial standpoint. Harrisons’ Nurseries 
at Berlin, Maryland, picked 37 cars of peaches from 
their home orchards. 
Numerous cars of peaches were shipped from the 
Harrison orchards, which are located in Western Mary¬ 
land and West Virginia as well as other points on the 
Eastern Shore of Maryland. 
The crop yield for the different varieties varied great¬ 
ly in all of the orchards. From a rough estimate the 
trees from which to cut buds. If the buds are cut from 
the trees at the time of fruiting, then you are sure of 
the correctness of the variety. Ever since these orchards 
have come into hearing, millions of buds have been cut 
from the better fruiting trees for the nursery. The fruit 
from these orchards proved to be profitable. At the pres¬ 
ent time they have over a hundred thousand peach trees 
planted in commercial orchards about Berlin. Only a 
part of these trees are of bearing age. The Harrison’s 
have interests in 26 different orchard companies in Mary¬ 
land, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. 
They specialize in peaches and early apples, although 
Loading a car of Peaches at the Harrison’s Orchards 
following is the percentage of the crop yield for the lead¬ 
ing commercial varieties at Berlin, Md. 
70 per cent. Greensboro, 
30 per cent Carman, 
50 per cent. Champion, 
75 per cent. Belle of Ga., 
/ 85 per cent. Ray, 
30 per cent. Elberta, 
25 per cent. Crawford Late. 
The first large commercial peach orchard was 
planted by them at Berlin, Maryland, ten years ago. 
Another orchard was planted at the same time which 
contained a hundred different kinds of peaches. The pri¬ 
mary idea in planting these orchards was to have bearing 
STUARTIA VIRGINICA 
An unusual and very choice shrub that deserves more 
attention from nurserymen is the Stuartia Virginica. In 
general appearance it forms a bush like the Photinia or 
a large sized Magnolia stellata. The flowers also sug¬ 
gest the Magnolia. They are about three inches across, 
somewhat cupped, pure white with reddish purple sta¬ 
mens, which gives the flower a very distinct appearance. 
they have several thousand Stayman’s Winesap, Grimes’ 
Golden, Winesap, York Imperial, M. B. Twig, etc. bearing 
trees. 
The following are the prices received for the 37 cars of 
peaches which were shipped from Berlin. 
1 car Greensboro sold at 
. .$1.50 
to $2.50 
carrier 
4 cars Carman. 
.. 2.121/2 to 
2.25 
<( 
2 cars Champion. 
.. 2.00. 
to 
3.00 
U 
2 cars Belle of Ga. 
.. 2.50 
to 
3.50 
U 
6 cars Ray. 
.. 2.50 
to 
3.75 
it 
21 cars Elberta . 
.. 3.50 
to 
4.00 
u 
1 car Crawford Late .. 
.. 2.00 
to 
3.00 
u 
The average sale for each of the thirty-seven cars of 
peaches was a little over a $1,000. 
The flowers are produced on the extreme tips of the pre¬ 
vious years growth. 
Bailey’s Encyclopedia lists it under the name of 
Stuartia Malacodendron and tender north of Washing¬ 
ton, D. G. Given a sheltered position we rather think 
it would prove hardy in a much more northern latitude. 
The flower is so beautiful, being unsurpassed by any 
of the other hardier flowering shrubs that it is well 
worth a little extra care. 
