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TWO NEW VARIETIES FROM OUR HIT PARADE OF GOOD PEACHES 



$ Nature Again Triumphs by Giving to The Fruit Growing World what 



May Prove to be Two of The Most Outstanding Peaches 



Discovered in Recent Years 



U.S. Plant Pat. applied for ^^^ 1^^^^^^ , 



The "ERLY-RED-FRE" originated as a chance seedling in the orchard of Win. Perry near Chase City, Vir- 

 ginia. Apparently the "ERLI-RED-FBE" is the result of the planting of a Red Bird seed. The parent tree is 

 now about nine years of age. Our attention was first called to this splendid peach in 1935 and we instructed Mr. 

 Perry to bud the variety off to see whether it would reproduce true to type in succeeding generations. The sec- 

 ond generation tree bore the first crop in 1937 at 2 years of age. The fruits on these second generation trees being 

 identical to those of the original tree. In 1938 both the original and second generation trees had a full crop on 

 them which required heavy thinning. We have never in all our observation of peaches known of an early peach 

 having so many good characteristics which are so outstanding. The peach tree this year bloomed medium early. 

 The blossoms are of a medium open type and pink and self-polinating. We picked the first peaches from the sec- 

 ond generation trees this year on June 11 at Chase City, Virginia. The entire crop could have been picked be- 

 tween June 11 and June 17 for general market purposes. This is about the same season as the Red Bird or Early 

 Wheeler, preceeding the Golden Jubilee about three weeks. The fruit is very highly colored with an attractive 

 bright red on a creamy white background. The skin is tough and medium thick. The flesh of the peach does 

 not show bruises readily and is clear white, through to the pit. This peach has one of the smallest pits of any 

 cultivated variety we know of in existence today. The flesh of the peach in many cases is nearly one inch thick 

 from the pit to the skin. We have sent these peaches for hundreds of miles by parcel post for observation and 

 in all cases they have carried through to destination in excellent condition. It shows unusual quality, being com- 

 parable to a well ripened Belle Georgia. The peach whenready to pick resembles in shape the Hiley Belle. It 

 will average under proper growing conditions 2*4 inches and up in size and it can be classed as a Freestone 

 peach. This year because of excessive wet weather occasional peaches on the tree adhered slightly to pit. 



THE OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ERLY-RED-FRE ARE— ITS EARLY SEASON OF RI- 

 PENING—ITS REGULAR AND HEAVY BEARING H, BITS— ITS SUPERB QUALITY— ITS SHIPPING ABIL- 

 ITY AND ITS PRONOUNCED RESISTANCE TO BROWN ROT. REFER TO FRONT COVER FOR COLOR 

 ILLUSTRATION OF THE ERLY-RED-FRE. 



This year the second generation tree only received two sprays after the blooming period and at picking time 

 did not show any brown rot. whereas Red 



Bird in the same orchard under the same con- x _ 9 trees 10 _ 49 trees 50-300 trees 



ditions were completely destroyed by brown _ _ „. .. . 11rt . . _, .. _ on 



rot 5-6 ft. high, 11/16 in. up.. $1.00 $ .80 



Our supply of trees for delivery this year *: 5 | t v. hi f[?* , l . 9 "l 1 ^? *?' • • b ljj '52 



is very limited. All orders will be acknow- 3%-5 ft. high, 8-9/16 in... .4o .50 



ledged in accordance with stock and size trees »-4 ft. high, 7-S/lb in. . . . , .50 .45 



available when order is received. The small- 2-3 ft. high, 5-7/16 in 60 .3o 



er grade trees which we are offering are June f: rf "v "Jf. 11 *.- ™ •«, * %k 



budded trees of our own growing here at JJ-JJ | n - h !^ *" ™ "fj 



Princess Anne. I 2 '* 8 .J" 1 ' . J*f* J» *," \% 



NOTE: This variety is protected by U.S. b " 1<J ,n - hl ^ n *° lb m± " 



Plant Patent and cannot be propagated by These prices are subject to our usual 5% discount for cash with 



anyone other than Bountiful Ridge Nurseries order and free delivery on total orders of $50.00 or more to within 



for any purpose. 500 miles of our nursery. 



The FISHER *•«* 



U. S. PLANT PAT. NO. 233 



The FISHER peach was discovered as a Dud sport of the VALIANT in August 1934 near Queenston, Ontario, 

 Canada. Mr. Fisher found these large well formed peaches growing on a single limb of a Valiant tree in his or- 

 chard, being attracted to the peach irom the fact ihat it was ripening fully 3 weeks before the Valiant peaches 

 on the rest of the tree. Realizing the commercial possibilities of a peach of this type and season. Mr. Fisher s 

 next concern was whether the fruit would carry through to succeeding generations. To test it as quickly as pos- 

 sible he top worked a two year old Valiant tree with 12 buds from the Sport limb the first week in September. 

 1934. The Parent limb asj-ain bore a heavv crop in 1935 and the peaches developed as they did in 1934. TH/. 

 PEACH WAS MEDIUM TO LARGE, YELLOW FLESHED AND A FREESTONE. THE PEACH HAS A DARK 

 RED BLUSH COVERING NEARLY HALF OF THE PEACH: EXCELLENT FLAVOR, FINE GRAINED FLESH 

 SHOWING NO RED ABOUT THE PIT. ..The Parent limb repeated with a fine crop in 1936 and the top worked 

 tree set a crop which required thinning, the remaining peaches on the top worked tree developed exactly as 

 those on the Parent Limb. HERE WAS A PEACH OF FINE QUALITY. A YELLOW FREESTONE PEACH. 

 In 1937 Mr. Geo. W. Kemp and Mr. Homer Kemp of our nursery journeyed to Canada to see this peach. The or- 

 iginal limb as well as the top worked tree had a fine crop and on August 12. 1937 we photographed the peach in 

 colors with our moving picture equipment. We also photographed the Marigold, Oriole and Golden Jubilee in 

 the same orchard so as to give the comparative season of them. 



Mr. Geo. W. and Homer Kemp again went to Canada in 1938 to observe the FISHER PEACH on the original 

 tree and second and third generation trees all of which came through again with a fine crop in 1938. Our first 

 opinions of the peach were further confirmed. More color photographs were taken of the peaches as they were on 

 the tree. Note color illustration on Inside Cover pap:e THE BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES HAVE ENTERED 

 INTO A GROWING AND DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT WITH MR. FISHER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 

 FISHER PEACH TO THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



Trees of the Fisher Peach have been widelv distributed to determine their adaptability. The trees grow well here 

 at Princess Anne and we should have some fruit here during 1939 and the U.S.D.A. Station, Beltsville, Md., should 

 have fruits from their trees in 1939. Our supply of trees is very limited this year and we must limit all customers 

 to NOT MORE THAN (30) thirty trees to a 



customer, except in the smaller grades as Prices given are per tree and net. 

 priced. We certainlv recommend the variety No discount. Each 10-30 30-100 



be planted in all fruit growing sections of 9/16" up, 4 ft. up $1.50 $1.00 



North America for trial. PLACE YOUR RES- 7-9/16" up. 3 ft. up 1.30 .90 



ERVATION PROMPTLY AND REMEMBER 5-7/16" up, 2 ft. up 1.10 .80 



THE VARIETY IS PATENTED, WHICH 2-3' lght 90 .70 $ .38 



PROHIBITS ALL PROPAGATING FOR ANY 18-24" 80 .60 .34 



PURPOSE BY THE PURCHASER. 12-18" 70 .50 .30 



