8 BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES — PRINCESS ANNE, MD. 



THE NEW HOPE FARM PEACH 



We do indeed feel honored for having the privilege to offer to our thousands 

 of friends throughout the country a products of Hope Farm, and that Mr. Colling- 

 wood, President and Editor of the Rural New Yorker should place the confidence he 

 has in us in giving us the sole right of propagation and dissemination of this prod- 

 uct of HOPE FARM. For we feel that most of the farming districts in the East 

 are acquainted with the Rural New Yorker as a farm paper and know that it is a 

 staunch friend of all of its subscribers, always standing ready to protect their inter- 

 est as far as it is possible for them to do so, believing in and practicing a principle 

 of truthfulness and square dealing to all. 



Hope Farm is located in Bergen County, N. J., and is owned by Mr. Colling- 

 wood. It is here that Mr. Collingwood puts into practice many of the new ideas of 

 modern agriculture, draws his conclusions and passes them to his friends, his sub- 

 scribers. This farm is the source of the HOPE FARM notes that every reader of the 

 Rural New Yorker paper has enjoyed for so many years and still read with eager- 

 ness. It was here Mr. Collingwood found the Peach seedling growing that is now 

 destined to be known the country over as the HOPE FARM PEACH. 



After watching this seedling grow into fruiting age, and noting its hardiness, 

 its resistiveness to the more common diseases known of in peach culture, and the 

 fine quality of the fruit which it bore, he was awakened to the real possibilities of 

 being able to give something to the world in the way of a new fruit as a lasting 

 remembrance of HOPE FARM. With this in mind he watched the tree carefully 

 throughout the year to the ripening of the splendid fruit, for a few years. He 

 then faced the problem of finding a responsible nurseryman whom he could consult 

 regarding it and placing the peach before the public entirely on its merits. 



Mr. Collingwood first called our attention to the Peach in October, 1923. The 

 following year at Mr. Collingwood's request and desiring to see the original tree in 

 fruiting, we went to Hope Farm while the tree yet had its fruit on it. To say the 

 least, we were highly impressed with the Peach in every way. During the season 

 of 1925 the Peach repeated, only being better than the previous year and it was 

 then that Mr. Collingwood's hopes were fulfilled regarding the peach and placed it 

 with us for propagation and dissemination. 



We asked that Mr. Collingwood knowing the tree and the fruit as he did, 

 write the full description of the peach. The following is an exact copy of description 

 of the peach which Mr. Collingwood gave us, and is as we have said it would be: 

 conservative, stating only the true facts about the Peach. 



While writing the Hope Farm Notes recently, Mr. Collingwood referred to the 

 HOPE FARM PEACH, stating that it would NOT be brought to the attention 

 of the people "WITH A BLARE OF TRUMPETS" and unreasonable claims for the 

 peach, but rather stating conservatively the true facts and merits of the peach, de- 

 siring more to have it planted and thoroughly tested in every section of the country 

 and in this way prove its worthiness. With this in mind, Mr. Collingwood gave us 

 the following description of the peach in October, 1925. 



THE RURAL NEW YORKER 



A Business Farmer's Paper 



To Whom It May Concern: Nursery, exclusively, and no other nursery has 



This is to state that I have given The Boun- permission or moral right to sell this variety 



tiful Ridge Nursery, at Princess Anne, Md., ex- without permission from the said Bountiful 



elusive right to propagate and sell the Hope Ridge Nursery. 



Farm Peach. This peach was produced on my t hope that other nurserymen will respect 



own farm, and I consider it my property as the moral and j al ri hts covere d in this case, 



much as any other farm product. The right v , 



to propagate and sell the trees of this variety Yours very truly, 



is hereby given to the said Bountiful Ridge H. W. COLLINGWOOD. 



