Bountiful Riggs: 
FaUIT TREES 
disease re- 
THE VEDETTE PEACH: High quality, 
sistance, adaptation over wide producing area, hardiness, 
shipping ability and beautiful coloring combine to make 
the Vedette one of the very good peaches to follow 
Jubilee. See description on Page 16. 
SULLIVAN’S EARLY ELBERTA (10) 
A GREAT SUCCESS WHEREVER PLANTED 
Leads The Early Elberta Season In 
All Sections. 
It is preving to be well adapted to the entire Cen- 
tral peach growing area as well as Southern peach 
states. 
The variety found as a bud sport in the orchard of 
Mr. J. P. Sullivan at Zebulon, Ga. The tree and fruit 
characteristics were found to be identical with Elberta. 
Sullivan’s Early Elberta is being planted extensively 
throughout Georgia and adjoining states. Our trees are 
propagated from the original strain. 
We have fruited Sullivan’s Early Elberta now for 
several years in our test orchard and are more im- 
pressed with it each year. It ripens ahead of the reg- 
ular Early Elberta and Belle of Georgia: it averages 
large in size, extra fine quality and shows good ship- 
ping ability. We have long needed a good commercial 
peach to fill this ripening time. Sullivan’s Early El- 
berta has real possibilities and we recommend it highly. 
NOTE: SULLIVAN’S EARLY ELBERTA — Trees 
available on Nematede Resistant Root Stock. $.10 extra 
per tree. See Page 20. 
EARLY ELBERTA (1D 
A Great Commercial Peach Ripening Just Before 
Regular Elberta. The Genuine Gleason Strain. 
A great commercial peach in the Central and North- 
ern peach producing areas where the markets are not 
too distant and quality is a deciding factor. One of the 
most beautiful of the Elberta type peaches. A very 
large, attractively colored, yellow fleshed, freestone 
peach ripening with Belle of Georgia or from 38 to 8 
days before the regular Elberta. The highest quality 
peach of all the Elberta types grown commercially. 
The trees are hardy, thrifty and bear consistently. The 
deep. lemon yellow colored skin, blushed with bright 
red makes it very attractive and the peach retains a 
beautiful golden yellow color after being canned: IF 
YOUR MARKET DEMANDS QUALITY AND BEAU- 
TY PLANT THE EARLY ELBERTA. Our trees are 
propagated from the old original strain of Early El- 
berta.—Gleason Strain. 
SUMMERCREST (N.J. 94) (a) 
A large, oval freestone peach of fine quality, ripen- 
ing with Georgia Belle. The flesh is a deep golden 
yellow, melting and sweet. Tree is exceptionally vig- 
orous, requiring light soil and very little nitrogen. 
Summercrest is hardy as J. H. Hale and adapted to 
regions having a climate similar to central and southern 
New Jersey. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA 11») 
The White Peach That Has Stood the Test of Time 
and Stands Today as the Leader of All White Peaches 
of Its Season Adapted to Large Commercial Plantings in 
All Peach Producing Areas. 
Fruit large, bright, attractive red almost covering 
the peach with white background. Flesh white, highly 
flavored and very firm and known universally as one 
of the best shipping white peaches in cultivation. 
Tree very vigorous, hardy and productive. Are you 
planting to supply the demand for a good white peach? 
Plant Belle of Georgia. <A freestone. 
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‘it is aromatic, vinous and sweet. 
Place Orders Early While Our Assortment Is Complete 
REDSKIN (*) 
A New Introduction by University of Maryland 
Experimental Station (Bred and Tested as Md. 1-15) 
The Redskin peach is a product of the Maryland 
University Experiment Station and is the result of a 
cross between Hale and Elberta. It ripens slightly 
ahead or with Elberta. The tree is vigorous, fast grow- 
ing and productive. Wood is hardy and the buds 
survived the low winter temperatures of 1942-43 along 
with the hardiest varieties indicating that it is very 
bud hardy. The fruit of the Redskin is round, yellow 
flesh with little or no color near the pit. It is a com- 
plete freestone, firm flesh of excellent shipping quality, 
well colored with a deep red blush covering the fruit 
even when ripening under shady conditions. In taste, 
i Due to its firmness. 
it is rated high for canning. Fruit develops good size 
even with heavy load on tree. This new variety is 
recommended for trial for commercial and nearby mar- 
kets. We were fortunate to have this variety in our 
testing block for several years and while the variety 
was released during fall of 1944 we believe we are the 
first nursery to offer the trees of Redskin for general 
planting. 
ELBERTA (12a) 
THE PEACH WITH A PEDIGREE 
The World’s Greatest Moneymaking Peach. 
1949 Season shows the Famous Elberta again leading 
the profit parade. 
Plant Bountiful Ridge True Strain Elberta for greater 
profits and consumer satisfaction. 
_ Without question, the greatest commercial peach ever 
introduced. It has proven its ability to adapt itself 
to varied ciimatic and soil conditions throughout the 
U. S. and Canada, whether the climate is hot or cold. 
whether the soil is light sand or heavy clay, Elberta 
can be depended on to give you fine results. There is 
no prettier peach when grown under ideal conditions. 
The tree is hardy, disease resistant, very thrifty and 
very productive under most conditions. The fruit is 
large to very large, a freestone, skin of deep golden 
yellow and highly colored. The skin is tough and the 
flesh, while tender and juicy, is of such texture that 
the ELBERTA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS ABILITY TO 
CARRY TO DISTANT MARKETS. The quality is 
classed as good, and the slight bitter flavor is pre- 
ferred by many. It is estimated that 50% of all peaches 
planted are Elberta. As improved types and varieties 
are introduced this ratio is lower but after all is said. 
ELBERTA STILL REMAINS THE WORLD’S LEAD- 
ING COMMERCIAL PEACH. We are propagating our 
Elberta trees from selected orchards of great bearing 
records and to the old original type Elberta. 
NOTE: ELBERTA—tTrees available on Nematode 
Resistant Root Stock. §$.10 extra per tree. See Page 20. 
J. H. HALE (12b) A description will hardly do 
justice to this fine variety. 
In size it is one-third to one-half larger than the El- 
berta and is more highly colored. The skin is deep 
crimson, smooth, tight, and almost without fuzz. Flesh 
is golden yellow, firm and has a most delicious flavor. 
The pit separates easily from the flesh. It is excep-. 
tionally valuable as a commercial peach, owing to its 
unusual keeping qualities. Will ship nearly as well 
as an apple. Fruit ripens a few days before and with 
the Elberta, but it will hang on the tree longer. Your 
planting is incomplete without it. Note—The J. H. Hale 
does not have an entirely perfect bloom, and to get the 
best results it should be planted with some other 
variety. 
NOTE: J. H. HALE—Trees available on Nematode 
Resistant Root Stock. §.10 extre per tree. See Page 20. 
AFTERGLOW (NJ. 84) (9%) pstguy ans 
after Elberta, therefore, often meets good, strong mar- 
kets. Fruits are large, round, oval in shape and al- 
most completely overspread with red. The flesh is 
yellow stained with red about the pit and is free. The 
trees are vigorous and rapid growers, the fruit buds 
appear more hardy than J. H. Hale where observed. 
Recommended for trial in most districts. 
KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL 
FRUIT GROWING 
Proper Location for soil and 
air drainage 
VARIETY SELECTION. 
THE BEST PLANTING STOCK. 
Proper tree spacing. 
GOOD CULTURAL PRACTICES. 
GOOD MARKETING PRACTICES. 
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