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Rio Oso 6em 



United States Plant Patent, No. 84 



LATE 

 PEACH 



Elberfo 



11,000 Rio-Oso Gem Peach 

 Trees have been planted in 

 Harrisons' own orchards at 

 Berlin, Maryland. 

 You are welcome at any 

 time to come and inspect 

 this commercial planting. 



Gigantic Size — Biggest- 

 Peach On Earth 



The Rio-Oso-Gem is a perfect 

 freestone, form is globular, slightly 

 elongated, of extremely large size, 

 averaging in diameter from 2% to 

 3% inches, deep yellow flesh, very 

 fine grain, firm texture, with very 

 excellent flavor, being rich, juicy, 

 sweet and slightly spicy. The color- 

 ing is unique, being a beautiful dark 

 crimson-red, running out to lighter 

 crimson and into a rich mottle of 

 crimson over the orange-yellow 

 ground color. It is a good trans- 

 continental shipper. 



Bears Heavier Than 

 Elberta 



Rio-Oso-Gem is an extremely 

 heavy bearer and on account of its 

 prolific set of fruit, it is necessary 

 to practice extremely heavy thin- 

 ning. It has hardy, vigorous fruit 

 buds, which insure it being a heavy 

 annual bearer. Tree bears young. 



Ripens Two Weeks Later 

 Than Elberta 



The Rio-Oso-Gem would be a 

 peach of commercial importance 

 when ripening at any time during 

 the peach season, but it is very for- 

 tunate that it ripens two weeks later 



than Elberta, which puts it at a time when there is no other 

 variety of commercial importance as a competitor, and fills a 

 long looked-for gap in commercial production, ripening when 

 the markets are clamoring for peaches — this variety has sold 

 at very much higher prices than Elberta and J. H. Hale. To 

 prolong your peach shipping season, we highly recommend to 

 you planting the Rio-Oso-Gem. Harrisons' have planted sev- 

 eral thousand Rio-Oso-Gem in their own famous orchards. We 

 have the utmost faith in the Rio-Oso-Gem, and we will also 

 make future plantings of this remarkable peach. 



30 l^>o~Oso Gem 



Special Introductory Offer 



Each peach grower owes it to himself to plant a 

 trial orchard of this sensational peach. It is the best 

 new variety introduced since the famous Elberta in 

 1870. This peach is "going places" and will soon be 

 America's most extensively planted, late ripening va- 

 riety. Place your money on Rio-Oso-Gem — it's a sure 

 cash profit winner. 



ENJOY LARGE PROFITS 



As leading nurserymen, and large commercial peach 

 growers we have the utmost faith in the new Rio-Oso- 

 Gem peach. We offer you a trial orchard planting, 

 as below: 



SPECIAL OFFER 



30 Rio-Oso-Gem <tl Q f\f\ 

 Peach Trees *P * O.UU 



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Actual 

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As a special 1940 

 inducement we will 

 supply you with 30 

 Rio-Oso-Gem peach 

 trees, U S. Plant Pat- 

 ent No. 84, one-year, 4 to 5 ft., for $18.00. You save 

 on the original cost. We further guarantee complete 

 satisfaction. If for any reason you are not satis- 

 fied with this special offer of Rio-Oso-Gem peach 

 trees, we will gladly return your money. 

 THE RESPONSIBLE HARRISONS' 

 NURSERIES 

 have been in continuous business since 

 1884, at Berlin, Maryland. The Harrisons' 

 own and operate more than five thou- 

 sand acres of land in Worcester Coun- 

 ty, Maryland. 



CUSTOMER AND BANK 

 REFERENCE 

 For customer references — we re- 

 fer you to any fruit grower in 

 America who has planted Harri- 

 son-Grown fruit trees any time 

 during the past 56 years. 



For bank references — Union 

 Trust Company of Maryland, balti- 

 more, Maryland; Calvin B. Taylor 

 Banking Co., BerMn, Maryland; 

 Exchange and Savings Bank, Ber- 

 lin, Maryland. 



RIO-OSO GEM 



U. S. PLANT PATENT NO. 84 



TheWorld's Largest Peach 



Ripens two weeks later than J. H. Hale. Colors 

 ten days before ripening. The best commercial 

 Peach introduced since the famous Elberta. 

 Sample of RIO-OSO GEM Sold only by Horrisons' 



Grown in Harrisons' Orchards in numerous stotes. 



at Berlin, Maryland See pages 4 and 5. 



