New! Exclusive! Sensational ! ,_^ 



Rio Oso^Gem 



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 3^4 inches, deep 

 yellow flesh, very fine grain, firm texture, with very 

 excellent flavor, being rich, juicy, sweet and slightly 

 spicy. The coloring 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 transcontinental shipper. 



Bears Heavier Than Elberta 



Rio-Oso-Gem is o^n extremely heavy bearer and on 

 account of its prolific set of fruit, it is necessary to 

 practice extremely heavy thinning. It has hardy, vig- 

 orous fruit buds, which insure it being a heavy annual 

 bearer. The 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 fortunate that it ripens 

 two weeks later than Elberta, which puts it at a time 

 when there is no other variety of commercial im- 

 portance as a competitor, and fills a long looked-for 

 gap in commercial production, ripening when the mar- 

 kets are clamoring for peaches — this variety has sold 



United Stotes Plcnt Patent, No. 84 



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

 Hale. To prolong your peach shipping season, we high- 

 ly recommend to you planting the Rio-Oso-Gem. Har- 

 risons' have planted several 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. 



RIO-OSO-( 

 Peach Grown in 

 Harrisons' Orchards 

 ot Berlin, Maryland, and 

 Photographed in Sept. 1938 by Mr. Morold R. Morse. 



30 R'O"^^^ Gem 



SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY 

 OFFER 



Every peach grower owes it to himself to 

 plant a trio! 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 exten- 

 sively planted, late ripening variety. 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 Peach Trees 



$18.00 



As a special 1939 inducement we 

 will supply you with 30 Rio-Oso-Gem 

 peach trees, U. S. Plant Patent No. 

 S4, one-year, 4 to 5 ft., for SI 8.00. 

 You save on the original cost. We 

 further guarantee complete satisfac- 

 tion, if for any reason you are not 

 satisfied with this special offer of 

 Rio-Oso-Gem peach trees, we will 

 gladly return your money. 



THE RESPONSIBLE HARRI- 

 SONS^ NURSERIES 



hove been in continuous business 

 since 1884, at Berlin, Maryland. The 

 Harrisons' own and operate more 

 than five thousand acres of land in 

 Worcester County, Maryland. 



CUSTOMER AND BANK 

 REFERENCE 



For customer references — we refer 

 you to any fruit grower in America 

 who has planted Harrison Grown 

 fruit trees any time during the past 

 55 years. 



For bank references — Union Trust 

 Company of Maryland, Baltimore, 

 Maryland; Calvin B. Taylor Banking 

 Co., Berlin, Maryland; Exchange and 

 Savings Bank, Berlin, Maryland. 



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