RIO OSO GEM 



WORLD'S LARGEST PEACH 



RIO OSO GEM PEACH 



Harrisons', Being the Largest Commer- 

 cial Peach Orchardists in the East, 

 Highly Recommend You to Plant Rio 

 Oso Gem as We Have Done 



PROTECTED BY. U. S. PLANT PATENT No. 84 



The Rio Oso Gem has been protected 

 by the Government against infringe- 

 ments by U. S. Plant Patent laws for a 

 period of seventeen years from the date 

 Patent was granted, being November 28, 

 1933. It is unlawful for anyone to propa- 

 gate and sell the Rio Oso Gem, U. S. 

 Plant Patent No. 84, peach trees without 

 obtaining written permission from the 

 owner. 



Harrisons' Nurseries, Inc. Berlin, Mary- 

 land, have the exclusive propagating and 

 sales rights of the Rio Oso Gem, U. S. 

 Plant Patent No. 84, peach trees for the 

 following States: 



Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Ken- 

 tucky, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, 

 Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

 New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, 

 Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

 Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. 



Granted Plant Patent No. 84 on Nov. 28, 

 1933 by the United States Government. 



A TREMENDOUS MONEY 

 MAKER FOR GROWERS 



Commercially speaking, Elberta 

 just about ends the peach deal 

 each year, consequently growers 

 for several generations have been 

 anxiously looking for a late ripe- 

 ning, yellow, freestone peach of 

 large size, high red color and good 

 flavor, to extend their shipping 

 season, and have eventually found 

 it in the newly discovered mar- 

 velous Rio Oso Gem. This new 

 variety has been awarded U. S. 

 Plant Patent No. 84 of the U. S. 

 Patent Office. 



LARGER THAN J. H. HALE 

 The Rio Oso Gem is a perfect 

 freestone, form is globular, slight- 

 ly 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 coloring is unique, being a 

 beautiful dark crimson red, run- 

 ning out to lighter crimson and 

 into a rich mottle of crimson over 

 the orange-yellow ground color. 

 It is a good transcontinental ship- 

 per. 



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 thinning. It has hardy, 

 vigorous fruit buds, which insure it being a heavy 

 annual bearer. The tree bears young. 



RIPENS 2 WEEKS LATER THAN ELBERTA 



The Rio Oso Gem would be a peach of commer- 

 cial 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 com- 

 mercial 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 

 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. 



PRICES OF HARRISON GROWN RIO OSO 

 GEM PEACH TREES 



U. S. Plant Patent No. 84 



1 to 9 10 to 49 50 or more 

 trees trees trees 



One year 5 to 6 feet $0.90 $0.75 $0.60 



One year 4 to 5 feet 80 .65 .50 



One year 3 to 4 feet 75 .60 .45 



One year 2 to 3 feet 70 .55 .40 



Prices apply only to the quantities of Rio Oso Gem 

 peach trees ordered and cannot be assorted varieties 

 of other peaches and other fruits. 



Supply of Rio Oso Gem Peach Trees Is Limited 



