Harrisons' Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland 



Elberta 



THE WORLD'S GREATEST AND BEST 

 MONEY-MAKING PEACH 



Midseason, yellow, freestone. Fruit is large to extra large; 

 golden yellow, with brilliant shades of red; firm, juicy, rich, 

 sweet and good flavor. Elberta has the greatest international 

 reputation of any Peach. It has been the standard for all 

 other Peaches almost since the date of its introduction. The 

 coloring of Elberta is practically perfect. The rich, yellow 

 skin is almost entirely covered with dark red blush upon the 

 sunny side. This attractive appearance and the uniform large 

 size serve to sell it almost on sight. 



The Best Commercial Variety 



Tree is vigorous, very hardy, sturdy, thrives in widely dif- 

 ferent localities. Elberta is hardier in bud than most varie- 

 ties, and is a uniform prolific bearer. You can always depend 

 on Elberta for a sure cropper. 



Elberta is the Best t/ong-Distance Shipper 



The large fruit, being uniform in size and shape, along with 

 its high attractive red color and firmness, also its ability to 

 stand shipments of three thousand or more miles under re- 

 frigeration in cars for two or three weeks before being con- 

 sumed, but with stamina enough to still look its best, has won 

 Elberta the reputation of being a Peach without a peer and 

 the variety which is always in favor and strong demand with 

 the buying public, therefore demanding the highest possible 

 market prices. Elberta is by far the best canning Peach. 



Hanisons' 31 -year-old Elberta commercial or- 

 chard is the oldest In America. America's oldest com- 

 mercial Peach orchard of approximately two thousand trees 

 produced a large crop of United States number one grade 

 Elberta last August, and this orchard has never missed a heavy 

 crop. Several thousand of our customers in every peach- 

 growing section of the Union tell us that we have by far the 

 finest, the best, the most uniform and most profitable strain of 

 Elbertas in America. The buds from which our 31-year-old 

 Elberta orchard was propagated were cut in person by our 

 late Senator Orlando Harrison while visiting the late Samuel 

 H. Rumph of Marshallville, Georgia, the originator of Elberta, 

 from the original, and brought in person by the Senator and 

 budded in our nurseries. 



There are many different types of Elberta, and the "Best 

 Strain" is the cheapest and most profitable in the long-time 

 investment. 



Recommend planting fifty to seventy-five per cent of your 

 commercial orchard to Elberta. 



Plant Harrisons' Superior Strain of Elberta and reap the 

 huge gold profits. 



EARLY ELBERTA. Early midseason, ripens about a 

 week to ten days earlier than Elberta; yellow, freestone, 

 large, somewhat similar to Elberta, but a trifle better flavor. 

 Its earliness is its most attractive feature and is being planted 

 more or less in commercial orchards. Excellent home orchard 

 Peach, 



EARLY ROSE. Very early, white, cling, small to mediuii. 

 size, red blush, sweet flavor. Tree is an average growii 

 but a very prolific bearer. Georgia growers made astound- 

 ingly huge profits from Early Rose during 1929, packing 

 mostly in round half-bushel baskets and six-gallon carriers; 

 consequently this variety is being heavily planted in Georgia. 



Eclipse. Early, yellow, freestone, new variety. 



Eng-le's 3Iainmotli (Eiigle). Late, yellow, freestone, 

 large, resembles Crawford Late. 



Fitzgerald. Late, yellow, freestone, large, good. 



Fox Seedling (Fox). Late, white, freestone, large; white 

 with whole side red, melting, sweet, high quality and high 

 flavor. Good for roadside market and canning. 



Frances. Late, yellow, freestone, medium to large size; good 

 quality. 



Greensboro. Medium early, white, freestone, extra large for 

 such an early Peach, and one of the handsomest, being a 

 rich, yellowish white, with crimson cheek; flesh is white, 

 exceedingly tender and of fine quality. Being somewhat ten- 

 der, it requires extra care and quick shipments, preferable 

 for nearby markets. 



Gold Drop. Late, yellow, freestone, medium size, fine flavor, 

 heavy bearer, very hardy. Generally planted in Michigan. 



GOLDEN JUBILEE. Early, yellow, freestone, ripening 

 four or five days ahead of Carman. Very attractive Peach of 

 good size and fair quality. It withstands shipment better 

 than most early varieties. This Peach has attracted much 

 attention in New Jersey where it was originated by the New 

 Jersey Experiment station. Where an early yellow freestone 

 peach is desired we would recommend planting this variety. 

 Our strain is the original, buds being cut from bearing trees 

 in New Jersey. 



HILEY (ffiley Belle). Early, white, freestone, medium 

 size, highly red colored, very firm, being an exceedingly 

 handsome creamy white peach with a delightful red cheek; 

 flesh is white, fine texture, aromatic, very juicy and 

 of the highest flavor. Tree is strong grower, very healthy 

 and a marvelously heavy bearer. Being an excellent shipper, 

 with the stamina to withstand very long hauls under refrig- 

 eration, together with its beautiful, most appetizing appear- 

 ance, and being easily attractively packed in six-gallon car- 

 riers, bushels and half-bushels, along with its recent high 

 reputation and favor with the buying public, has made Hiley 

 a strong contender as the highest general averaged priced 

 peach. One of our customers who bought several thousand 

 Hiley trees from us a few years ago picked from this orchard 

 during 1929 over 80 cars of Hiley peaches, being properly 

 sprayed, thoroughly cultivated and with ample fertilizer, this 

 insuring only high quality, machine graded, packed ring- 

 faced in round half -bushel baskets, United States Number 

 One grade. Government Inspected, were shipped during early 

 summer of 1929, and the general average on all cars of Hiley 

 being more than $1,100 net cash per refrigerator car f. o. b. 

 Fort Valley, Georgia. This same customer, who made the 

 largest profit in his entire peach career, bought approxi- 

 mately 15,000 peach trees from us again in December, 1929, 

 consisting of a large percentage of Hiley. Many of our varie- 

 ties are propagated direct from the original strain, and Hiley 

 being no exception, as our late Mr. George A. Harrison cut 

 the buds from the orchard of Mr. Eugene Hiley of Marshall- 



Brackett. 



