SHOULD BE PLANTED IN EVERY ORCHARD EXCERPTS OF COMMENTS BY 
HALE HARRISON 
U.S. Plant Patent 814—BRILLIANT—-PEACH 
PLANTED IN 42 STATES AND CANADA. 
DESCRIPTION OF TREE HABITS AND 
FRUITING CHARACTERISTICS 
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to weep. Dense; hardy. Very productive, 
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Branches—Slender to medium. Rapid growth. The wood is tough and 
not brash and has great flexibility ana tensile strength. Requires less 
pruning than the Elberta. When heavily laden, branches bend gracefully 
with @ minimum of breakage 
Leaves—tThe foliage as compared to the Elberta is darker and larger. 
The leaves are rich dark green and average one inch longer and one- 
eighth inch wider than the Elberta. Also the leaves are wavy to slightly 
crinkled with the edge coarsely serrated to almost smooth; obovate- 
lance-olate; base angle wide; glands reinform, 2-4 in number, incon- 
spicuous, reddish brown 
Flower buds—The bud and blossom are more resistant to frost and 
freezes tnan the Eiberta, the blossoms resembling the Elberta in color 
and conformation but are somewhat deeper in shade. 
Resistance to: Erown rot—excellent. Experiments indicate that when 
any breakdown of cellular structure takes place, it is not usually in the 
form of a rot, but rather a gradual loss of moisture followed by shriveling. 
Fruit: Large (‘from x3 inches to 3x31/2 inches), elongated, ovate- 
oval. Color yellow with blush and mottling of red color; quite attractive. 
Suture striped with russet raised and slightly prominent. Cavity, narrow, 
deep, acute. Stem end narrow with slight ridging. Stem end and suture 
firm (the entire fruit ripening evenly). Fruit throughout the tree is quite 
uniformly large, even though pruning and fruit thinning were light. The 
fruit ripens in the Elberta season but will remain on the tree at a more 
mature stage for a longer period than will the Elberta. 
Size—Uniform. Larger than the Elberta and varies very 
spective of heavy cropping. 
little, irre- 
Form—Globular, somewhat elongated, ovate-oval 
Skin-Color—Brilliant cardinal red almost completely covering a golden 
yellow ground color, even when growing in shade in the interior of the 
tree. Has only a slight fuzz 
Flesh—Fine grain and rich yellow with some red splashing towards 
the stone. Flavor—superior and rated as excellent by commercial grow- 
ers, being distinctly aromatic and pleasing. Quality—best. Stone: free, 
somewhat flat, roughly corrugated concentrically from the base, with 
base very narrow and tip sharply pointed. Size: smaller stone or pit than 
that of the Elberta 
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es not develop an inclination to split, thus elimi- 
the bitter flavor frequently found in the Elberta 
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Use: Commercial market, local, dessert, culinary, canning. 
Keeping Quolity: Excellent 
Resistance to: Grown rot—excellent. Experiments indicate that when 
any breakdown of cellular structure takes place, it is not usually in 
the form of a rot, but rather a gradual loss of moisture followed by 
shriveling 
SHIPPING QUALITY: SHIPS WELL. BUSHEL BASKETS OF THE FRUIT 
HAVE BEEN SHIPPED BY EXPRESS, UNICED, TO VARIOUS STATES 
AND HAVE ARRIVED IN PERFECT CONDITION. BASKETS OF THE 
FRUIT HAVE BEEN SHIPPED PARCEL POST TO VARIOUS STATES AND 
HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN PERFECT CONDITION. 
PROMINENT PEACH GROWERS 
Mr. Lee T. Carpenter, Louisc, Virginia, Louisa County, says: 
If if proves out in tests as good as it 
sin s tor | con- 
sider :f to be the greatest find since Elberta in s. The thing 
that struck me was if colored well before it was ripe on the inside ond 
outside of the tree and from the bottom to the top of the tree to such 
nt thot the entire tree could be picked at one picking which 
Oo great time saver in commercial orchards. Its flawor is far 
better than Elberta and its shipping qualities are all that can be asked 
for aos it has been shipped several thousand miles arriving in good shape 
This peach ts a splendid canner and also has very little fuzz which odds 
to ifs attractiveness even though if is not put through the brushing 
machine 
Mr. Frank E. Bowdler, Ashtabula, Ohio: 
Please ship on or about April Ist, 5, my order for 300 Hale Harrison 
Brilliant peach trees, one year 4 to 5 feet at $1.15 each for which | 
am enclosing check for $345.00. Your HALE HARRISON pecch is in de- 
mand from us after only one season on the commercial morket and two 
seasons on our home market. It has NO FAULTS that can be found with 
any other peoch. IT IS THE SEST. 
Mr. Oscar F. Jones, Discoverer of this famous peach, whose Orchard 
is between Crozet and Greenwood, Virginia, says: 
“On April 12, | it was down to 16 degrees F 
HALE HARRISON BRILLIANT were in bloom 
Later O. F. J. says, ‘‘The HALE HARRISON BRILLIANT peaches came 
through with a minimum of injury while adjacent Elbertas were badly 
damaged 
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twice while the 
U. S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Winchester, Virginia, says: 
“Thanks for your letter in regard to the new peach. | wish you would 
send 25 of these trees to my foreman—Mr. Charles Singhas, Byrd Or- 
chards, Charles Town, West Virginia. With kindest regards and best 
wishes, | am.’ 
Mr. C. E. Starkweather, Crozet, Virginia, in the famous Albemarle 
County Peach Section, says: 
“With the background of 40 years in commercial fruit growing | 
believe the new HALE HARRISON BRILLIANT peach will eliminate 
Iberta in cOmmercial peach planting. No one would purchase Elberta 
when they can get this new peach at the same price. This new peach is 
a knockout. It bears larger, better colored peaches even with a heavier 
crop than the Elbertas do. In the center of the trees where the foliage 
is dense the peaches still get the fine color and are highly resistant to 
Brown Rot as well as being more resistant to frost and also ship better 
than Elberta.” 
Mr. P. Holland Cannon, a prominent peach grower, Bridgeville, Dela- 
ware, says: 
“Eye and Taste Appeal Outsells Elberta 
“| pought 500 hale Harrison to 6 
Planting.” 
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feet Trees for November 
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Mr. R. C. Moore, Horticulturist, Virginia Agriculture Station, Blacksburg, 
Virginia, Montgomery County, says: 
| have been impressed by the size of its fruit especially since the 
growers ore being encouraged to produce larger peaches 
Mr. Charles H. Martin, Manager, Nininger Orchards, Roanoke, Virginia, 
Roanoke County, scys: 
“| received the peaches in good condition and the large, uniform size 
and excellent color leaves nothing to be desired in the new peach 
‘They are the most delicious peaches we have ever canned and while 
we raise several varieties, all we canned were the ones we received from 
you. The ones we received from you last year were on the road five 
days, yet they came through in fine condition, showing them to be ex- 
cellent keepers. The parent tree of this peach is the largest ond the 
most prolific | ever saw and when it is loaded with those large, uniform 
fruit, one hundred per cent colored it is a sight to be remembered.” 
Planted 1,500 Hale Horrison Brilliant Trees in March 1955 
Mr. C. Purcell McCue, Ex-President, Virginia Horticultural Society, 
Greenwood, Virginio, Albemarle County, says: 
“A neighbor of mine Mr. O. F. Jones has been growing for the past 
eight years, a peach, which | think is the answer for those who have 
been seeking a variety to take the place of ELBERTA. It has size, a 
prolific bearer, fast strong growing tree, develops an unusual set of 
buds, all over the tree and particularly inside. It is yellow, freestone, 
practically fuzzless, very high color and colors anywhere in the tree it 
grows, flavor superior to ELBERTA. Flesh very firm, with unusual re- 
sistance to brown rot. When picked in eating condition remains firm 
for days. Ripens in ELBERTA season. It is a longer peach than ELBERTA, 
with a distinct point, which point remains firm with body of peach. | 
have watched this peach for past eight yeors. We expect to plant two 
hundred of them as soon as trees are available. Personally | feel this 
peach will replace ELBERTA in this section.” 
HARRISON GROWN FRUIT TREES IN WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND, ARE CERTIFIED BY 
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO BE “FREE OF VIRUS DISEASES.” 
WE SHIP TO ALL OF THE 48 STATES AND CANADA. 
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