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THIS DISCOVERY RELATES TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PEACH TREES AND THE FRUIT OF SAME h 



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Origin: This new sensational peach was discovered by Oscar F. 

 Jonos and Wilbur C. Jones and named HALE HARRISON BRIL- 

 LIANT and assijfned to Harrison Brothers Nurseries, Berlin, 

 Maryland, who have exclusive growing and sales rights of all 

 HALE HARRISON BRILLIANT peach trees throughout the 

 United States. 



This improved peach originated as the chance seedling in an 

 apple orchard in the Crozel district, a commc-icial peach growing 

 section in the State of Virginia, where the Elberta variety of 

 peach is gi-own almost exclusively. The seedling first attracted 

 attention because of its rapid growth and deep green foliage, 

 and then Inter by the hardiness of the bud and blossom and the 

 hereafter mentioned characteristics of the fruit which indicated 

 that it was a new variety. 



The discovery was in the summer of the yoar 1936. The tree 

 had evidently sprouted from a seed that had germinated in the 

 loosened soil from which a defective apple tree had been removed 

 the previous year. As the only peach trees in the vicinity were 

 the Elberta and Belle of Georgia varieties, it is presumed that 

 the tree is a cross of these two varieties. 



From the parent seedling there have been asexually reproduced 

 a number of other trees and there are now in bearing about 

 seventy-five of these additional trees. All the additional trees 

 so propagated have held true to all the characteristics of the 

 parent tree and fruit and proven the permanency thereof. 



During the harvest season of 1946, the parent tiee, now ten 

 years of age, had fiftf^i-n bushels of fruit on it. Four and one-half 

 measured bushels of fruit were picked from an a.sexuully repro- 

 duced tree five year.s from the date of the bud. Perfect fruit has 

 been harvested from trees asexually lepruiluceJ two years from 

 the bud. 



In comparison with the Elberta, the tree of this discovery is 

 of more rapid and vigorous growth; the brandies are charactei - 

 ized by great flexibility and tensile strength; the tree, under 

 cropping conditions appearing to weep a^ tiie heavily laderj 

 branches bend gracefully, with a minimum of breakage. Also 

 as compared to the Elberta vaiiety, the discovered tree has been 

 estimated to carry and mature a load of fruit in an amount twen- 

 ty per cent greater than would be practical oii an Elberta tree of 

 similar size, since less pruning is required. 



The improved peach has little, if any, resemblance to the El- 

 berta, being a perfect free stone, large (fiom '1 ^^ x 3 inches to 

 3x3 Vt inches), elongated, ovalc-t'Val with a very prominent tip, 

 uniform in size, with the flesh being of fine grain and of rich 

 yellow color with some red splashing towards the stone. The bud 

 and blossom are more resistant to frost and freezes than the El- 

 berta, although resembling the latter in color, in conformation, 

 but being somewhat deeper in shade. 



TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF HALE HARRISON BRILLIANT PEACH AND TREE 



Tree: Large to medium. Vigorous and rapid growth. Spread- 

 ing and under cropping conditions appears to weep. Dense; har- 

 dy. Very productive, bearing at an early age and carrying and 

 rnaturirig a load of fruit that commercial growers have estimated 

 to be 20"- c greater than would be practical on an Elberta tree of 

 similar size, since less pruning is required. 



Trunk - Slender to medium. The wood is tough and not brash 



and has great flexibility. The bark resembles the Elberta. 

 Branches - Slender to medium. Rapid growth. The wood is 

 tough and not brash and has great flexibility and tensile 

 strength. Requires less pruning than the Elberta. When hea- 

 vily laden, branches bend gracefully with a minimum of 

 breakage. 

 Leaves - The foliage as compared to the Elberta is darker and 

 larger. The leaves are rich dark green and average one inch 

 lo/iger and one-eighth inch wider than the Elberta. Also the 

 leaves are wavy to slightly crinkled with the edge coarsely 

 serrated to almost smootli; obovate-lance-olate; base angle 

 wide; glands reniform, 2-4 in number, inconspicuous, red- 

 dish brown. 

 Flower bud.s - The bud and blossom are more resistant to frost 

 and freezes than the Elberta, the blossoms resembling the 

 Elberta in color and cojiformatiou but are somewhat deeper 

 in shade. 

 Fruit: Large (from 2^1x3 inches to 3xol2 inches), elongated, 

 ovate-oval with a very jirominent ti]). Color yellow v.ith blush 

 Rnd mottling of red color; quite attractive. Suture striped with 

 russet raisv'd 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. e\en though pruning and fruit thinning 

 were light. The fruit ripens in the Elberta season but will remain 

 on tb.e tree at a more mature stage for a longer period than will 

 the Elberta. 



Size - Uniform. Larger than the Elbei-ta and varies very little, 

 irrespective of heavy cropping. 



Form - Globular, somewhat elongated, ovate-oval with a very 

 prominent tip. 



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 to- 

 wards the stone. Flavor - superior and rated as excellent by 

 commercial growers, being distinctly aromatic and pleasing. 

 Quality - Best. Stone: free, somev.hat flat, roughly corru- 

 gated concentrically from the base, with base very narrow 

 and lip sharplv pointed. Size: smaller stone or pit than that 

 of the Elberta. 



Tendency to split: does not develop an inclination to split, thus 

 eliminating the possibility of the bitter flavor frequently 

 found in the Elberta peach. 



Use: Mai-ket, local, dessert, culinary, canning. 

 Keeping Quality: Excellent. 



Resistance to: Brown rot - excellent. Experiments indicate that 

 when any breakdown of cellular structure lakes place, it i< no: 

 usually in the form of a rot, but rather a gradual Ki-^s of mnist 

 ure followed by sliriveling. 



Shipping quality: Ships well. Bushel baskets of the fruit havi- 

 been shipped by express, uniced, to various States and have ar- 

 rived in perfect condition. Baskets of the fruit have been shipped 

 parcel po.^t to various Slates and have been ilelivered in perfect 

 condition. 



It i.^ lo be undeisiood that the foreiroinfr characteristics arc 

 typieal, Init «ub.icct, perhaps, to slight variations which mav arise 

 by reason of change of environment. 





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One Year Budded 

 Fine Quality Trees 

 5 to 6 feet 

 4 to 5 feet 

 3 to 4 feet 

 J t/i 3 feet 



1 to 9 10 to 49 50 or more 



Trees Trees Trees 



$2.25 $1.90 $1.H0 



2.00 1.65 1.35 



1.75 1.40 1.10 



1.50 1.20 .90 

 Prices F. O. B. Berlin. Maryland 

 ORDER EARLY — SLIM'LY LIMITED 



Founded 

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Over 4000 

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"THF rOMMKRCIAl PEACH OF THE FCTl RE" 



HARRISON BROTHERS, PROPS. 



BERLIN, MARYLAND 



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