RIO OSO GEM PEACH 



UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT NUMBER 84 



Should Be Planted In Every Orchard In America 



The Beautiful Glorified Peach 



RIO OSO GEM PEACHES BRING DOUBLE PRICES COMPARED TO MOST VARIETIES 



The sensational peach v.hich has caused the greatest amount of favorable reports of any peach introduced in a half century is that 

 marvelous, big peach, the World's largest, being a patented variety, the Rio Oso Gem, U. S. Plant Patent No. 84. It has now been 

 fruited in all peach growing districts in the United States and Canada, and has definitely proven itself to be the best all around com- 

 mercial peach - ask any man who has g^o\^^l the Rio Oso Gem. 



This beautiful peach has a brilliant, bright red color, running around 95% good red, whereas they are easy to pack as U. S. Fancy 

 grade. The size of the peach is all that anyone can expect, as many of these peaches will run a pound or more in weight and in many 

 instances have been reported that the crop would average three-quarters pound per peach. The flaming, beautiful bright red color in 

 the cheek, along with an attractive orange colored background, has earned it an envious reputation as being the prettiest peach grown. 

 The flavor is better than that of J. H. Hale and Elberta. The Rio Oso Gem is the best of all peaches for long distance shipments and 

 the fruit will stand up longer after being picked than any other variety of peach in existence. This stupendous %'ariety adapts iteslf 

 exceedingly well for shipments in refrigerator cars pre-cooled, under standard refrigeration for transcontinental hauls. Every year 

 the Rio Oso Gem peach brings the highest prices of any variety on the American market. 



The Rio Oso Gem is a very prolific bearer, a dependable annual cropper and ripens about a week to ten days later than Elberta of the 

 original strain, which is the standard peach of the World. 



G. Hale Harrison, Senior Partner of Harrison Brothers Nurseries, Berlin, Maryland, first saw the Rio Oso Gem during August of 

 1933, before it was patented and has been a booster of this variety each year and each year's crop increases his faith and enthusiasm. 

 Harrison Brothers, in their orchards, have planted 12,000 Rio Oso Gem peach trees and they report that this variety has brought 

 higher prices per bushel for the general average for the past ten years of any variety of peach they have ever grown and their 

 family has been commercial growers for more than 90 years. 



Glowing reports have been received from every peach growing district of the United States. According to a California bulletin issued 

 in June of 1949, there have been more trees planted of Rio Oso Gem, U. S. Plant No. 84, in California in the past tliree years than of 

 any other variety, whether freestone or cling stone. California grows about one-third of the peaches in the United States, and now 

 the plantings of young trees of Rio Oso Gem, U. S. Plant Patent No. 84, is greater in number than such famous varieties as Elberta, 

 J. H. Hale and other types of Elberta and Lovell, all being freestone peaches and also more than Halford, Gaume, Palora, Phillips, 

 Peak, Sims, Tuscan and other cling stone varieties. 



The original tree of the Rio Oso Gem was discovered by Mr. William F. Yerkes, near Rio Oso, California in Sutter County in northern 

 California. 



JIany canning concerns throughout California very much prefer the Rio Oso Gem for canning and quick freezing to any other 

 variety known. This peach, after being processed, either by canning or quick freezing is a well flavored peach having excellent color 

 and firm texture. It is well liked by the consuming public. 



The California fruit growers have had the best success for shipping Rio Oso Gem peaches as fresh fruit than any other variety, as it 

 will withstand long distance shipments and arrive in excellent condition at any market in the United States. California's greatest 

 net cash money making peach is the Rio Oso Gem and this is the reason why so many trees have been planted in recent years, sur- 

 passing any other variety. 



RIO OSO GEM, U. S. PLANT PATENT NO. 84, PEACH TREES ARE GROWN AND SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY 



Harrison Brothers Nurseries 



Telephone - Berlin 27 and 28 G. HALE HARRISON, General Manager Nipht Telephone - Berlin 35. 



BERLIN, MARYLAND 





"LARGEST GROWERS OF FRUIT TREES IN THE WORLD.' 



