RIO-OSO-GEM 
A remarkable peach having excellent shipping qualities and ripening ten days after 
Elberta. This variety is of California origin and shows promise of becoming a valuable 
late variety for Michigan and surrounding states. The blossoms are self-pollinizing, pro¬ 
ducing fruit of large size, and attractive appearance. Flesh, deep yellow, fine grained, 
firm textures, and separating freely from the pit. Every grower of peaches, either for home 
use or commercial purposes, should try a few trees. 
VEDETTE 
Is the earliest of three Canadian varieties, ripen¬ 
ing a few days before Valiant. Like Valiant it was 
obtained from an Elberta seed. The tree is productive 
and the fruit is large, roundish oval, yellow fleshed, 
and a freestone. It ripens three weeks before Elberta 
and is superior to its parent not only in quality but in 
color as well. 
SALBERTA 
Ripens about Sept. 23rd, or two weeks after Elberta. This is 
a cross between Salway and Elberta, that produces large fruit 
of the Elberta type. Color deep yellow with dull red cheek. Flesh 
yellow, firm and very juicy. Better than the old varieties of the 
same season. 
SHIPPERS LATE RED 
The fruit of this variety is shaped like Elberta but is larger in 
size. The color is a fine golden yellow covered with rich red. Flesh 
is deep yellow, firm, juicy, and of good quality. Tree vigorous, 
moderately hardy and very productive. Freestone. Ripens one 
week after Elberta. 
WILMA 
Ripens about a week later than Elberta. A splen¬ 
did new variety coming from Elberta and promising 
to be a close competitor. It is a yellow freestone, with 
all the fruitfulness of the parent, excellent quality, 
large size, hardy, and a good shipper. 
VALIANT 
A seedling of Elberta, is very promising. The fruit is large, 
roundish, yellow blushed with red, with firm juicy flesh of very 
good quality; a freestone. The trees are productive. It is in season 
by the first of September or about two weeks ahead of Elberta. 
Noteworthy because of earliness and its rich flavor—better than 
Elberta. 
YELLOW ST. JOHN 
Ripens about August 18th. Tree hardy and vigorous, but an 
uncertain bearer. Freestone, fruit of medium size, and very high 
quality. Flesh light yellow, tender, and highly flavored. 
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