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One of the greatest events in Horticultural history—Conference of some of America’s foremost fruit ex ’ oe i i 
t perts when Stark Bro’s signed the 
Purchase of Hal-Berta Giant at HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID for a peach tree, and obtained the World’s First Tree Patent on Hal-Berta. 
HAL-BERTA GIANT—World’s First Patented Peach 
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ERE’S the amazing NEW Mid-Season Perfect 
Freestone Yellow Peach—the Giant son of J. H. 
Hale, which FILLS the long-felt market need for a 
supremely HIGH QUALITY, EXTRA LARGE yellow 
freestone peach to lengthen the Hale-Elberta season. 
It is a beautiful peach—almost fuzzless skin—small pit 
—firm, solid, luscious, honey-juice flesh. 
Original Hal-Berta Tree at 
Superb Peaches—H 
R. Y. Scott, of Alabama, says that his 40 acres 
of fruit is more profitable than the corn and 
cotton crops on the rest of his 112 acres of land. 
Mr. Scott says that his Hal-Berta Giant and J. H. 
Hale Peaches bring him highest prices—with Hal- 
Berta Giant bringing 25% higher prices than 
Hale because of the difference in ripening season— 
Hal-Berta Giants coming in just after Hales are gone. 
“Another very important point in Hal-Berta 
Giant’s favor’’ says Mr. Scott, ‘‘is the fact that 
Hal-Berta Giant is very hardy—that it bears 
even when other varieties fail.”’ 
Agr. College of Georgia has a test planting 
of Hal-Berta Giant Peaches, and they are so 
outstanding with them, that they are planting 
more this season. Here is just a brief outline of 
their report to us: 
“Hal-Berta Giants bore an excellent crop last 
year (when 5 years old) and again this year. 
With us Hal-Berta Giant follows the Elberta 
crop, and the peaches are larger than Hale—in 
fact Hal-Berta Giant is the biggest peach I have 
ever seen. 
“The basket we sent to Gov. and Mrs. Rivers 
created a lot of interest, and we have had many 
inquiries regarding this variety. We have told them 
that Hal-Berta Giant is a new patented variety and 
trees can be secured ONLY from Stark Nurseries.” 
T. H. McHatton, State Horticulturist of Ga. 
We purchased it outright and a U. S. 
Patent on it has now been granted, to be 
our sole property. We paid a HIGHER 
PRICE BY FAR, THAN ANY PEACH 
TREE HAD EVER BROUGHT. 
No one but Stark Bro’s Nurseries can 
propagate or sell Genuine Hal-Berta Giant 
Trees. We will vigorously PROTECT the 
pulic and ourselves against infringers. 
For bigger crops, it is advisable to plant 
other high quality varieties, such as Stark 
Elberta, Burbank’s July Elberta, Elberta, 
etc., along with Hal-Berta Giant. 
‘“Mrs. Carter of LaPlata 
County, has Hal-Berta 
Giant 4 years old. Far be- 
low zero winter killed all 
other peach trees. Most 
of them root and all, but 
not a limb on Hal-Berta. 
It had a full crop of extra 
fine peaches. There was 
not another peach on this 
mesa or in the county.” 
—J. G. Johnson, LaPlata 
County, Col. 

Hal-Berta Giant originated in a famous Peach Orchard, 
Clay Co., Illinois. 
Ripens Mid-Season, usually a week to 10 days after Hale and 
Elberta. Will continue and lengthen Hale-Elberta season. Has all 
the delicious flavor and melting, firm flesh of J. H. Hale 
(though 20% larger)—bears bumper crops like Elberta. Tre- 
mendously profitable—the yellow peach to follow Hale and 
Elberta for which we’ve been searching for many years! 
4 Years Bore 6 Bushels of 
alf of Which Weighed a Pound Each 
‘My 3-year Hal-Bertas ripened 8 days after all 
Hale were shipped. Fine appearance, extremely 
large size bring premium prices. Flavor excellent. 
Sweeter than Hale. Trees vigorous, good bearers.’’— 
Paul Van Arx, Riverside Co. Calif. 
“We believe Hal-Berta Giant is the finest 
peach yet in the East. Size, color and flavor unex- 
celled. Trees stand more severe weather than any 
other variety we know.’’ Norman C. Brown, Franklin 
Co., Penn. 
“T have some of your trees, and the best adver 
tisement is your Hal-Berta Giant Peach Trees. My 
3-year old Hal-Berta Giant bore a big crop last year. 
I weighed the peaches here at the store, and they 
weighed from % of a pound to more than a pound 
each. I advertised these peaches all over Oklahoma, 
and no doubt you will receive lots of orders on the 
strength of them. One man offered me 50c for two 
of the peaches (25c each).’’-—Jess Henson, Pitts- 
burgh Co., Okla. 

“B, Dickey’s Hal-Bertas bore 13 peaches big 
as cocoanuts at 2 years old—never saw anything 
like them. Fruitmen say it has fine future to fol- 
low Elberta, ripe when other peaches are scarce.”’ 
—J. M. Robinson, Mass. 
“Had wonderful success with your Hal-Berta 
Giant. Tree stood 23 below zero, and last year at 
2 vears old they averaged 1% bushels per tree 
of most beautiful peaches I ever saw.’’—K. C. 
Perry, Okanogan Co., Wash. 
“T picked 50 bushels of Hal-Berta Giants last 
year from my young trees. Some of them weighed 
114 pounds (20 ounces) each. They had excel- 
lent quality—much better than Elberta, and 
were almost double size of Elbertas. I never saw 
a more beautiful peach. They held up well and 
went to market in perfect shape where they 
brought me as high as $3.00 per bushel. They 
2 Year Hal-Berta Giant Tree pan Ba 
fliMass, which bore 13 ripened a week or 10 days after Elberta. 
Peaches ‘‘Big as Cocoanuts.’”’ Scarborough, Adams Co.,, Ill. 

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ete 
Originator of Hal-Berta Giant and ex-President Am. Pomological 
Society comparing a big Hal-Berta with Hale. This 6 bu. crop of huge 
Hal-Bertas came off original 4-year-old Hal-Berta tree in background. 
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