RE-DISCOVERED! 
This is an actual photo- 
graph of Sullivan Clings, 
ripening on the C. E. 
Sullivan Ranch.., 
re SULLIVAN “4 X 
CLING 
Back in 1930 a seedling was discovered 
growing in a Phillips orchard on the C. E. 
Sullivan ranch near Yuba City. Five years 
of breeding, budding and testing By Mr. 
Sullivan produced four new peaches which 
won enthusiastic comments from the limited 
numbers of growers who knew of the work 
being done, and from packers who received 
sample shipments. The most promising of 
all was the variety called the Sullivan #4. 
The Sullivan #4 has, literally, “hid its light 
under a bushel basket”. Mr. Sullivan was 
Follows Halford. The Sullivan #4 rip- 
ens immediately after Halford, replacing 
the Phillips in the canning cycle, but pos- 
sesses none of the Phillips’ weaknesses. It 
does not require excessive thinning as it 
sizes well and exceptional yields per acre 
have been obtained. 
Exceptional Vigor. The Sullivan “makes 
growth” rapidly, produces heavily, with 
fruit distributed all over the tree, inside 
and out. Unusually long hangers produce 
peaches along their entire length. Long 
stems minimize drop. The Sullivan #4 is a 
hardy peach and does not gum or split pit 
to the extent that some of the other varieties 
do. It is also resistant to rust. 
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absorbed in the development of one of the 
State’s largest orchards, and the outstanding 
merit of the Sullivan #4 never became 
widely known, although it has been a 
money-maker for the past 18 years in the 
Sullivan Orchards and certain others. Never 
has a new variety been required to prove 
itself over so long a period. We at Sierra 
Gold feel it’s time the Sullivan No. 4 was 
“re-discovered” . . . and we're so sure of its 
merit that we've spent two years building 
up our foundation stock. 
Superb Quality. The pit is unusually 
small, the fruit brilliantly colored, with firm 
flesh colored a bright yellow right to the 
pit. The fruit ripens from inside to out. No 
trace of red at the pit. The halves “retain” 
their perfect symmetry in canning, and do 
not “rag out”. 
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No Price Premium. We at Sierra Gold 
see only the brightest future for the Sulli- 
van No. 4. We expect volume orders, and 
we have the stock built up to do a volume 
business. No patent premium is being 
charged. You'll find the Sullivan #4 in our 
regular price list on the back page of this 
catalog. 
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What packers and 
growers say about 
the Sullivan No. 4 
Read these comments 
received by Mr. Sullivan 
“We have now been packing the 
Sullivan #4 for eight years . . . and 
believe it has wonderful possibilities 
as a leading cling peach. Having 
packed all the other Extra Late 
varieties such as Phillips, Stuart, 
Gaumes, Wiser, and Corona, we 
feel that it is definitely superior 
to any of them. The pit is ex- 
, ceptionally small . . . and the 
firmness of the flesh is very 
desirable. It does not show 
any gum, and having a gland- 
ular leaf it is very resistant to 
some of the diseases that hit 
a glandless leaf variety. We 
believe the Sullivan #4 has 
been proven an_ exceptionally 
good variety both from a canning 
and growing standpoint”. 
David House, president 
Frank M. Wilson Co., 
Stockton, Calif. 
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““Ne have now had this peach un- 
der observation for several years, and 
have fully assured ourselves of its 
outstanding merit. This peach does 
not gum or rust as do many other 
varieties, and is not difficult to size 
up as it is naturally a large peach. 
The tree itself is vigorous and pro- 
fific, producing heavy crops of fine 
fruit. It is valuable from a canner’s 
viewpoint because of its firm yellow 
meat, its small pit, and its lack of 
oxidation when cut. | hope you will 
take steps to have this variety pro- 
pagated”. 
Lawrence H. Barnett, 
District Supervisor, 
Marysville Area, 
Hunt Foods, Inc. 
“A\l of our current Extra Late Mid- 
summers leave something to be de- 
sired in one way or another, but we 
have found that the Sullivan #4 in- 
cludes a maximum of good qualities. 
We have found the color, texture, 
symmetry, and flavor desirable as a 
canning peach. If the grower can 
produce peaches of the quality we 
have observed, we can highly recom- 
mend it to take its place as a main 
variety”. 
Samuel G. Shannon, buyer, 
California Packing Corp. 
San Francisco, Calif. 
“My Sullivan #4‘s are consistently 
my best producers year in and year 
out. They always put off clean fruit 
and normally size without any diffi- 
culty, and with very little thinning. 
The trees are now 13 years old, and 
over the last five years their average 
production has been over 20 tons 
per acre”’. 
Marvin L. Fleshman (grower) 
Hughson, Calif. 
