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Title: 1940 Planter's guide
Identifier: 1940plantersguid1940harr (find matches)
Year: 1940 (1940s)
Authors: Harrison's Nurseries (Berlin, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Harrison's Nurseries (Berlin, Md. ); Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture); Fruit trees; Trees; Plants, Ornamental
Publisher: Berlin, Md. : Harrison's
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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It's The Greatest Money Maker It's a Yellow Freestone— Midseason Greater Profits Harrisons' Original "BUD" Strain plcud and Reap the Cash Benefits Fruit is large to extra large; golden yellow with brilliant shades of red; firm juicy, rich, sweet and good flavor. Elberta has the greatest international repu- tation of any peach. It has been the standard for all other peaches almost since the date of its introduction. The coloring of Elberta is practically perfect. The rich, yellow skin is almost en- tirely covered with dark red blush upon the sunny side. This attractive ap- pearance and the uniform large size serve to sell it almost on sight. iLBERTA Harrisons' "Original Strain' Stamina — Uniformity — Best Canning Public Demand Premium Prices The large fruit, being uniform in size and shape, along with its high, attractive red color and firmness, withstands shipments of three thousand or more miles under refrig- eration in cars taking two or three weeks before being consumed, arriving with stam- ina enough to still look its best. Elberta has the reputation of being a peach without a peer and the variety which is always in favor and strong demand with the buying public, demanding the highest possible market prices. Elberta is by far the best canning peach. Save Disappointment — Plant Only Original Strain Elberta Today, there are more than seven distinct types and strains of Elberta, bearing fruit in the orchards of this country. To compare the various sizes, shapes, texture and red coloring of these Elberta with ♦■hose grown "on original strain trees" gives sufficient reason why they sold in 1939 at a premium of 50r t& 75c per bushel on the New York and other leading fruit markets. They Cost No More Why plant degenerated strains of Elberta when you can plant Harrisons' heavy yielding original strain trees. They can be purchased at the lowest price that high quality trees can be produced for. It is true trees, size by size, can be produced cheaper by budding them from non-fruiting trees in the nursery row, but this method causes degeneration. Trees grown in this manner will be lighter croppers and require a longer time in coming into bearing. Thousands Acclaim the Superiority of Harrison-Grown Trees Harrisons' pride themselves in propagating from the original Elberta strain, buds of which were personally cut by the late Senator Orlando Harrison from the original Elberta mother tree in the Rumph orchard in 1889. We have two commercial orchards, now 36 years old, of these wonderful original strain Elberta. Besides yielding bumper crops annually, they are the source of our present supply of original strain buds for the new young trees. For years our Elberta peaches have been the background of handsome peach profits. You can do the some if you plant Harrisons' original strain Elberta—it's your best bet. America's No. 1 Peoch—Elberta. There ore. more Elberta peach trees in bearing than any other variety on earth. (131 Tree is vigorous, very hardy, sturdy, thrives in widely dif- ferent localities. El- berta is hardier in bud than most varieties, and is a uniform pro- lific bearer. You con always depend on El- berta OS a sure crop- per.

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