CHERRIES— APRICOTS 

 on "BUSHES" 



SMALL— EASY TO CARE FOR— 

 PRODUCTIVE 



SUB-ZERO APRICOT (2535) P. armeniaca. A bush- 

 like apricot plant that is exceptionally hardy — even to - 10 

 degrees and lower. Grows to about 10 ft. at maturity and 

 produces pretty white flowers at bloom. Large, juicy golden 

 yellow apricots are borne in profusion on low, easy to reach, 

 limbs. Bears very young, needs little space and almost care- 

 free. Pretty, glossy-green foliage lasts all summer to add to 

 its beauty. Plants 8-10 ft. apart. 



$2.25 each; 3 for $5.75; 10 for $15.00 



BLACK VELVET (3533) Often known as "Improved 

 Hansen's", this lovely small plant which grows only 4-5 ft. 

 tall produces bucket after bucket of large, mouth-watering 

 black cherries that make delicious eating fresh fruit or tasty 

 cooked desserts. Grow almost anywhere and produce fruit in 

 the first year after planting. Set 5 ft. apart for lovely land- 

 scape design and heavy yields of tempting fruit. Heavy No. 1 

 Plants. 



$2.50 each; 3 for $6.50; 10 for $16.00 



SCARLET GEM (3534) Popular "Nanking Cherry" 

 grows on bushes to 8 ft. tall. They are covered with a wealth 

 of white flowers every spring, followed by large crops of 

 pretty, scarlet red cherries each summer, almost as big as 

 Montmorency. Cherries are good for eating, canning, bak- 

 ing. Hardy almost everywhere. Begins to bear the next year 

 after planting. Remember . . . Scarlet Gem is a fine, almost 

 carefree landscape shrub, too. Heavy No. 1 plants. 



$2.98 each; 3 for $7.95; 10 for $19.95 



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Rutgers University, New Jersey 



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Set 

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 Marketing Fruit 

 Pears, Quinces 

 Peach Culture 

 Plum Culture 

 Cherry Culture 

 Nuts, Minor Tree 

 Crops 



Disease, Insect 

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 Frost Control, 

 Irrigation 

 Grape Culture 

 Strawberry Culture 

 Bush Berry Culture 

 Appendix 

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