/. T. LOVETT CO.— TREE CRANBERRY, ETC. 



Ltree cranberry. 



25 



$1.00; 100, $6.00. 2 



Among the ornamental berry-bearing shrubs there 

 are few superior, either for beauty or for the useful- 

 ness of their iruit, to the Tree Cranberry, or, as it is 

 often called, the High Cranberry Bush. As yet this 

 valuable and ornamental shrub has been singularly 

 neglected, being confined, except in a few rare in- 

 stances, to its native haunts in the North and East. It 

 forms a symmetrical little tree under culture, and is a 

 pleasing ornament on the lawn or shrubbery. Its 

 juicy, acid fruit is of a bright red, and is used as an 

 excellent substitute for the swamp cranberries. The 

 berries hang on well to the grayish branches and pre- 

 sent an effective appearance in winter. When growing 

 in a wild state it forms a dense bush but responds 

 readily to judicious pruning, and may be made to as- 

 sume either the tree form or that of an open bush. The 

 shrub is well worth planting for ornamental effect 

 alone;Jts excellent fruit makes it a profitable adjunct. 

 It is surprising that so few are aware of the beauty 

 and utility of this little tree, and many are under the 

 mistaken impression that it cannot be safely trans- 

 planted into cultivated grounds. Plants from the nur- 

 sery will succeed in almost any soil and location, and 

 yield in due season a bounteous supply of cranberries. 

 It should be more generally planted, and its value 

 then would soon become known and appreciated. The 

 trees we offer have been selected with a view to large 

 fruit and small seeds, and are sure to please. \\& to t 

 to 2^ ft., strong, doz., $1.50, 100, $9.00. (By mail, 6 to 12in., <Zo2., $1.00.> 



IMPROVED DWARF 



V ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 



Of al! the wild fruit introduced from the West this 

 appears to be the most valuable; and the description 

 given of it, with its history, is most interesting. Al- 

 though a native species flourishing in the neighbor- 

 hood of the Rocky Mountains it seems to be unclassified 

 botanically, and botanists are in doubt concerning it- 

 It Is said to be closely allied to the eastern Dwarf 

 gand Cherry but differs from it in a degree that would 

 seem to warrant the opinion that it Is a distinct species. 

 In cultivation it has shown a decided improvement 

 upon the wild form and it is probable the limit of im- 

 provement has not yet been reached. But whatever 

 its botanical position it is certainly a remarkable fruit 

 under cultivation and should be widely planted. As 

 hardy as a Wyoming Sage Brush, it has withstood a 

 temperature of 40 deg. below zero, unharmed in either 

 fruit-bud or branch. It is one of the most productive 

 of all fruits, sixteen quarts of fruit having been picked 

 from off a three-years-old bush and eighty cherries off 

 a branch, twelve Inches long, of a two-years-old bush. 

 The illustration here given, which is from a photograph 

 of a branch, will give some idea of its productiveness. 

 The fruit is jet black when fully ripe, and the only 

 Jault it has is that it turns color before ripening. In 

 size it averages somewhat larger than the English 

 Morello, its season of ripening being after all others 

 are gone. In quality and flavor it is akin to the sweet 

 cherries, excellent in flavor and a pleasant fruit for eating out of hand. 



This cherry is of a bushy habit of growth, rarely exceeding four feet In height, and is really a fine 

 ornamental shrub that would grace any lawn, bearing in spring a mass of beautiful white bloom. The 

 advent of this very desirable dwarf cherry will fill a much needed want, viz., that of a productive dwarf 

 cherry tree for family gardens, for which its early bearing— it begins to fruit at two years old— and ease 

 of culture renders it admirably adapted. We consider it a decided acquisition for garden cultivation. 

 Price, 12 to 20 Inches, each, 40c; doz., $1.00; 100, $30.00. (Smaller by mail post free at same rates J. 



