BUR BANK'S 1920 OFFERING OF FRUITS, FLOWERS, ETC. 
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our best cultivated grapes. The vines are wholly distinct from all other grapes 
in having the whole surface bark thickly covered with corky gland-tipped pro- 
jections, giving them a very curious appearance. The leaves are very large, five 
to seven inches wide and nearly a foot long, and exhibit many beautiful autumn 
colors. But, above all, the great value of this new grape is in the most wonderful 
juices furnished by its fruit. For jellies it can not be surpassedibijf irH+eiiestill,* 
as a grape juice product no other grape can ia-tt-fty-way ^cb^pare with it in 
excellence. The juice is as dark as the juice of blackberries, has a somewhat 
similar rich, blackbenT-KaSBt&psy flavor and aroma, but surpasses even these. 
The time will soon come when all the fruit juices will find their peer in this 
-^ ytrrrthM'fu l product. It is very difficult, almost impossible, to raise this^qVecfek 
from cuttings, but fortunately they come almost true from seed, and whether 
they will thrive when grafted on our common vines has not yet been tested. -A 
great future is predicted for this new fruit, and I am pleased in hping ifc inlrrf- 
d i . i . o r m . t a ^i 4i i if.i 'i ri.'ii ' i ~. -tnrin3r.ar.rL't and. gnvfloni It may not prove wholly hardy in 
the colder northern states, yet, even there., it should be thoroughly tested, as it 
has been able in other places to stand severe freezes. I offer this season yearling 
seedling vines from my best bearing vine. Each, 50c; three, $1; ten, $2; hundred. 
$15. Sample nodes of the vine (very curious), 25c each. 
Riverside, Iowa, March 22, 1919. — The grapes arrived in perfect condition. 
Thank you for furnishing me the vines. I think I will have an interesting experi- 
ment with them. The stock you forwarded earlier by express came in best 
condition. Your packing is extraordinarily good. J. W. P. 
Orland, Cae., Feb. 20, 1919. — Mr. A. E. purchased two "Royal" walnuts last 
April, about eleven to twelve inches high, but had not seen them since. One of 
the "Royals" has been broken off at the ground, but is making a second growth 
The other one is now five feet two and a half inches in height and is a very pretty 
tree, with a solid sod of grass standing a foot high all around it. He is delighted 
and says he has never seen anything to equal the growth of that tree under like 
neglected conditions. F. L. T. 
Chinese Edible Hawthorn (Cratoegus pinnatinda) 
(Shan li hung) 
New. Seeds of this new fruit weA sent me in the fall of 19ftS*by Prof. Joseph 
Bailie, of the University of NankingA Nanking, China. A very beautiful small 
tree bearing great quantities of bright ciumson fruit as large as large olives, which 
is excellent for jams, jellies, etc. The Koliage also is very brilliant, equaling in 
this respect the best of the Indian Summer tints of New England during the fall. 
Seedling trees, all of which 0Ome true; three to four feet. Each, 50c; ten, $3. 
Oso Berry (Osmaronia cerasiformis) 
A handsome, rather rare, native >ftrub bearing oval, black fruits profusely, 
which are naturally bitter. I have ''experimented for its improvement in size and 
quality of the fruit. Each, 75c. 
New Plum Seedlin 
In order that my customers may 
production of new plums, I have rais, 
which give most promise for univc. 
perior varieties 
the opportuautv to experiment in the 
w a few ihousaiKCs'eedlings from varieties 
ylture. These are just what I plant to 
