THE "MINNETONRA" APPLE 
MINNESOTA'S GREATEST SEEDLING 
THE GUARANTEED APPLE 
We Not Only Guarantee the Tree to Grow, But Until it Produces ONE. BUSHEL OF FRUIT. 
A MINNESOTA SEEDLING and MINNESOTA GROWN 
Bears Regularly and Abundantly-Very Small Core— Good Keeper— Blight Proof 
Tested and tried for years, found to be the hardiest, most productive of all Apples, and an . ^PP^ t° P^nt m the North- 
west. Each tree carries our seal and guarantee. None genuine without. Grown in the MOST INOrv 1 nt^rxlN 
NURS Oi5i^tedn^ar^e : Mtenetonka, Minn., and original tree purchased by us some twenty years ago, knowing at that 
time it was the most promising Seedling ever introduced, yet we felt, m justice to ourselves and the fruit-growing public of the 
Northwest! thf t Tt w^fa matte! of business to thoroughly test this new Seedling before pushing its sale and recommending it 
for ^^f^P^more "good, fresh blood" in it than any other apple in this country Tree hardier than the Duchess, 
Lonjrfield or Gideon, and is, in point of fact, hardier than any variety yet introduced in the West or North. 
Color red- fruit very large, handsome shape, flesh tender, crisp, sub-acid, the ideal cooking apple. 
farmers - 
of value until we can now, and without hesitation, cry i,ureka- , . 
ot value w m ^ e w e e not existed with on e or two season's testing, but followed it up un^ 
valuable variety, with no doubts or j 
agating and placing this variety in t 
has devoted sixty years of his life to this very work 
ess-work ; and furthermore, we feel that we shall accomplish a benevolent work by prop- 
e hands of the farmers of the West and North. Our grower in charge of this variety, who 
has pronounced the "Minnetonha" to be the hardiest free. 
most uniform^ andThriftTgrowen'ind producin The finest fruit of any apple ever coming to his notice 
We"gua7antee"eve?y"tree soldVnd I paid for, until it produces a bushel of good fruit-what 
stronger f^™™*^" ™, * c T mj £J to the tree until late in the season, thus rendering it possible to hand-pick 
for market almost the entire crop. Two trees of the " Minnetonha are worth a whole orchard of com- 
mon «PP1«- producing and propagating this variety. Who will say it is not cheaper for a farmer 
to pav u «S oo for C ofUiese trees, if he could not procure it for less, than to have some ^doubtful cheap variety presented to 
h°m? sp^nding^ £rhTps?two or three years of his short life caring for such, and at last be .^PP<»nted, getting no returns fo» 
his patience useof land, etc. ? Why not pay a few cents extra and buy the experience with the frees ? 
nis pauence^ u [ ( ^ „ £ ^ mi m a t she itered from bleak winds, if possible. It will pay you to 
do so Ust plenty ofrich loam -if necessary haul it from some distant point, Dig a hole three feet deep and four across; set 
the free welldowm, spreading the roots out straight and evenly, and sift the richest soil, well pulverized, about the roots, press- 
ins? same down firml v. After well set water liberally, and continue this for several days. 
,ng ~™ £ ound is frozeDi and remepb er, don't remove this mulching in the : spring 
until all danger of frost is over. Use coarse straw manure, or straw, keeping it two or three inches from the trunk of the tree. 
If nothing better at hand, brush will protect to a considerable extent. 
It will pay you handsomely to carry out this treatment with all your 
trees as well the "Minnetonka. " Parties who expect stock to live, and want 
good returns from it, must simply give the necessary care and attention. 
Farmers are fast coming to the conclusion that satisfactory results cannot be 
obtained from jamming a tree into the ground in a shiftless manner and then 
leaving it to take care of itself. Care for stock and you will be repaid 
many times. , 
Years ago it was thought apple growing in Minnesota was a lost art, 
but of late our State proves to be one of the best apple growing States in the 
Union, when the proper varieties are planted. The Dakotas and Northwestern 
Canada have thought it impossible to grow apples, 
yet we stand ready to guarantee "Minnetonka" 
until it produces one bushel of fruit, showing our 
knowledge of its hardiness in these sections. 
This apple is grown exclusively by us, owned 
and controlled by us, and cannot lie offered by any 
other concern. To protect ourselves, each free has 
our seal attached, and none are genuine without. 
hrMinnetonM 
Guarantee- 
bushel of fruit 
^om Every Tree, 
SEE OTHER SIDE FOR PRICES 
L. L. MAY (Q. CO., Nurserymen, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
