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SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC, 
rust, worms 
and thorns. 
Plant an upright, 
healthy, clean, vigor- 
ous grower, resem- 
bling Crandall currant 
in foliage and growth 
— never affected in the 
least by mildew or rust, 
and without thorns. 
The i -year-old wood shows 
a fine, hairy spine, which is 
removed by shedding the 
outer bark, or skin, at 2 
years old, leaving the canes 
perfectly smooth and spineless, and giving much 
the appearance of a currant busn. The fruit, which 
resembles the gooseberry probably more than the 
currant, is produced in clusters of 3 to 5 and 
10 berries each, and at every bud of the branch 
carries an immense weight of fruit. Said to pro- 
duce five times as much fruit to the acre as either 
gooseberry or currant, and has averaged c) cents 
per quart for the last ten years. The fruit to eat 
out of hand when ripe is good, having a peculiar, 
pleasant flavor of its own, distinct from either the 
gooseberry or currant, and served as jelly, jam or 
in pies, is delicious. Price, mail or express, 1 year, 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.; 2 years, 50 cts. each, 
$5 per doz. 
BUFFALO BERRY. 
The fruit resembles small currants, 
but is of richer taste, and literally 
covers the twigs and branches. If not 
gathered it will remain on the plants 
through the winter. Esteemed for 
pies, tarts, preserves, jellies, etc. 
The plants are very hardy and easily 
cultivated, and bear abundant crops 
of fruit every year. As the male and 
female blossoms are borne on different 
plants, they should be planted in clus- 
ters of three or more, for best results. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $5 per 100. 
CRUNELLS. 
Claimed to be a cross between the gooseberry and currant, and free 
from mildew, 
DWARF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 
IMPROVED DWARF ROCKY 
MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 
Tliis is a shrul) which originally grew wild in the 
mountains. The fruit has been greatly improved by 
cultivation, and is claimed to be, when fully ripe, the 
best fruit of its season. The fruit is jet black when 
ripe, and in size averages somewhat larger than the 
English Morello, Its flavor is similar to the sweet 
Cherries. The introducer says : “ 1 could sell wagon 
loads of these Cherries at to cents per quart. The 
young trees I have are one year. from seed. I have 
had them loaded down at two years of age from seed. 
They never failed to bear fruit every year ; late frosts 
never affect them ; the tree is entirely hardy ; it has 
endured 40 degrees below zero without injury ; ripens 
when all others are gone ; the shrub would grace any 
lawn when in blossom ; the fruit is more easily pitted 
than other cherries. 
" It is a very enjoyable fruit, either eaten fresh or 
for preserving. 
“ It will endure longer drouth and more severe cold 
than any other variety of the Cherry.” 
i-year", 10 cts. each, Si per doz., $6 per 100 ; 2-year, 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
JAPAN QUINCE, “ COLUMBIA.” 
An edible form of the common Japan Quince, supply- 
ing fruits of especial value for preserving and culinary 
uses. The jelly resulting is a remarkable table deli- 
cacy. The tree is hardy, and handsome as an orna- 
mental shrub. One-year plants, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 
dozen ; two-years, 30 cts. each, $3 per dozen. 
