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Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 
Montmorency Ordinaire 
— A beautiful large, 
red acid cherry, 
larger and finer than 
Early Richmond and 
fully ten days later. 
Being extraordinary 
prolific and hardy, it 
can be recommended 
as a variety of great 
value. Tree a free 
grower. 
Olivet — A new Duke, of French origin. 
Unlike most others of this class, it is 
said to be very early and to ripen over 
a long period. Fruit very large, globu- 
lar, and of a deep shining red; tender, 
rich and vinous, with a sweet sub- 
acidulous flavor. 
Ostheim — A hardy cherry from Russia. 
It has been tested in the severest win- 
ters of Minnesota and has been found 
perfectly hardy. Fruit large, roundish, 
ovate; skin red; dark at maturity; 
stalk long; flesh liver-colored, tender, 
juicy, almost sweet. 
Reine Hortense — Very fine; large, bright- 
red, juicy and delicious. Vigorous and 
productive. 
Wragg — (See English Morello). 
Montmorency Large 
PLUMS 
The plum, like the pear and other fine fruit, attains its greatest perfection on 
heavy soil. The curculio. a small, dark-brown beetle, often stings the fruit, causing 
it to drop off, but the following directions, faithfully observed, will secure a crop of 
this splendid fruit everywhere. 
As soon as the blossoms are fallen, spread two sheets under the tree, and give the 
tree a sudden jar by striking a smart blow with a hammer upon the stub of a limb 
sawed from the tree for the purpose ; the insects will drop on the sheets and can be 
killed. Collect all fallen fruit and burn or feed the swine. Repeat the operation 
every day for two or three weeks. It should be done before sunrise. 
The cost of protecting entire orchards from the attacks of this enemy will not 
exceed ten cents per tree for the entire season. 
Black knots should be cut out w T hen 
conquered. 
Abundance — Barge; bright red with yel- 
low cheek; flesh light yellow, very 
juicy, tender, with delicious sweetness; 
early, annual, profuse bearer. Septem- 
ber. 
Abundance 
Aikin (Nigra) — Found wild in Atkin 
County, Minnesota, (near Lake Itasca) 
and introduced by The Jewell Nursery 
Co. in 1896. Has the most northern 
origin of any commercial plum and is 
also one of the very earliest to ripen, 
fully two weeks before DeSoto. Fruit 
large greenish yellow, ground covered 
with brilliant red turning to dark red 
when ripe. Flesh, yellow, rich, tender, 
they appear, and the disease will soon be 
juicy and sweet. Stone remarkably 
thin and almost free. Of splendid 
market quality, especially on account 
of earliness. 
Beauty of Naples— A new variety, of the 
highest promise; size large, color 
greenish-yellow, flesh firm, juicy and 
very fine flavored. Tree very hardy 
and prolific. Middle of September. 
Botan — Lemon-yellow ground, nearly 
overspread with bright cherry and 
heavy bloom; large to very large; ob- 
long, tapering to a point like Wild 
Goose; flesh orange-yellow, melting, 
rich and highly perfumed. August. 
Bradshaw — Fruit very large, dark violet- 
red; flesh yellowish-green, juicy and 
pleasant. Tree vigorous, erect and 
productive. Middle of August. 
Bi;rbank — Large, globular, cherry-red, 
mottled yellow color; flesh yellow; 
melting, juicy, sweet; semi-cling. One 
of the best. Ripe July 1st to 10th. 
Cheney— (Nigra) — Fruit irregular, oval, 
medium to large; color a dark and 
rather dull red with slight blue bloom, 
skin thick; 'flesh yellow and firm; stone 
large, pointed, oval, much flattened, 
cling. Season early. Tree a fine, vig- 
orous, upright grower with large or- 
namental flowers. Found in La Crosse, 
Wis. and introduced by E. Marcie. 
One of the best and hardiest of the 
early varieties and will be found of 
value in every orchard as there are few 
sorts of its season. 
