BRAND’S FRUITS 
On© has to look back but a few years to a time 
when we could not grow Pears in Minnesota. But the 
fruit men have been at work and now we have several 
good pears that are not only hardy with us but 
varieties that bear fine crops of 1st class fruit. 
MENDEL. Produced at New Ulm, Minnesota, by Mr. 
Wm. Pfender. The old original tree is now some 
thirty years old and seemingly as hardy as ever. It 
stands right out on the prairie in an unfavorable 
location, yet even under such conditions it produces 
great crops of splendid fruit. Fruit large and very 
fine flavored. 
MINNESOTA NO. 1. This is the fine new pear from 
the Fruit Breeding Farm. A splendid large sweet 
pear that does well as far north as Minneapolis. 
Fruit large and much like the Flemish Beauty, 
only hardier. Abundant bearer. 
PATTEN. A large fine flavored pear, brought out by 
the late Mr. C. G. Patten, the great fruit breeder 
of Iowa. Tree extremely hard^q a fast grower, and 
almost blight-proof. Very prolific. 
TATE NO. 2. Another new pear that is extremely 
hardy and very little subject to blight. Comes to 
us from Ontario. A pear of splendid quality and 
good size. Prices the above Pears: 4 to 6 ft., each 
50cj 5 for $2.25; 10 for $4.00. 
New Hardy Pears 
Zach 
man 
We are pleased to announce this season that 
another new pear of good quality has been found that 
is hardy and that will do well in Minnesota. Mr. 
Zachman who lives some twenty miles northwest of 
Minneapolis has been working with pears for a good 
many years and has produced some pretty good ones. 
But his best pear is the Zachman, a large midseason 
pear turning very yellow as it ripens, of finest quality, 
and very hardy here in Minnesota and very free from 
blight. It is a great bearer and has produced many 
fine crops for its originator. It is quite a stride for¬ 
ward to produce a good pear that is hardy in the terri¬ 
tory north of Minneapolis as all of our good pears so 
far, with the exception of the Tate, have come from 
sections further South. Pine trees;—strong, 4-5 ft., 
each $1.25; 2 for $2.25; 6 for $6.00. Pine trees—strong, 
5-6 ft., each $1.50; 2 for $2.50; 6 for $7.50. 
Special Pear Collection 
1 Mendel. 4 to 6 ft.#0.50 
1 Minnesota No. 1. 4 to 6 ft.50 
1 Patten. 4 to 6 ft.50 
1 Tate No. 2. 4 to 6 ft..50 
1 Zachman. 4 to 6 ft. 1.25 
#3.25 
?3.25 VALUE $<VOO 
FOR __ 
Zachman 
Pear. 
Red Lake Currants 
Red Lake is a new currant that comes 
from the Minnesota State Fruit Breeding 
Farm. It has been under test for many years 
at the farm and among nurserymen and 
fruit growers all over the country. It has 
given such good accounts of itself in so 
many different ways wherever grown as to 
bring about the naming of it at the farm 
this winter and its being for sale this 
spring. It was seedling No. 24 and is now 
named Red Lake. 
We have been fortunate in having it under 
test on our own grounds for some 6 or 7 
years and can recommend it in every way. 
Up to this time Perfection has been the 
standard of perfection in currants. 
Perfection is a splendid red in color, its 
bunch is as long as that of any and covered 
with the very largest sized berries; it is as 
prolific a bearer as the Pomona and for 
quality it has been the sweetest red currant 
that we have had. But it has one weak point, 
just one fault. The Perfection has a poor 
bush. The limbs are weak, they break down, 
and the bush goes all to pieces. 
Red Lake is a Greater Currant Than 
Perfection 
Red Lake has all the good qualities of Per¬ 
fection. It is a deep brilliant red, its bunch 
is as long as that of Long Bunch Holland, 
its bunch is covered^with berries as large as 
those of Perfection, it is just as sweet as 
Perfection and just as heavy a bearer, but it 
goes Perfection one better. It has a large 
strong bush that will not break down. 
Strong No. 1 plants, each 60c; 2 for $1.00; 
5 for $2.25; 12 for $4.25. 
Medium grade plants, each 50c; 5 for 
$1.50; 12 for $3.00. All postpaid. 
A great improvement over the old 
varieties of gooseberries such as 
w Downing, Houghton, Carry, etc. A 
great big new berry after the type of the large English Gooseberries with much 
of the fine quality of the English kinds. A very large berry, red, juicy, sweet, 
thin-skinned and of best quality. Does best in heavy soils either clay or loam, 
but not good for sandy soils. Strong, 2-yr. No. 1 plants, 40c each; 3 for $1.00; 
12 for $3.50. All postpaid. 
tJ/'A i J V | 
Poorman Gooseberry 
This last summer two ladies 
drove out from Faribault to the 
nursery looking for currants. I 
took them to a row of three- 
year Red Lake bushes planted 
very close together. These 
bushes were young and only 
two feet tall. Prom four bushes 
occupying but 7V 2 running feet 
of row, they picked 20 quarts 
of large deep red sweet cur¬ 
rants for which they gladly paid 
$2.00. 
Poorman Gooseberries. 
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