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The Rocky Mountain Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 
Cherries 
Plums 
early RICHMOND — Unsur¬ 
passed for cooking. Hard¬ 
iest of all varieties, bears 
heavily. Cherries are me¬ 
dium size, round and dark 
red. Flesh tender, juicy, 
and sub-acid. Early. Very 
poular, and a fine variety in 
every respect. 
ENGLISH MORELLO —Easily 
grown, heavy producer, 
very hardy. Fruit dark red, 
quality very good, with a 
rich, acid flavor. Late. 
MONTMORENCY —Best Of all 
sour varieties; most in de¬ 
mand at all markets, widely 
used by canneries. Fruit is 
good size, bright clear red, 
fine quality, sub-acid flavor. 
Early Richmond Cherry Early. A splendid all around 
variety. 
SWEET CHERRY (Black Tartarian) —Very large, bright 
purplish black cherry; flesh very rich, delicious, thick, 
juicy, or purplish color. Very vigorous erect grower 
and an immense bearer. 
PRICES—Large 4 to 6 foot 2-year old trees, by express, 
not postpaid, at: Each, 60c; 3 for $1.65; 10 for $5.00. 
Assorted if desired. 
Apples 
Delicious Apple 
The apple, if given the 
same care and attention as 
other farm crops, will yield 
greater. The following list 
we consider to be the best 
for general planting. The 
stock we offer is hardy, 4 
to 5 foot, 2-year-old trees. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT— 
Large, uniform, yellowish 
white apples with moder¬ 
ately firm, juicy flesh. 
DELICIOUS — Fruit large, 
nearly covered with bril¬ 
liant dark red, flesh fine 
grained, crisp and melt¬ 
ing, juicy with a delight¬ 
ful aroma; of very high¬ 
est quality. A splendid 
keeper and shipper. A regular annual bearer. 
WEALTHY —Few varieties that are at once so hardy and 
so productive yield fruit of such good quality—white- 
fleshed, juicy and vinous; of mediuiq size, smooth, round 
and deep red. 
JONATHAN —Medium, brilliant red and yellow; tender, 
juicy, rich. Fine-grained. 
GRIME’S GOLDEN— Large, golden yellow, juicy, aromatic, 
sub-acid. Fine dessert apple. 
RED SIBERIAN (Crab Apple) —Fruits, small; about an inch 
in diameter. Grows in clusters; bears young and abun¬ 
dantly. Ripens in August and September. 
PRICES—Large 4 to 6 foot 2-year old trees, by express, 
not postpaid, at: Each, 60c; 3 for $1.65; 10 for $5.00. 
Assorted if desired. 
Dewberries 
LUCRETIA —The Dewberry is a dwarf and trailing form of 
the Blackberry. The fruit is highly prized as a market 
fruit owing to its large size and fine quality. Set the 
plants 2 feet apart in the row and cover in winter with 
coarse litter. Should be mulched in the spring to keep 
them off the ground. Perfectly hardy and remarkably 
productive; said to be the best of this class of fruit; 
ripens early, is often iy 2 inches long by 1 inch in diam¬ 
eter, sweet, luscious and melting. This variety is rec¬ 
ommended most highly. 3 for 25c; 10 for 65c; 100 for 
$5.00, postpaid. 
Gooseberries 
The Gooseberry requires a deep soil, well manured, 
and, if inclined to be dry, should be mulched to retain the 
moisture. The bushes should be thoroughly trimmed and 
pruned to obtain large, fine fruit. 
DOWNING —Fruit large, round, light green with distinct 
veins, soft, juicy and fine flavored; vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive; smooth skin; one of the best. 3 for 60c; 10 
for $1.75, postpaid. 
HOUGHTON —Medium size, pale red, sweet and juicy; 
vigorous grower, abundant bearer and free from mil¬ 
dew. Considered by many the best paying sort in culti¬ 
vation. 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.75, postpaid. 
LOMBARD — Fruits 
violet red, round¬ 
ish oval. Juicy 
and pleasant. A 
valuable market 
variety. Very 
hardy and adapt¬ 
ed to light soils. 
GREEN GAGE —Skin 
greenish - yellow, 
flesh pale green, 
juicy and exceed¬ 
ingly rich. One of 
the best for can- 
n i n g purposes. 
Freestone. 
BURBANK— Skin 
dark red over a 
yellpw ground; 
juicy, sweet. 
Good shipper; rip¬ 
ens in late Au¬ 
gust. Large. 
Lombard Plums 
GERMAN PRUNE —Purplish-black, medium juicy, large. 
Good market variety; one of the most popular for can¬ 
ning, because of its sweetness. 
Prices by Express, not prepaid: Each, 60c; 3 for $1.65; 
10 for $5.00. Assorted if desired. 
Evergreens for Beauty 
BLACK HILLS SPRUCE—Picea canandensis albertina —A 
quick-growing very hardy tree, dark green in color. 
Bushy, compact growth, with sturdy body. A splendid 
specimen tree, with very interesting early spring 
growth. 18 to 24 in. trees, balled and burlapped, $2.50 
each. 
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 
—A very hardy, and 
popular evergreen. One 
of the most popular for 
landscape work. Foliage 
is greenish blue to sil¬ 
very blue. The blue 
color is brightest in the 
spring when new growth 
develops. Should be 
planted in open sun 
away from trees and 
buildings for best color. 
18 to 24 in. trees, balled 
and burlapped, $3.00 
each. 
COLORADO GREEN 
SPRUCE—Picea pung- 
ens —Very similar tree 
to the Blue Spruce, but 
a deep green color. Good 
for contrast planting. 
18 to 24 in. trees, balled 
and burlapped, $2.50 
each. 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM —Colorado Silver Juniper. Thi: 
tree is the best of all the upright growing Cedars anc 
Junipers. It grows similar to the common Red Cedai 
but is more narrow and compact. The color of the 
foliage is a silvery blue. Absolutely hardy. 2./ z ft. trees 
balled and burlapped, $4.00 each. 
PFITZER JUNIPER—Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana_One 
of the most important evergreens for the large garden 
or specimen planting. Always a good dark green color 
and perfectly hardy. 12 to 15 in. spread, trees balled 
and burlapped, $2.50 each. 
SAVIN JUNIPER—Juniperus sabina —The most beautiful 
°£ low-growing Junipers, with numerous fan¬ 
shaped branches. Valuable for the small planting or 
rock garden. Makes a wonderful back-ground for 
flowering plants. 12 to 15 in. spread, trees balled and 
burlapped, $2.50 each. 
TAMARIX LEAVED JUNIPER—Juniperus sabina tamaris- 
cifolia —A very compact, low-growing evergreen similar 
to the Savin Juniper. Foliage very fine in texture, a 
soft grayish-blue green that never changes color. Valu¬ 
able for the front or the evergreen planting. 12 to 15 
in. spread, trees balled and burlapped, $2.50 each. 
MUGHO PINE—Pinus mughus —The most ornamental 
dwarf pine grown. The dark green color is retained 
throughout the winter. For rock garden planting it is 
invaluable. Tree 15 inches in diameter, $2.50, each. 
All Evergreen Trees are F.O.B. Denver. 
