Sonderegger Nurseries and Seed House , Beatrice , Nebraska 
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CHERRIES 
• the very best of both 
sweet and sour varieties 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS. Cherries do best on a 
sloping 1 piece of ground where water during continual 
rains will drain off. A low, wet ground is not a good 
place for Cherry trees. Dig large holes for the roots. 
If the ground ia level it is a good plan to drill down 
% couple of feet from the bottom of the hole, using 
a post auger, and this hole should be filled up with 
•ravel or wood aahes. Surplus water will drain off 
■hrough such a hale, and there will be no danger of 
the roots having t#o much moisture. At the time of 
planting, Cherry trees should be given plenty of water, 
lust like all other trees. Pruning of Cherry trees is 
only necessary if a branch dries out. or if some of the 
•mailer branches stand too dense. 
There is hardly a year out of ten when cherries 
tail to maks a good crop. In the home garden your 
cherry trees will always be your most reliable sup¬ 
plier of canning fruit. If you have no cherry trees, 
pour best friends will tell you that you are making a 
mistake by not planting a few trees. You would soon 
have trees that bear the fruit you need for your own 
use. Our cherry trees are extra nice, healthy and well 
mooted stock; such trees never fail to please. 
Sour Cherries 
These are perfectly hardy anywhere in the Middle 
West and the North. 
Montmorency 
In lots of 
1 10 25 
1 to 3 ft. trees, postpaid .Each, $0.22 $0.20 $0.19 
I to 4 ft. trees, postpaid .Each, .30 .28 .26 
4 to 5 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .35 .32-r" .30 
8 to 6 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .40 .38 .35 
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The 4 to 6 ft. trees will come to you prepaid if your 
order for nursery stock amounts to $12.00 or more. 
Always write for prices on large numbers of trees. 
Early Richmond. For an early Cherry in Nebraska, 
Kansas and Iowa, this tree is the best you can plant. 
Very hardy and productive. Cherries of good size, 
light red, quality good. Ripen here in June. 
carge Montmorency. Large, red, rich and contains 
very little acid. Very hardy. The tree is an abund¬ 
ant bearer. Ripens two weeks later than the Early 
Richmond. The large, dark red fruit, firm flesh, 
mak j it a better canning cherry than the Early 
Richmond. The two together make a fine combina¬ 
tion for a long bearing season. 
English Morello. Fruit large, very dark red, nearly 
black. Tender, Juicy, rich, good quality. Owing to 
Its rich red color it looks mighty good when canned. 
A favorite for late canning; it ripens very late. 
Shotild not be planted north of the middle of Ne¬ 
braska. 
May Duke. Large cherries, dark red, juicy, not quite 
so sour as some other varieties. May Duke is an 
•Id favorite, a very productive tree, dwarf in the 
habit of growth. Ripens in June. 
Osthelmer. Large heart shaped, nearly black when 
ripe. Fine for dessert and cooking; not very sour. 
A grand market variety. Blooms late. The tree 
bears young, it is one of the most productive of all 
cherries. Ripens very late, middle of July. 
Wragg. Medium to large, dark red, fine quality. Tree 
Is very hardy, of dwarfish growth, but very pro¬ 
ductive. Does real well in western Nebraska, west¬ 
ern Kansas, Colorado, and also in the northwestern 
states. Ripens in July. 
Compass Cherry Plum 
Absolutely hardy everywhere. A cross between the 
4and Cherry and the Minor Plum. Fruit nearly an 
tech in diameter, bright red, good flavor. In any lo¬ 
cality where other fruit, especially cherries are hard 
to raise, we suggest that you plant a few Compass 
Cherry Plums; they will give you crops where cher¬ 
ries would fail. All through the Texas Panhandle, east¬ 
ern Colorado, western Kansas and western Nebraska. 
Wyoming and the Dakotas, this tree is sure to give 
very satisfactory results. The tree bears very young. 
■•rice same as of Plums, page 6. 
Sweet or Heart Cherries 
If you wish to try Sweet Cherries in the Middle 
West or northern states, plant Sonderegger’s Sweet 
Yellow Glass, Black Tartarian and Windsor. Thes* 
are the hardier types, and wherever these are not suc¬ 
cessful, no other kind would do. South of the middle 
of Kansas most any kind could safely be planted. 
In lots of 
1 10 26 
2 to 3 ft. trees, postpaid.Each, $0.32 $0.30 $ 0.26 
3 to 4 ft. trees, postpaid .Each, .38 .35 .30 
4. to 5 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .42 .40 .35 
5 to 6 ft. trees, not postpaid.. .Each, .50 .45 .40 
All trees quoted not postpaid will be shipped prepaid 
by us if your order for nursery stock amounts to $12.06 
or more. 
Sonderegger's Sweet. As hardy a sweet cherry as car 
be had. It is of the Morello type. Almost black 
when fully ripe, large, very meaty, juicy and sweet 
although it is not a Heart Cherry. The tree is per 
fectly hardy here, a vigorous grower, with larg* 
leaves, bears well. We have trees of 2 to 5 ft. size 
Add 10c per tree to the price of Sweet Cherries. 
Yellow Glass. Fruit large, somewhat flattened in 
shape, and of a very beautiful color, is very firm, 
juicy, sweet, of finest quality. The tree is fairly 
hardy, seems to stand our Nebraska weather—hot 
summers and cold winters. Blooms late. Bird* 
hardly ever bother yellow cherries. 
Black Tartarian. Very large, purplish-black fruit, mild 
and sweet, a superb quality. The tree is a vigorous 
grower and bears very heavy. This is a Heart Cher¬ 
ry and is one of the hardiest of this type. In the 
eastern states and in the regions of the Great Lakes. 
Black Tartarian is an old favorite. 
Windsor. This tree will do well wherever Heart Cher 
ries can be grown, is about as hardy as the Black 
Tartarian. The fruit is large, liver colored, remark¬ 
ably firm and of fine quality. If there are no Sweet 
Cherries in your vicinity, and you wish to make » 
trial, our advice would be that you try Sondereg¬ 
ger’s Sweet, Windsor, Black Tartarian and Yellow 
Glass. 
Bing. Very large, dark brown, almost black. Cher 
ries are solid, making a good shipping cherry of 
fine flavor. Tree grows upright and makes a good 
bearer. 
Napoleon Bigarreau. Royal Ann. A fine, large cherry, 
pale yellow amber color, dotted deep red. Very firm 
juicy and sweet. A grand market variety which is 
used largely for canning. It stands shipping well. 
The tree grows fast and bears well. 
Rocky Mountain Cherry, see page 9. 
