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ZUMBRA CHERRY— -A low growing tree, vigorous and very productive, 
showing the characteristic profuse bearing habits of the sand cherry crosses. 
The fruit reaches one inch in diameter and is borne in thick, rope-like 
clusters along the slender branches of last year’s wood. Color very dark, 
nearly black when ripe; flesh firm, greenish, sometimes tinged with red 
when fully matured; stone small, free; quality good with a flavor resembling 
its sweet cherry parent. One of the most promising of the Minnesota Fruit 
Breeding Farm productions. 
Nicollet Cherry— The nearest approach to the true sour cherry, that has 
been produced in the Northwest. The tree is small, bush-like, hardy except in 
Northern portions, fruit is small, roundish, oval. Skin thin, medium tough, 
color dull cherry red, flesh greenish yellow, tender, juicy, mildly sour, 
cherry-like in flavor and texture, quality good. Season, August. 
Opata —This is Siotfx Indian for “bouquet” and is the first of the plums 
of the Sand Cherry Cross to ripen. At blooming time it is a gigantic bouquet 
of white flowers of the most exquisite fragrance. It blooms just a little later 
than the American plum and escapes the frost danger that so often gets the 
crop of wild plums. The Opata is a Sand Cherry Cross. The wild sand 
- cherries of the Dakotas with the Gold Plum of California. The trees of the 
Sand Cherries Crosses should be grown as bushes, not trees, for the reason 
that you can grow twice as much fruit and one or two years earlier by letting 
them branch from the ground, than they will if you make them in tree form, 
and they are much longer lived in bushform. Color of the flesh green, flavor 
very pleasant, ripens about July 15 and will hang on the tree in good condi¬ 
tion for about two weeks. 
Sapa —The Sioux Indian word for “black”—“As dark as the shadows of 
even’ banked in the Western Heavens.” Turning the branches of this tree 
back when the fruit is ripe exposing the long ropes of glossy black fruit to 
the rays of the sun, the background, the smooth bark and glossy dark green 
foliage are a pleasant sight. Good for home consumption and the home 
market, marketed to best advantage in grape baskets or quart boxes. They 
sell readily and at good prices this way. When it first commences to mature 
the skin is dark green. The flesh a royal purple. The color of the skin and 
flesh gradually change until it is as black as the darkest night. These Sand 
Cherry Crosses are excellent for canning, jellies or jams, as the skin entirely 
disappears with cooking. 
PRICES ON CHERRY TREES 
4 to 5 Foot, each $ .65; 10 for $5.00; 25 for $11.00; 50 for $20.00 
Order early and take advantage of Free Offer 
EVERGREENS 
Scotch Pine —The Scotch Pine is a very satisfactory tree for groves and 
windbreaks. Also, has its place in landscaping as it makes a fine ornamental 
tree, very rapid in growth, perfectly hardy, and does exceptionally well in 
East half of South Dakota and also points South and Southeast. Transplants 
more readily than other Pine. There are lots of good windbreaks of this 
Pine in the Northwest. It produces a large tree. 
Black Hills Spruce— The Black Hills Spruce is a native of South Dakota, 
and is therefore hardy enough for the wind swept bare prairie country of 
the Northwest. It grows readily on all soils and because of its close growing 
branches and heavy close set foliage it is one of the best spruces for orna¬ 
mental purposes. It will stand trimming well and can be made into a very 
attractive hedge. Its compact habit of growth lends itself well to windbreak 
purposes and its dark green color, which it retains throughout the winter 
months, gives you a promise of the spring to come. Iowa farmers have 
