BRAND'S FRUITS 
NEW MINNESOTA PLUMS—Continued. 
T T-nrlprwrvoH (Minnesota No. 91). The earliest of 
^IlU.trWOtJU. i ar g e new plums. Ripens from 
about August 1st to 15th and attains a size of 1 
inches. This is the hardiest of all these new plums; 
and, in favored locations, we do not hesitate to advise 
its planting far north. Fruit is a very attractive red, 
firm juicy flesh, very small pit, freestone. Splendid 
quality. Hangs well to the tree and ripens over a 
period of 2 weeks. An annual bearer, having borne 
8 successive heavy crops. 
4-6 ft., 85c; 3 or more at 80c, not prepaid. 
The dryer sections cannot get along 
without Compass cherry plum. Its little 
red plum cherries do not amount to much when eaten 
from the tree but are splendid when canned. Should 
be planted with Oka for a pollenizer. 
5-6 ft., 85c; 3 or more at 80c. 
HToksi O ne *he new Pl ums from Prof. Hansen of 
A UlVd South Dakota. Our attention was first called to 
this fine plum at our State Fair where quite a quantity of 
Toka fruit was on display. The fruit is so bright in color 
and looks so beautiful that one simply cannot pass it by 
Fruit medium in size, running about 1J4 inches in diam¬ 
eter by 1 inch deep, being similar to a tomato in shape. 
The color is an intense bright light red, flesh yellowish, 
rich, firm, and sweet, with a peculiar pleasant aromatic 
flavor imparted to it by its Chinese parent, Prunus Simoni. 
The pit is very small. 
Underwood Plums. 
The fruits are of beautiful shape and look exceedingly 
tasty when put up in small two and three quart baskets, 
so much so as to make this plum an extra fine Plum for 
high class counter trade. 
The tree is a beautiful upright grower of just medium 
size, which makes it very desirable as a plum tree for a 
city lot. We are so pleased with it that we intend to plant 
50 trees in our orchard this spring. 
Nice 5-6 ft. trees, $1.25 each; 2 or more at $1.00. 
Compass Cherry Plum. 
Nanking Cherry. 
NANKING CHERRY 
(Prunus Tomentosa) 
Something entirely new. A very ornamental spread¬ 
ing shrub or low growing tree (can be kept in either 
form), covered in early spring before the leaves ap¬ 
pear with masses of bloom. Pink in bud, the tiny 
flowers open a pure white and the contrast between 
white petals and bright red calyx is very noticeable. 
The short-stemmed cherry-like fruit, a rich scarlet, 
ripens in June and is both good to eat and very dec¬ 
orative. It makes a beautiful shrub to plant where an 
early blooming large shrub is desired and it produces 
in abundance a crop of delicious fruit good to eat 
from the hand, that makes beautiful rich red jellies 
and jams, and a good wine. 
Selected strain: 2-3 ft., 75c; 4 for $2.50. 
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