DEPENDABLE NURSERY STOCK 
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The Famous New 
Macdonald Crimson 
Rhubarb 
Highest Color—Highest Quality—Highest 
Yielding—The Peer of All Other 
Rhubarbs 
Macdonald is the most talked of rhubarb in 
America today. And rightly so, for it is un¬ 
doubtedly superior to all other varieties now 
in use in this country. We quote below part 
of a letter recently received by us from Prof. 
L. G. Bunting of the Macdonald College in 
Quebec, where the variety was originated and 
through whom our supply of plants was secured 
from the College: 
Under date of December 12, 1931, Dr. C. F. Pat¬ 
terson, Professor of Horticulture, University of Sas¬ 
katchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., wrote of the Macdonald 
rhubarb: “It is without doubt the best variety that 
we have undertaken to grow. It is in a class by 
itself. I think this is the unanimous verdict of all 
that have compared it with other varieties.” 
The late Hon. J. L. Perron, Minister of Agri¬ 
culture for the Province of Quebec, and one who 
conducted quite a large farm, having over an acre 
of rather inferior rhubarb, said when he saw and 
was given a sample of the Macdonald variety: 
“Why! I will have it placed on every farm in 
Quebec.” 
I could give you many more favorable reports 
from many quarters, one just recently from Ger¬ 
many. During the last few years it has been 
placed in the hands of the U. S. Bureau of Plant 
Industry, Cornell University, Pennsylvania State 
College and a dozen other Experiment Stations 
in the U. S. and every single case on request after 
Macdonald Crimson 
having seen the variety, or having heard of it 
from some one else who had it. 
To date we have only placed it in your hands 
and the firm in New York Avho received a ship¬ 
ment about the same time you did. 
Finally, I would like to give my own personal 
opinion of this variety as one who has been grow¬ 
ing, handling and eating rhubarb for the past 
thirty-five years, and that is: “It is a very highly 
colored, attractive red stalk, of large size, produc¬ 
tive, very tender and succulent, and of excellent 
quality, and particularly valuable for pies and 
desserts. Its color when cooked without peeling is 
as attractive as that of raspberries.” 
Appreciating the tremendous demand for it in this country, Professor Bunting has mode 
arrangements for it to be grown and distributed by two nurserymen in this country, one 
in the East and one in the West. We are fortunate to be chosen to handle it in the middle 
west. Our planting of Macdonald, the largest in this country, has been a joy to watch, and 
a surprise to all who have come to inspect the field because of its large, uniformly red, 
crisp,, tender and mild stalks, and because of its tremendous vigor under dry conditions. 
Every one who grows rhubarb, whether for home or market, will want some Macdonald, 
so we suggest ordering early. We offer strong divisions. Prices: 60c each; 3 for $1.50; 
$5.00 for 12. Write for special prices to large commercial growers using quantities. 
Mary Washington 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
The Government’s Rustless Asparagus 
THIS GIANT ASPARAGUS, the result of years and years of 
plant breeding work done by the United States Department 
of Agriculture, is everywhere admitted to be the finest aspara¬ 
gus grown. Mary Washington seems to be the ideal asparagus 
as it is rust-resistant and surpasses all other varieties in yield 
and quality. Its enormous tender shoots of vivid dark green 
retain their tenderness and do not branch until well above 
eutting height. 2 yr. plants, 12 for 50c; 25 for 75c; 100 for 
$2.00; 1000 for $18.00. 
