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Plums 4 4 
The Plum being a native 
fruit, is of the most easy cul¬ 
ture and an abundant bearer. 
There is an endless variety of 
colors and flavors as -well as 
different times of ripening, 
extending from the middle of 
July to late fall. 
The fruits are of the finest 
flavors, and one has only to 
taste a few kinds until he will 
be "Plum" crazy. 
This is a tree that you can 
plant as close together as you 
like, as they seem to do best 
when planted in thickets, and 
are usually found growing in 
this manner in the wild state. 
No orchard is complete with¬ 
out at least a few plums. 
Price, 5 to 7 ft. Trees, 
Each 65c; Per 10, $6.00 
Japanese Varieties. 
BURBANK— Large, roundish 
fruit, bright red when ripe. 
Flesh is yellow, sweet, of 
excellent quality, and has a 
pleasant odor. The tree is 
hardy and bears very freely 
of this delicious fruit. Underwood Plum 
RED JUNE—One of the best Japanese plums; ripens 
before the Abundance: fruit good size; brilliant red; 
one of the best extra early plums. < 
European Varieties... 
DAMSON—A very productive and popular old variety, 
bearing quantities of medium-sized, tart fruit, dark 
purple when ripe, covered with a heavy blue “bloom.’’ 
One of the best plums for canning and preserving. 
Ripens in September. 
FELLENBERG (French or Italian Prune)—A desirable 
late Plum; oval; freestone. The purple fruit is juicy 
and delicious, and is excellent for drying. Ripens in 
September. 
GREEN GAGE—A fine, handsome Plum of exceptionally 
large size. Very desirable in many ways, for home use 
or market. Fruit greenish in color. 
Native or American... 
WILD GOOSE—Old and widely planted variety; light 
red; very early. Season, July 15th. 
UNDERWOOD—Considered one of the finest of the 
Minnesota Hybrids. Originated at the Minnesota 
Breeding Station. The fruit is an attractive red. large 
size—larger than any of the American red plums— 
juicy and sweet. Comes into bearing very young and 
is a heavy and annual producer. Midseason. 
WANETA—Color, a reddish purple; size, about 2 inches 
in diameter, and of delicious flavor. A variety pro¬ 
duced by Professor Hansen at the Minnesota Ex¬ 
perimental Station, and is, no doubt, the largest of 
the native Hybrids. We are listing this excellent 
variety for the first time, knowing its excellent qual¬ 
ities. 
Currants 4 4 
Like all other small' fruits, the Currant needs a rich 
soil and high culture to get the best results. Grown on 
a poor soil and in a neglected condition, the fruit will 
be so acid as to be almost unfit for use, while the fruit 
of the same variety grown under favorable conditions 
will have a mild and most refreshing flavor. On account 
of the long season of ripening, which extends from 
early in May until September, and the many ways it 
may be used, it should be included in every garden. 
Gooseberries 4 
One of the valuable native fruits, and of the most 
easy culture. They will grow and do well in most any 
situation, and seem to do as well in a fence corner or 
along the hedge as in a cultivated spot. It is the first 
fruit from the garden in the spring, and may be had in 
fresh condition from the bushes till the first of Sep¬ 
tember or later. 
Many people are prevented from growing either Goose¬ 
berries or Currants on account of the currant-worm that 
eats the foliage and prevents the fruit from maturing. 
These pests are the easiest controlled of any of the 
insects that feed on the foliage of plants and trees. 
The worms go into the chrysalis state in the ground 
under the bushes and the eggs are laid on the leaves 
near the base on the inside of the bush. The small 
worms commence to feed as soon as the leaves are de¬ 
veloped. During their early existence they are not 
CHERRY —Berries sometimes more than half an inch in 
diameter. Bunches short. Vigorous and productive 
when grown on good soils and well cultivated. Price, 
25c each; $2.00 per 10. 
WHITE GRAPE —Bush vigorous, somewhat spreading; 
productive. Clusters long; berries large to very large, 
averaging large; of very attractive color, mild flavor, 
and good quality. A good table variety. Price, 20c 
each; $1.50 per 10. 
If desired sent via Parcel Post add 2c each, 
or 10c per 10. 
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noticed, but in a few days of warm weather they spread 
all over the bush and then seem to eat up every leaf In 
a day. The remedy is to sprinkle the bush with water 
to which a little Paris-green has been added— just 
enough to give it a sea-green color—as soon as the 
leaves are fully grown, and repeat the dose in a week or 
ten days, to make sure of the worms. 
HOUGHTON —An American variety; clear red when 
fully ripe; very prolific and profitable. Price, 20c 
each; $1.75 per 10. 
DOWNING —Native variety; fruit large, round, light 
green with distinct veins; juicy and fine flavored; 
skin smooth. Bush very productive. Price, 25 each; 
$2.00 per 10. 
If desired via Parcel Post, add 2c each 
or 12c per 10. 
The only possible way to build up a business to last is by honest and 
square dealing. 
Buy all the fruit the family will use and the expense will be greater than all 
the other items of food put together. 
In buying of us you get trees at first hand that are alive and true to label, 
and at half the price you pay agents or dealers. 
