Minneapolis and St. Paul 
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Hardy Plums 
Prices on All Plums Except II here Priced 
4 to 5 feet.$0.75 each, $ 8.25 per dozen 
5 to 6 feet. 1.00 each, 11.00 per dozen 
0 to 7 feet. 1.50 each, 16.50 per dozen 
ELLJO'J'T. A strong grower, hardy and heavy bearer. Fruit of good 
size, pit small, quality good. Red. 
FIEBING. A new plum introduced by Mr. Chas. Haralson, Excelsior, 
Minn. It is hardy and of vigorous growth, producing a regular crop 
of unusually large, fine quality plums. Should be included in every 
home and commercial orchard. See cut. 
L V CRESCENT. The Apricot flavored plum. Tree vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. Fruit medium sized. Clear yellow, tender, fine grained flesh. 
Semi-free stone, juicy and sweet. 
LORING PRIZE PLUM. The largest plum known for northern orchards. 
Bright red in color, delicious to eat; has a small pit. Most years this 
variety is a shy bearer. 
MONITOR. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit large, almost round, 
color dark red, quality good. 
Parker Pear (Minnesota No. 1) 
RED WING. A heavy and early-fruiting variety with 
large, red, free-stone fruit of exceptionally fine 
quality. 
TONKA. A fine-flavored, juicy plum of large size, 
good keeper and good market variety. Red. 
UNDERWOOD. Fruit attractive red with fairly firm, 
juicy flesh, small pit, clingstone, hangs well and 
ripens over a long period. A splendid variety. 
Pears 
N O one need hesitate to plant Pear trees in Min¬ 
nesota. All who saw the Minnesota State Pear 
Exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair last fall were 
convinced that Pears of good size and fine flavor can 
be grown in abundance in Minnesota. The follow¬ 
ing varieties are dependable. 
4 to 5 feet.$1.00 each, $11.00 dozen 
5 to 6 feet. 1.50 each, 16.50 dozen 
MENDEL PEAR. Originated at New Ulm, Minnesota. 
Fruit is of good size, about the same as Bartlett, 
juicy and of fine quality. 
PARKER. (Minnesota No. 1). Originated by the 
Minnesota State Fruit Breeding Farm. This is a 
good cooking and eating pear. The tree is a large, 
vigorous, free-growing type. Fruit medium in size, 
flesh tender. See cut. 
PATTEN. The fruit is of medium size and good qual¬ 
ity. This variety has been grown in many parts of 
the state with good success. 
Grapes 
T HE Alpha, Beta and Hungarian varieties are 
hardy without winter protection. All other vari¬ 
eties should be covered for the winter. 
Parcel post weight: % pound each. 
2 years.$0.40 each, $3.50 per dozen 
3 years.50 each, 4.50 per dozen 
Beta Grape 
AGAWAM. Dark red, bunch and berries very large. 
ALPHA. Fruit is larger than Beta and of good quality. Perfectly hardy 
without covering. 
BETA. The Beta is perfectly hardy, a rapid grower, early bearer, good 
sized fruit, bunches often weighing one-half to one pound each and of 
fair quality. Well adapted for covering porches, fences, etc., or will 
do well planted out by itself. A fine grape for jelly or grape juice. 
See cut. 
CAMPBELL’S EAKLV. Round fruit, flesh rather firm but tender; quality 
rich and sweet. 
CONCORD. A well-known black grape, medium size, early and of good 
quality. 
DELAWARE. Bight red, bunches and berries medium. 
HUNGARIAN. Fruit is of fair size and quality good. Resembles Alpha. 
MOORE’S EARLY. Black, earlier, larger and better quality than Con¬ 
cord, but not quite as productive. 
POCIiLINGTON. White; bunch and berries large. 
Strawberries 
A LL varieties offered below have perfect flowers and will bear fruit 
if planted alone. 
Parcel post weight: 3 pounds per 100. 
Everbearing 
PROGRESSIVE. The best everbearing strawberry. The fruit is of good 
size and flavor, smooth, of good color and appearance. 
25 for $1-00 100 for $3.00 1000 for $25.00 
MASTADON. The largest everbearing strawberry grown. The berries 
are uniform and large to the end of the season instead of running 
small. 
25 for $1.25 100 for $3.50 1000 for $27.50 
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