OYeCjrowtke FINEST PLUMS 
And they bear so young—usually the next year 
after planting. Plant several varieties in your clump 
to get the biggest and best crops. Our hardy, 
northern grown Plum trees are so easy to grow— 
all select No. 1 grade. 
Our Special Prices 
on All Plum Trees 
4-5 ft. average height, extra 
fine, northern grown 
75c each; 10 for $7.00. 
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(Note: Our supply of Plum trees is very limited 
this season; in fact, good fruit trees are extremely 
scarce throughout the United States, and you should 
order your wants early. Ferris' Plum Trees are 
grafted on Plum root —not Peach root as some 
nurseries do — and can be grown successfully in all 
sections of the country). 
FIEBING PRIZE. Extra large, extra hardy, red plum 
of excellent quality. Firm flesh, bright color, and 
fine flavor makes it a splendid market sort. You 
will like it mighty well for eating fresh or cook' 
ing. 
LA CRESCENT. Fruit is clear golden yellow, very 
tender and sweet, and makes wonderful preserves 
and pies; ripens early. Ideal for home use. 
OPATA. Earliest to ripen. Dark purplish red plum 
of medium size, with very, pleasing “sweet'acid” 
flavor: freestone. 
Superior 
Plum. 
RED WING. One of the finest; large fruit, 
firm, yellow flushed red, with sweet, rich 
flavor. Freestone. Ripens third week in 
August. Popular for eating or cooking, 
and a good shipper. 
SAPA. An outstanding Hansen’s Plum, 
medium to large, dark purple, and of the 
finest flavor. Very fine for canning. Bears 
young and heavily; hardy everywhere. 
SUPERIOR. The newest of the extra hardy 
Minnesota Plums, and ranked as the most 
perfect by most planters. Enormous fruit 
of clear rich red, firm yellow flesh, and of 
delicious flavor. Can be peeled as you 
would a peach. 
UNDERWOOD. A splendid plum—very 
large, red fruit, juicy and sweet; fine 
quality. Heavy, annual producer, and 
hardy everywhere. This valuable plum 
should be in every planting. 
How to Plant a Tree 
SET TREE IN TUB OF WATER WHILE DIGGING HOLE. 
SUBSOIL SHOULD 
BE BROKEN UP 
IF VERY HARD. 
SETTLE TREE BY 
SHAKING UP 
AND DOWN 
WHEN HOLE IS ... 
ABOUT 3Q FULL PACK 
FIRMLY WITH FEET. 
OOTS SHOULD NOT 
BENT IN PLANT¬ 
ING SO DIG HOLE 
LENTY LARGE ENOUGH 
SET TREE TRIFLE DEEPER 
THAN IT GREW IN NURSERY. 
SPREAD ROOTS TO 
NATURAL POSITION. 
TILL IN AMONG ROOTS 
WITH COOD LOAMY 
SOIL. WORK IN BY 
,&>' HAND OR SETTLE 
* WITH WATER. 
ILL HOLE AND 
PACK FIRMLY. 
LIGHT SOIL 
REQUIRES MORE 
PACKING THAN 
HEAVY SOIL. 
LEAVE POCKET AROUND 
HOLE TO CATCH WATER. 
IMPORTANT : WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THE USE OF MAN¬ 
URE. IF WELL DECAYED AND MIXED WITH SOIL IT SHOULD 
BE USED ONLY ON THE TOP. 
Montmorency Cherries. 
Underwood 
Plums. 
WANETA. Bears great quantities of extremely large, dark reddish Durole 
plums of rich, fine flavor. Very hardy and prolific. 
ZUMBRA. Large, purple-skinned fruit, with firm, crisp flesh; splendid for 
canning, for pies, and for eating out of hand. Early to fruit and a heavy 
cropper; hardy in all sections. 
Delicious CHERRIES 
A fresh Cherry Pie is so appetising! Plant the unused corner or back lot 
line to Ferns Hardy Cherry trees, and you will have all the cherries you 
need for canning pies and eating fresh. It’s so simple to grow them—all 
they need is good, well-drained soil, planting them at the same depth as in 
the nursery row. 
EARLY RICHMOND. Most popular early cherry. Every year it produces 
heavy crops of bright red cherries, juicy, and rich flavored; great favorite 
for cooking. Extremely hardy. Select, No. 1 trees, 4 ft. average 
40c each; 10 for $3.50. 
MONTMORENCY. Beautiful, large, red Cherry of the finest flavor, ripen- 
ing 10 days later than the Early Richmond. A heavy annual bearer and 
very hardy; ideal for canning. Select, No. 1 trees, 31/, to 4 ft. aver¬ 
age, 40c each; 10 for $3.50. 
See Table below showing distance apart to plant 
fruit trees. In setting your trees, follow closely the 
drawing on this page, being careful to set deeply 
and firmly in good soil, then prune the top back 
severely. The ideal place for small fruits such as 
raspberries, is between the rows of fruit trees; they 
will then both get the shallow cultivation that means 
best success. 
To produce healthy, well developed fruit, you 
should spray your trees at least three times a year, 
with Bordeaux Mixture, which can be secured at any 
drug store. First, they should be sprayed in the 
cluster hud stage, when the buds show pink but 
have not opened up; second, when 95 per cent of 
the petals have fallen; third, three weeks after the 
second spray. You will find fruit trees easy of 
culture; they will do well on almost any well-drained 
soil. 
"How Far Apart Shall I Plant?” 
The correct distance apart to plant is often a 
problem to planters. There are no set rules for this, 
hut with our years of experience in planting and 
growing, we are glad to suggest advisable distances 
to our customers, which will work very satisfactorily 
in every way. 
Planting Directions 
Apple Trees . 
25 to 40 ft. apart 
Cherry Trees . . . . 
15 to 18 ft. apart 
Plum Trees . 
12 to 15 ft. apart 
Pear Trees. 
15 to 18 ft. apart 
Peach Trees . 
16 to 18 ft. apart 
Grapes . 
6 to 8 ft. apart 
Currants and Gooseberries . 
3 to 4 ft. apart 
Raspberries . 
4 
hv 6 ft. apart 
Blackberries . . . 
3 
by 5 ft. apart 
Spring-Bearing Strawberries 
(Field) . 
114 by 314 ft. apart 
Everbearing Strawberries 
(Field) . 
1 
by 3(4 ft. apart 
Strawberries (Garden) . 
114 by 114 ft. apart 
Asparagus (In beds) . 
1 
by 1V4 ft. apart 
Asparagus (In field) . 
1 
by 3 ft. apart 
How to Determine the Number 
of Trees or Plants to an Acre 
Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by 
the distance the trees or plants are apart in the row, 
and the product will give the number of square feet 
that each tree or plant will occupy; then divide this 
number into the number of square feet in an acre 
(43,560), and it will give you the number of trees 
or plants to the acre. 
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