Hardy .... Young Bearing 
PLUMS 
good for eating and canning 
Special, Low Anniversary 
Prices 
Hansen, Minnesota and Native Plums are hardy every¬ 
where. They grow in dwarf forms, and bear very 
young. You can count on large crops within a short 
time when you plant these trees. 
HANSEN PLUMS 
WflTIPtfl The largest of all Hansen Plums. Often 2 inches 
VY aiicuct j n diameter. The color is a good red, the flavor 
is fine. Everybody I have met so far who has a Waneta Plum 
tells me of the enormous crops this tree brings, sometimes it 
would sound like a fish story, but I know it is true. I have 
grown them myself and I have seen the trees many times 
loaded with fruit. With no more than ordinary care you can 
grow Plums to eat and to can, and you will have some over 
for your friends. 
TTnri<tWa Bright red, heavy blue bloom, firm flesh, and the 
Xl.aii.oiVa> quality is good. When cooked, the flavor re¬ 
sembles that of Apricot. Bears young and heavy. 
Cfo-iqo Glossy dark purple, flesh of the same color. Very 
kiapa good quality, and it is surprising how young these 
trees bear. If you plant just a few of each of the four Hansen 
Plums I am listing here, in two years or less you will have 
all the plums a large family can use. Plant now, one crop 
will pay you back many times the cost of the trees. 
Ofintn Tlie earlies t °f the Hansen Plums. Dark purplish 
V/poibct re d w ith green flesh and very pleasant flavor. In my 
garden the plums ripen about the 20th of July, and they stay 
on the tree for two weeks, in fine condition after ripening. 
Prices of all Hansen, Minnesota 
and Native Plums: 
(Grown especially not to make root-suckers.) 
1 10 25 
2^-4 ft. nice trees, postpaid.$ 0.50 $ 4.50 $10.50 
4- 6 ft. extra fine trees.62 5.90 13.50 
5- 6 ft. heavy, selected specimens.85 8.00 .... 
The 4-6 ft. and 5-6 ft. size shipped prepaid in orders for 
$15.00 or more. (Evergreens and seeds not included.) 
MINNESOTA PLUMS 
Planting 
Instructions 
With the holes prop¬ 
erly prepared, and 
the stock freshened 
up in water, you are 
ready to plant. But 
while you take your 
stock out to be 
planted, protect the 
roots from sun and 
wind. A wet piece 
of burlap wrapped 
around the roots is 
Just the right thing. 
HTnnitm< Th is is a Minne- 
UI S ota Plum, and the 
best of the Minnesota varieties 
I have tried. The plum is dark 
purple, the flesh of the same 
color, size is medium with a 
small pit. Its quality is very 
good. 
PpH Win o’ This is a y e,low 
XieU. W mg plum overlaid 
with red, freestone, sweet, and 
of good quality. For raw eat¬ 
ing they are especially good, also 
for use like peaches with sugar 
and cream. Hardy most every¬ 
where. 
NATIVE PLUMS 
nmaVia An i m p r o v e d 
\JU.LdjlLdi strain of the 
native plums. The fruit is dark 
red with small pit. Sweet, well 
flavored. Will make an excel¬ 
lent plum for the North. 
Oolden Rod SS pTi ,n S 
is a very good, hardy yellow 
plum, sweet and tender. 
SAPA PLUMS 
EUROPEAN PLUMS 
Below I am offering you the most popular European varieties, 
and those that have been tried enough to recommend them. I 
do not advise you to plant any of them north of Nebraska; 
they are not quite as hardy as the Hansen, Minnesota and 
Native Plums. But in Southern Missouri, Eastern Oklahoma, 
Southern Indiana and from there south, also in the Pacific 
states European Plums and Prunes do well. 
Prices of European and Japanese 
Plums and Prunes: 
1 3 10 
21/2-4 ft., postpaid .$ 0.53 $ 1.50 $ 4.70 
4-6-ft., not prepaid .70 2.00 6.50 
T nmBcsTvl Does well in light soil. It is a great bearer, and 
UUiiluaiU. j s hardiest of the European Plums. There 
are a good many Lombard Plums bearing nice crops in 
Nebraska and Kansas. Fruit is oval, violet red, with a yellow, 
juicy flesh. Ripens here last of August. 
Volinw TPn'rv Fruit very large, prune shaped, yellow with 
ICiiUW light dots, making it a fine table variety, 
also good for cooking. Ripens last of August. 
QVi vrmoViI vq "Do wi con This is the small blue plum that 
vjpolill C XSdillloUil bears in such large numbers, and 
makes one of the finest plums for preserves and plum butter. 
Fruit small to medium, dark blue. The tree does well in 
Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa, and deserves to be in every 
garden. 
GERMAN PRUNE 
A large, oval, purple prune of fine quality. Flesh sweet, 
pleasant flavor, and it is firm; best for drying and preserving. 
Freestone. The tree is not hardy north of here, but it is much 
hardier than the Italian Prune (Fellenberg’s). Price of Prunes 
same as of European Plums. 
JAPANESE PLUMS 
HnvVifinlr Bright cherry red with lilac bloom, the flesh is 
Jj Ui uaiitv deep yellow, quite firm, sweet and meaty. It is 
hardy in Nebraska, a good freestone plum. Ripens here In 
August. Price same as European Plums. 
Sonderegger’s Japanese Plum t T h h e %Et Japan¬ 
ese plum I have found so far. It is large, red, of excellent 
quality, the meat is yellow, with small pit and very meaty. 
This is a grand table and canning plum for home use or 
market. In my garden they are perfectly hardy, and I would 
recommend them anywhere up to the southern half of Nebraska. 
1886—Sonderegger Nurseries and Seed House.Beatrice, Nebraska—1936 
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