RED LAKE 
CURRANT 
Red Lake is a new currant that comes from the Minnesota 
State Fruit Breeding Farm. It has been under test for many years 
at the farm and among nurserymen and fruit growers all over the 
country. It has given such good accounts of itself in so many 
different ways wherever grown as to bring about the naming of 
it at the farm. It was seedling No. 24 and is now named Red Lake. 
We have been fortunate in having it under test on our own 
grounds for some 8 or 9 years and can recommend it in every way. 
Up to this time Perfection has been the standard of perfection in 
currants. 
Perfection is a splendid red in color, its bunch is as long as 
that of any and covered with the very largest sized berries; it is 
as prolific a bearer as the Pomona and for quality it has been 
the sweetest red currant that we have had. But it has one weak 
point, just one fault. The Perfection has a poor bush. The limbs 
are weak, they break down, and the bush goes all to pieces. 
Red Lake is a Greater Currant 
Than Perfection 
Red Lake has all the good qualities of Perfection. It is a deep 
brilliant red, its bunch is as long as that of Long Bunch Holland, 
its bunch is covered with berries as large as those of Perfection, 
it is just as sweet as Perfection and just as heavy a bearer, but 
it goes Perfection one better. It has a large strong bush that will 
not break down. 
Strong 2-yr. plants, each 60c; 2 for $1.00; 5 for $2.25; 12 for 
$4.25. Strong 1-yr. plants, each 30c; 5 for $1.35; 25 for $5.00. 
POORMAN GOOSEBERRIES 
A great improvement over the old varieties of goose¬ 
berries such as Downing, Houghton, Carry, etc. A 
great big new berry after the type of the large English 
Gooseberries with much of the fine quality of the 
English kinds. A very large berry, red, juicy, sweet, 
thin-skinned and of best quality. Does best in heavy 
soils either clay or loam, but not good for sandy soils. 
Strong, 2-yr. No. 1 plants, 40c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 
for $3.50. All postpaid. 
LATHAM 
Greatest of all Raspberries 
More money can be made growing red rasp¬ 
berries for market than from any other farm 
crop. The Latham is the greatest red raspberry 
ever introduced. In competition with all other 
high producing varieties at the Connecticut ex¬ 
perimental farm under official test the crop yield 
per acre was: 
Latham . 5430 Quarts 
Herbert. 3648 Quarts 
Cuthbert. 3600 Quarts 
Which conclusively shows the outstanding superiority of 
Latham as a producer and a money maker. In our own 
fields we have netted over $1000 per acre from Latham. 
Our fields of raspberries are inspected 3 times every 
growing season by official state inspectors and our stock 
is certified mosaic free. 
There are more Latham raspberry plants grown at Fari' 
bault, Minnesota for sale than in any one other city in 
the world. There are no better plants grown than we 
offer. 
Latham prices: 
Extra heavy No. 
1 plants, 12 
plants, £(1.10; 25 
plants, £(1.80; 50 
plants, $2.45; 
100 plants, 
$4.75, postpaid. 
New Hardy Plums 
THE SPLENDID 
The Splendid. We first offered the Splendid for sale in the spring of 1930. 
At that time we said that the Splendid was the finest plum we had ever eaten. We 
still say the same thing. We test out all the new plums as they come out as we are 
personally very fond of plums. In fact, we believe, the plum our favorite fruit. 
We have a private orchard of nearly 100 trees and here we plant all the new plums 
as they come out and to date we have never had a plum that for quality will compare 
with the Splendid. 
Splendid. A new chance seedling originated in southern Minnesota. Fine, rather 
upright growing tree. Fruit almost round, slightly larger at the base. Bright red, 
with numerous white spots, changing to deep, rich red as it becomes thoroughly ripe. 
Skin thin, pit small, fruit large, averaging IV2 to 1% inches. Flesh firm, richly 
colored, meaty, and the flavor is simply splendid. 
3 to 4 ft. $1.00 each, postpaid; 4 to 5 ft. trees $1.25 each; 5 for $6.00, postpaid. 
Beautiful 5 to 6 ft. trees $1.50 each; 5 for $6.75 by express collect. Cannot be sent 
by post. 
Ute fyinetit Quality 
THE FIEBING 
Another Great Minnesota Plum 
Originated by Chas. Haralson who sent out so many fine plums while he was Supt. 
of the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Station. Our trees of Fiebing in the orchard have 
now stood there the third year. Last vear they bore a fair crop but as fast as they 
ripened the boys stole them and they didn’t ripen enough for us to get to see what 
they really were. But this year we had a big crop and were they fine! Thev are the 
largest first class plums we ever grew. They are a large oblong plum that will average 
up with large hens eggs. The color is a deep blue'black. Very meaty, small pit, 
flesh rich and dark, quality very fine. Not so good in quality as Splendid but 6till 
strictly first class. Looks like a great big blue prune. Comes into bloom at same 
time as Splendid and good to plant with that variety as a fertilizer. 4 to 5 ft. trees 
$1.25; 5 to 6 ft. trees $1.50; 5 for $6.75. 
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL 
Brand Peony Farms, Inc., 
Faribault, Minn. 
My Dear Sirs: 
“In the spring of 1931 1 bought 
two Splendid plum trees from you, and 
while they began blooming the second 
year, no plums ever set on them until 
last year, when they were loaded. I 
attribute this to the possibility that, 
planted alone, Splendid is sterile, for 
the reason that last year two Wanetas 
came into bloom -right next to them 
and at once the Splendid set fruit. The 
fruit was very large, and the most de' 
licious plum I ever ate. Mrs. Jackson 
canned a few quarts, the first of which 
were served for breakfast one morning 
last week; and ’were they good?’ Never 
did I taste such fruit—not like a plum, 
but more nearly like a peach, apricot 
and plum combined, if you can im* 
agine such a combination.” 
Sincerely yburs, 
J. C. JACKSON 
Sheridan, Wyoming. 
Fiebing Plum 
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Splendid Plum 
