DEPENDABLE NURSERY STOCK 
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TWO NEW APPLE VARIETIES OF 
OUTSTANDING MERIT 
BEACON (Minnesota No. 423). An unusually fine, hardy, heavy bearing red 
apple of high quality. Late Duchess season but keeps for three or four 
weeks after picking. Prices; 2-3 ft., 1 year, 75c each. 3-4 ft., 1 year, $1.00 
each. 
MINNESOTA No. 1007. Heralded as the finest hardy winter apple for Minne¬ 
sota; also an introduction of the State Fruit Breeding Farm. It will un¬ 
doubtedly be named this season. A hardy, heavy bearing red apple. Good 
winter keeper of the highest quality. Prices: 2-3 ft., 1 year, $1.00 each. 
Order early as stocks of these new varieties are especially limited. 
Crab Apples 
DOLGO CRAB—Dolgo is generally conceded 
to be the most beautiful of all apple trees. 
It is heavily laden with large white flowers 
at blossom time, and later the brilliant red 
fruit is borne freely in beautiful rope-like 
clusters, among dense foliage of vivid, 
dark green. The fruit is oblong in shape, 
of rare beauty and has a very unusual lem¬ 
on-like flavor. Far superior to other crabs 
for jellies, producing a transparent bright 
red jelly of high quality. Will jell even 
when dead ripe. 
FLORENCE CRAB. The best all-around 
crab for general purposes. Good quality, 
highly productive. Desirable in every 
way as an early crab for either home or 
market plantings. 
VIRGINIA CRAB. The hardiest of the 
crabs. One of the most dependable and 
regular fruiters. An ideal stock to use 
for top-working for less hardy varieties. 
WHITNEY CRAB. The finest crab for 
eating purposes, crisp flesh and pleas¬ 
ant flavor. Strong, upright growth. 
CRAB APPLE PRICES 
1 
10 
Dolgo— 
Standard, 3-4 ft. 
_$1.00 
$ 9.00 
Large, 4-6 ft. 
_ 1.25 
11.00 
Extra large . 
_ 1.50 
13.00 
Florence— 
Mail order size. 
.60 
5.40 
Virginia— 
Standard, 3-4 ft. 
.80 
7.20 
Large, 4-6 ft. 
_ 1.00 
9.00 
Extra large . 
_ 1.25 
11.00 
Whitney— 
Mail order size. 
.60 
5.40 
DUE TO DROUGHT 
Due to the drought of the last summer ap;ple trees did not make as tall a growth as usual. For 
this reason we feel that prospective buyers are entitled to know the true situation. The better nursery¬ 
men grade apple trees by both height and caliper (or diameter) of the trunk. While the trees cali¬ 
pered well last season they are short 6 inches to 12 inches of normal heights for each grade. If a 
nurseryman chose to he might, by neglecting to give the usual heading back, grow a tree of con¬ 
siderable height but with small caliper and light branching. 
All of the trees listed on page 4 and all of our crab apples are trees that have been properly 
headed back and are well branched. Those listed as mail order sizes are 3 feet or more in height and 
from seven-sixteenths to nine-sixteenths inch in cal’per; the 3-4 foot trees are from nine-sixteenths 
to eleven-sixteenths inch in caliper, considerably heavier and somewhat taller than the mail order 
size. The 4-6 foot trees are eleven-sixteenths inch or more in caliper (the grade which usually runs 
a strong 5-6 fcot). Our extra large, specially selected trees are the cream of the entire crop—“hand 
picked”—the finest trees available anywhere at any price this year. 
The one year trees listed at the top of page 5 are either one year whips or lightly branched trees. 
