/^TJT^T) T> TTh Q hardy, always sure to bear 
v^IiE/iViVlLl/U excellent fresh and canning fruit 
Cherries do well most anywhere except on a low, wet place. Hilly land, even if the soil is not the best, is very favorable for 
growing Cherries. There is always a good market for this fruit, overproduction has never been known in this fruit, and prices 
are always very profitable to growers. My trees are hardy, upland grown, come into bearing very young. Plant the trees 20x20 
feet apart, or use them as filler trees in your apple orchard. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
SWEET CHERRIES 
PRICES OF ALL VARIETIES LISTED BELOW 
2- 3 ft. healthy, well rooted trees, post- 1 111 " 5 
paid .JO.38 1.00 3.20 7.50 
3- 4 ft. nice branched trees, postpaid.46 1.25 3.90 9.00 
3-year roots, 2-year tops, stem thickness 
rV-inch and up with well branched 
crowns .60 1.65 4.90 11.50 
Cherry trees for best growisg and easy picking should have 
short trunks. In this grade of fine, selected specimens you get 
heavy stems, extra good roots, and well shaped crowns. The 
height is from 3% ft. and up. 
Rir’VimrvnrJ M ay Cherry. The common light red 
xllLilXIlLillU Cherry, generally found on the market. 
The tree is very hardy and productive. The Cherry is of fair 
size, light red, good quality, and largely used for canning. 
Bears very regularly. An excellent tree for Nebraska, Iowa and 
Kansas. Ripens in June. 
PRICES OF BLACK TARTARIAN AND YELLOW GLASS 
3- 4 ft. nice trees, postpaid 
4- 6 ft. excellent specimens 
1 3 10 
$0.60 1.65 5.00 
.75 2.00 6.20 
Rl/-f/-lr Trrrtrfrirrn Very large fruit of purplish black color, 
.DICICK 1 arianan flesh is mild, sweet, of superb quality. 
Tree is a vigorous, upright grower, immense bearer. A popular 
cherry and a fine market sort. If you wish to try a Sweet 
Cherry of the Heart-Cherry type none of which are as hardy 
as the Sour Cherries, the Black Tartarian will be one of the 
hardiest you can get, and wherever the Black Tartarian does 
not give satisfaction, there is little chance of having success 
with any other Heart Cherry. In the Great Lakes region, the 
Eastern and in the Pacific states this is a good, dependable 
Cherry. Ripens fore-part of July. 
English Morellof a r r Ve* 
very dark red nearly black; ten¬ 
der, juicy, rich and acid, and 
ripens rather late. The tree 
grows in rather dwarf, spread¬ 
ing form; it is hardy up to the 
middle of Nebraska. 
May Duke (^wn Cherry! 
Fruit large, dark red, juicy and 
rich; not quite so sour as other 
varieties. The tree is a good 
grower, but spreads low; it is 
very productive. Of May Duke 
I can supply only the 2 to 4 ft. 
sizes. Ripens in June. 
Lar & e < heart- 
USineimer Shaped, nearly 
black when ripe, juicy and rich. 
Fine for dessert and cooking; 
not very sour. A great market 
Cherry. Trees bear when quite 
young, but they bloom late, and 
they ripen when Cherries begin 
to get scarce—middle of July. 
2-4 ft. trees, no other sizes. 
Wrrfnrr Very popular in the 
" lu yy northwest and wes¬ 
tern states. Fruit is medium to 
large, dark red, and of fine 
quality, somewhat like English 
Morello. Tree is very hardy, 
vigorous and productive, of 
dwarfish growth with spreading 
round crown, not subject to 
disease. Seems to do especially 
well in Colorado and Western 
Kansas and Nebraska where it 
is of special commercial value, 
and is fully hardy. Ripens in 
July. 
Improved 
Montmorency 
The original tree has borne ex¬ 
cellent crops for the last 26 
years. The Cherry is even 
larger than Montmorency, and 
the tree which is hardy in Ne¬ 
braska bears exceptionally well. 
Of this variety I have only the 
trees of 2-4 ft. size. Add 10c 
per tree to the prices quoted. 
13-oz. Montmorency on a 5-in. stem. 
Large, red, rich and containing 
mommorency very little acid. Very hardy and 
productive. Ripens about 10 days after Early Richmond. 
This tree is one of the very best anywhere in the Middle 
West and elsewhere; it should be in every farm orchard 
or city lot for a good, always dependable bearer. 
Yellow Glass f r a u rg e 
somewhat flattened in shape, 
and of a very beautiful color, is 
very firm, juicy, sweet and of 
finest quality. This is not a 
Heart Cherry, it is fairly hardy, 
and succeeds here in Southern 
Nebraska; it stood our dry sum¬ 
mers and cold winters. Tree 
blossoms late, and often escapes 
late frost when other Sweet 
Cherries would fail. It is well 
to pinch out the tips of the new 
growth in July in order to get 
small side branches which 
shapes the tree up nicely and 
gives it a larger production 
capacity. Ripens July 1. 
Sonderegger's 
Sweet Cherry 
My father originated this tree 
some years ago. The appear¬ 
ance of the tree is a good deal 
like Black Tartarian, but the 
fruit seems more of the Morello- 
type; it is not a Heart-Cherry. 
Almost black when fully ripe; 
large, very meaty, juicy and 
sweet. The tree is perfectly 
hardy here, bears well, is of 
vigorous, upright growth with 
large leaves. Being the only 
Sweet Cherry that has done real 
well here through our severe 
winters, and dry summers, it is 
a most valuable tree for Iowa, 
Northern Missouri, Kansas and 
Nebraska, where the standard 
varieties of Sweet Cherries are 
not always successful. My sup¬ 
ply in these trees is limited; 
while they last can furnish them 
of 2 to 4 ft. size at 75c each; 
3 for $2.00; postpaid. 
HANSEN'S BUSH CHERRY 
A greatly improved Sand Cherry, or Rocky Mountain Cherry. 
The fruit is very good for preserves, with small pit, and very 
dark red color. Can be grown in well shaped bush forms, and 
can be recommended for screens and for foundation planting. 
It is very hardy, and resists drought well. Although this Bush 
Cherry does not take the place of regular cherries, I recom¬ 
mend the planting of at least a small number on every place. 
For an outside planting as a north row to a windbreak it 
would make up the lower growth desirable in all windbreaks. 
I am pricing this variety low enough to enable everybody who 
can spare the space to make a trial. 3 for 25c; 10 for 65c; 
100 for $3.80; postpaid. 
COMPASS CHERRY PLUM 
This is a cross between a Sand Cherry and the Minor Plum, 
originated in Minnesota. The tree is hardy everywhere, and 
bears well. Fruit nearly an inch in diameter, bright red, sweet 
and juicy, and of fine flavor. It looks more like a plum. 
Wherever it is hard to raise fruit of any kind try the Compass 
Cherry Plum, you will like it. Many of my customers in the 
fruit belt grow some of these trees as they like them for 
canning. Bears young and heavily. Plant a few of these trees 
in your orchard; they require very little room; you can plant 
them 10 or 12 feet apart, and you will have good returns in a 
short time. Prices are the same as of Sour Cherries. Can 
furnish the 3 to 4 and 4 to 6 ft. sizes, very nice and well 
rooted trees. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Never use fertilizer of any kind to mix with the soil that is used to fill in around the roots. Such material heats, and is there¬ 
fore harmful to the roots. Some planters put manure in the bottom of the holes. This may be successful in part; however, such 
practice is not my advice. Often the manure in the soil attracts grub-worms which in many instances have done considerable 
damage to the roots. If there is a rock or gumbo shelf near the surface of the soil such an unpenetrable layer should be cut or 
bored through to allow roots and moisture to enter the sub-soil. (continued on next page) 
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