FARIBAULT , MINN. 
BRAND 
Inc 
'll* % N«u HARDY PLUMS 
We carry a very fine assortment of the Improved New Plums. These wonderful Plums 
have been developed during the past 30 years by the plant breeders at the Minnesota and 
the South Dakota Fruit Breeding Farms. 
These Plums are the best that have been developed up to date. It is very fortunate that 
we have them, as their possession enables us to pick fruit right off our own trees that is just 
as fine looking, just as large, and just as fine in quality as the beautiful big Plums that are 
shipped here from the orchards of California. 
We have even shipped Splendid Plum trees to California customers and have had 
reports from them after these trees bore that they were the “finest Plums they ever 
ate.” 
We are listing 8 different varieties and we would advise buyers if they purchase 
as many as 8 to 10 trees to take trees of every kind, as the varieties all are distinctly 
different in flavor. They also fruit at different times and spread the enjoyment of 
eating Plums over a longer period of time. 
AH these Plums that carry the wild American Plum blood must be planted in 
groups side by side so as to fertilize one another or they will not bear. 
Our Plums are Not Prepaid except in the 2 to 3 ft. and 3 to 4 ft. sizes. For quan¬ 
tities larger than we quote, write us for special prices. 
SPLENDID 
We first offered this variety 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. 
To date we have never had a Plum that will compare 
with the Splendid for quality. A new chance seed' 
ling 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 thor' 
oughly ripe. Skin thin, pit small, fruit large, averag¬ 
ing 1% to 1% inches. Flesh firm, richly colored, 
meaty, and the flavor is simply splendid. 
3 to 4 ft., $1.00, postpaid. 
4 to 5 ft., $1.00; 5 to 6 ft., $1.25, not prepaid 
Q||ppn|fsp (Apricot-Plum cross). This is a 
Minnesota Station Plum and 
probably the greatest Plum that source has sent out, 
and is so rated by the authorities there. This Plum 
is of the greatest size and its peculiar cone shape 
makes it very attractive. The fruit is of firm flesh, a 
beautiful red color, and of the finest quality. The 
fruit ripens over a long season and is profitable as a 
commercial sort. We secured our first tree from the 
Fruit Breeding Farm, and it bore its first big crop as 
a three-year-old. 
2 to 3 ft., 45c; 10 for $2.50, postpaid 
3 to 4 ft., 55c; 10 for $4.00, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 60c; 10 for $4.35, express collect 
CljnpniCp Although not one of the fruit farm Plums, 
^UIxilVIJE irjga Plum of the very finest quality. It 
is oval in shape, deep red in color, and covered with minute 
white dots. Here is another variety that is fine to plant with 
other Plums to act as a fertilizer. Since this is an excellent 
variety to use for fertilizing purposes we can supply only one 
tree to a customer. 4 to 5 ft., 65c each, express collect 
A (Apricot-Plum cross). This is a flat medium- 
* sized Plum, brilliant red in color, with pleasant 
aroma. It is a wonderful canning Plum, as there is no bitter¬ 
ness from the skin or its small pit. The tree is a veritable 
ornamental one and the finest shaped tree we grow. The fruit 
is of excellent quality. 
2 to 3 ft., 45c; 10 for #2.50, postpaid 
3 to 4 ft., 55c; 10 for #4.00, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 60c; 10 for #4.35, express collect 
I I kl r»CD\A/nnn This is the earliest of the large 
UrlvCK tt WU Plums. It bears annually Plums 
1% inches in diameter. The fruit is brilliant red in color, 
with a small pit, and hangs well to the tree. This is a Plum 
of splendid quality which is planted in large quantities for 
commercial orchards. You can depend upon this variety to 
bear good crops of saleable fruit. 
2 to 3 ft., 45c; 10 for #2.50, postpaid 
3 to 4 ft., 55c; 10 for #4.00, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 60c; 10 for #4.35, express collect 
EMBER This is the latest Plum to be sent out by the Minnesota Station after a trial of 
over twenty years. The Ember is the latest of our entire list. It has ex¬ 
ceptionally fine canning and preserving qualities, having a very fine skin after being cooked, 
with no trace of bitterness from the skin left in the sauce. This Plum also is noted for its 
clinging to the tree even after fully ripe and makes 
a splendid market Plum, as it will hold in good con¬ 
dition for as much as two weeks after picking. 
2 to 3 ft., 70c; 3 to 4 ft., 80c, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 80c, express collect 
Our Fiebing Plums have now 
stood in our orchard four years. 
For two years they have given us a big crop of fine 
Plums. They are the largest first-class Plums we ever 
grew. They are a large oblong Plum that will aver¬ 
age up with large hen’s 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 still 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. 
2 to 3 ft., 45c; 10 for $2.50, postpaid 
3 to 4 ft., 55c; 10 for $4.00, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 60c; 10 for $4.35, express collect 
Ember 
KAGA 
(Apricot-Plum cross). A midseason 
variety bearing a round, brilliant red 
Plum with a wonderful aroma. It has a fine flavor 
and is a wonderful variety to eat from the tree, but 
it is especially fine as a canning Plum. There is no 
bitterness in the sauce as you find in the sauce of 
many other Plums. It is a wonderful fertilizer for 
other Plum trees. 
2 to 3 ft., 45c; 10 for $2.50, postpaid 
3 to 4 ft., 55c; 10 for $4.00, postpaid 
4 to 5 ft., 60c; 10 for $4.35, express collect 
S 
Superior 
Special Collection 
We are including an Oka 
Cherry in this Plum Collection, 
as they fertilize one another. 
1 EACH of Ember, Fiebing, 
Kaga, Oka Cherry, Splendid, 
Superior, Surprise, Toka, and 
Underwood, all in 4- to 5-foot 
sizes. Regular price #6.10. 
SPECIAL <tcr or Express 
PRICE collect 
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PLUM SEEDLINGS 
We have a fine Plum orchard containing all of the new Plums we offer for sale. 
Each year we gather Plums from all these fine varieties, wash out the pits and 
plant them. In this way all new varieties of Plums are secured. We have selected 
out the nicest of these trees which run a strong 3- to 5-foot grade. We are 
offering these Plums at so cheap a price that any one wishing to try them out 
can afford to do so. These trees are all from the very best and hardiest Plums 
grown. They are often used for ornamental plantings grown in Plum thickets. 
If planted for this purpose they can be grown as close as six feet apart. They 
grow into a dense thicket which is a mass of bloom in the spring, and for the first 
five or six years they produce quantities of fruit. If they are planted in the orchard 
in regular orchard formation, 12 by 18 feet apart, they will make a paying invest¬ 
ment. They will produce great quantities of fruit and occasionally one will find a 
wonderful new Plum among them. 
3 to 5 ft., 4 for $1.35, postpaid. 10 for $1.50; 100 for $10.00, not prepaid 
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