Pears on Apple Stock 
Some pear trees on apple stock can be spared for trial. The root-grafts are one 
year old. The strong tendency of the pear is to emit roots above graft; this would 
be highly desirable as the roots would be hardy. Price of the following pear on apple 
stock, each 25 cents. 
Harbin pear piece root-grafted on common apple - - - 120 
Harbin pear piece root-grafted on seedlings of 
Hopa crabapple - - - - - - ___________ 235 
Harbin pear piece-root-grafted on Pyrus baccata - - - 11 
Harbin pear piece-root-grafted on seedling of 
Cathay crab - - - - - - -- ______ 54 
Large Trees of Harbin Pear 
The Harbin pear (see S. D. Bulletin 224) are seedlings of Pyrus Ussuriensis from 
the northwestern limit of the species a few miles east of Harbin, a 50 degree below 
zero region in Manchuria, now Manchukuo. These trees appear resistant to the fire 
blight so destructive to most pears. Some stocky older transplanted trees of Harbin 
pear can be spared. They are thinned out of the older plantations. They must be dug 
with a spade, so are priced at $2.00 each. 
UralMbimtainC^ 
Offered for the first time. In the Ural Mountain region of West Siberia, a 
dwarf red cherry is being collected in a large way under government auspices. Selec¬ 
tion is under way at the Experiment Station at Cheliabinsk as I noted in my 1954 tour 
to Siberia. I saw one just brought in nearly as large as the Early Richmond Cherry. 
The fruit is a red sour cherry of good quality, but smaller than the standard sour 
cherries. The plant sprouts freely. The past season the ural cherry was budded on 
Sandcherry to prevent sprouting. If this succeeds, it means solving the problem of 
a hardy sour cherry for the northern prairies. The botanical name is Prunus fruticosa, 
Pall. A few scions of Ural Mountain Cherry, each 25 cents. 
The Hansen Bush Cherry 
This is the result of over 40 years of selection of the Sand cherry, ( Prunus 
Besseyi) , a favorite fruit of the Indians in western South Dakota. I am now well along 
on the second million seedlings. In the present plantation of 35 acres of Hansen Bush 
cherries in the State orchard, I hope to find a lot of choice seedlings. Seedlings of 
the thirteenth generation selected seedlings are set with fruit buds to produce the 
fourteenth generation. In the later selections the size of the pit has been decreased 
greatly, the size of the fruit increased, and the quality improved. All of them make 
a sauce of good quality. In the 1937 list, nine of these Hansen Bush cherries were 
named and distributed. Descriptions of these may be found in S. D. Bulletin 309. 
Transplants of these nine varieties, budded on native plum, can be spared at $1.00 per 
plant. Seedlings of Hansen Bush Chai'it,y-12 for $3.00. 
The Golden Currant ( Ribes odoraturn , Wendl.) is a handsome shrub of vigorous 
growth, with abundant yellow flowers appearing in early spring before the leaves* It 
is a choice ornamental shrub due to the rich spicy fragrance of the flowers, and smooth 
green leaves. The fruit is smooth and of excellent quality eaten fresh or for pre¬ 
serves. The color is usually a shining black, but in western South Dakota, often 
plants with yellow fruit are found. The names given are all from the Sioux Indian lan¬ 
guage . 
Price/. Of the following five varieties offered this year cuttings only are avail¬ 
able. Price: 3 cuttings for 50 cents, 7 for $1.00. 
Wapago Golden Currant - Offered for the first time. My best selection so far of 
the Golden Currant as found native at Cottonwood, western South Dakota. The rich spicy 
fragrance of the abundant yellow flowers and the smooth green leaves, add to the value 
of this strong-growing, drouth-resistant native shrub, A combination ornamental and 
fruit-bearing shrub. The fruit is three-fourths of an inch across, skin shining black, 
pleasant acid. A heavy crop on crowded bushes in 1937, following the dry season 1936. 
Wakapa Golden Currant - Offered for the first time. Grown from native golden 
currants gathered at Cottonwood, South Dakota. Fruit yellow, pleasant subacid, 5/8 
inches across. A heavy bearer. 
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