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BEAR FRUIT 
Are Easy to Grow—Hardy—Sweet 
These two fine varieties are just as hardy as the 
hardiest peaches. They will fruit over most of the 
Middle West. Our Chinese Apricot was fruiting' this 
year in Southwestern Iowa. Plant one of each kind 
to get the biggest yield and the most delicious fruit. 
Plant apricots on a north or a west slope 15 to 20 
feet apart. (See picture in color, third cover.) 
CHINESE GOLDEN APRICOT. Hardiest of all. 
About 80% of the commercial Apricot plantings 
in Utah and Idaho are of this variety. Commercial 
planters like it because of its hardiness, its strong, 
vigorous growing habits, and’heavy, early bearing 
qualities. 
The fruit is all of the highest quality, deep yel¬ 
low with a wonderful red cheek. The fruit is 
large, 2 inches in- diameter, and by pruning the 
tree back each season, it produces heavy annual 
crops. The same Apricots that are used by com¬ 
mercial canners can be raised in your own back 
yard or your fruit orchard if you plant Chinese. 
WENATCHEE. This is another new and very productive 
Apricot for the Middle West. We consider it superior 
to any other variety we have ever tried, except the fa¬ 
mous Chinese. It's very hardy, too. Golden increases 
the productivity of both. Wenatchee is very sweet, and 
very delicious lor eating off the tree. 
SPECIAL low prices on these special feature varieties. 
Size 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 10 
Express or 
freight 2 yr.. 
Postpaid 2 yr. 
4-6 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
$0.59 
.45 
$3.15 
1.50 
$5.35 
3.59 
Grow Your 
Own Fresh 
Fruit 
Pears grow in almost any soil but 
do best in heavy clay loam or sod. 
Do not cultivate. Plant 18 to 20 feet 
apart. Plant two or more varieties 
so they can pollenize each other. 
Standard Pears 
The Vigorous Growing Kinds and 
Varieties 
BABTEETT. A summer Pear; large, 
rich golden yellow with a soft 
blush. One of the finest for can¬ 
ning and shipping. Bartlett is the 
Pear by which all others are judged. 
KIEFFEB. The best known and most 
widely planted winter Pear, of 
extra large size. Rich golden color 
tinted with red. When full ripe Is 
fine for canning and baking. The 
tree is a very vigorous and hardy 
grower. 
SUGAR PEAK (Seckel). The deli¬ 
cious sweet satisfying flavor gives 
it the name of Sugar Pear. One of 
the best dessert and eating Pears 
grown. Small in size but rich in 
sugar sweetness. (See third cover.) 
DOUGLAS. The Blight Proof Pear. 
A winter Pear of wonderful quality. 
Golden yellow in color with a faint blush on the 
cheek. The fruit has a small seed cavity and is 
large and uniform in size. The tree grows vig¬ 
orously and produces large crops every year after 
starting to bear. Douglas bears early, too, so 
you can start getting fruit quickly. A hardy 
variety for the Northern States. Try it! 
HEKDEL. New, Super-Hardy. Requires no winter 
protection. Best by orchard test. A tree near 
Rochester, Minnesota, this year in the middle of 
September was simply loaded with fruit. The 
quality is extra good; the fruit is a trifle longer 
and larger than Bartlett; very sweet and juicy; 
its color when fully ripe is a beautiful golden 
yellow. You folks who want an extremely hardy 
pear, one that is blight resistant, Just try Mendel 
—it is a pear for the North, South, East and West. 
Size 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 10 
Express or freight, 
budded 2 vr. 
4-6 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
$0.64 
.49 
$2.45 
1.80 
$5.50 
4.35 
Postpaid, budded 2 yr. 
ABOVE; My Giant Seedless' Rhubarb makes 
juicy, tender stalks like these in my own planting. 
AT RIGHT: I certainly enjoy fresh, tasty plums. 
These trees are fruiting on my own farm. 
Page 14—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, 
Iowa 
