ON THE BEST SWEETS AND REDS 
Friends: Cherries have always been one of my favorite fruits. Their wide adaptation to soils make them 
popular everywhere. They bear early. 
My first recollection out in Western Nebraska was a cherry orchard in Hayes County. Last year I 
saw them growing in Altoona, Pa. in the backyards right at the foot of the mountains. 
I have about 100 trees in my own experimental orchard here at Shenandoah, and every one of them 
has lived and grown and thrived. You can have them too. Plant ot least three varieties in reds . . . 
Richmond, Montmorency and Morello . . . and you get three seasons' crops. 
Your Choice of Cherries on These Two Pages Alike or Assorted 
Standard 2 yr. 3-4 ft. iV"-A" Postpaid. 
Select 2 yr. 4-5 ft. Express. 
Giant 2 yr. 5-6 ft. Express. 
702. MONTMORENCY. Finest mid¬ 
season red cherry. Used more exten¬ 
sively for canning than any other. 
Bears large fruit, lots of fruit, ripen¬ 
ing about 10 days to two weeks later 
than Early Richmond. Fruit holds 
shape exceptionally well when canned. 
700. EARLY RICHMOND. Leading 
early red “pie” cherry. Has long been 
a favorite for canning and will give 
you your first fresh cherry pies of the 
season. Extremely hardy, heavy pro¬ 
ducer and does well in almost any 
kind of soil. Earliest of all. 
701. ENGLISH MORELLO. The “pie” 
cherry that always bears. Best late 
red cherry. Ripens about 10 days to 
2 weeks later than Montmorency. Ex¬ 
cellent quality, full-flavored, and juicy. 
Dark wine-red color makes them espe¬ 
cially prized for cherry preserves. 
703. YELLOW GLASS. THE GOLD- 
EN YELLOW SWEET CHERRY. 
Hardy. Produces fruit as far north 
as central Iowa. Good bearer of rich 
waxy golden yellow fruit. You should 
plant Yellow Glass along with your 
other hardy cherries. 
Each 
Per 4 
Per 10 
Per 25 
. .58 
$2.10 
$4.75 
$11.25 
2.50 
5.75 
13.75 
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3.10 
7.25 
17.50 
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708. Prepaid 3-*^,60 
707. Express 
706. Express 5-6 tt. U 
Special Hardy Purple Cherry Plum 
725. SAPA CHERRY PLUM (Late July). 
This ivonderful cherry plum starts to bear 
very early, tremendous crops. More fruit than 
any other cherry plum. Beautiful purple 
skinned, purple flesh. Richest juice of the 
finest flavor. Especially fine for canning. Does 
well everywhere. 
Prices for Sapa Cherry Plum Each 
Standard 2 yr. 3-4 ft. Postpd. .39 
Select 2 yr. 4-5 ft. Express .49 
Giant 2 yr. 5-6 ft. Express .59 
Per 
4 
$1.45 
1.75 
2.10 
Per 
10 
$3.20 
3.95 
4.75 
SENSATIONAL New Cherry Plums 
HARDIEST or ALL FRUITS 
719. OKA CHERRY PLUM (Late July). New. 
Sweetest and finest of all Cherry Plums. Often 
starts bearing the next year after planting. 
Large blood red fruit, averaging 11^4 inches 
in diameter. 6 or more small trees can be 
grown in a. back yard. Makes finest jelly. 
716. COMPASS CHERRY PLUM (Late July). 
Fruits second year sure. Bears young, bears 
every year. Big, red cherry fruits about 1 inch 
in diameter. Hardy everywhere. Wonderful for 
preserves and canning. 
4 10 
$1.45 $3.20 
1.75 3.95 
2.10 4.75 
Prices For Oka and Compass Each 
Standard 2 yr. 3-4 ft. Postpd. .39 
Select 2 yr. 4-5 ft. Express .49 
Giant 2 yr. 5-6 ft. Express .59 
^lant them now while the prices are stOl low! 
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Grow Your Own — The Best Hardy 
Plums lor A Quick Crop of Tree Fruit 
Plums bear the 2nd and 3rd year after 
planting. I have about 69 trees on my 
own experimental farm. You want to 
plant several varieties. I don’t think 
there is anything any better than plum 
butter or plum jelly. Plums can be 
planted in ditches or along streams 
or any waste space on your farm or 
lot. They make handsome ornamental 
trees as well as being rich in fruit. 
Plant lots of plums this spring at 
these new low prices. Plant at least 
three or four in a group 20 feet apart. 
715. APRICOT PLUM (August). 
Think of plums with a delicious Apri¬ 
cot flavor, brilliant red fruit of won¬ 
derful aroma. Finest eating plum 
grown. Pollenizer for other plums, 
717. EMBER (September). New 
Plum from the Minnesota Fruit 
Breeding Farm. Color of live 
burning coals. Noted for its 
splendid keeping condition, stay¬ 
ing firm for 2 weeks after pick¬ 
ing. Best all-around plum de¬ 
veloped to date. . 
718. GOLDEN MINNESOTA 
(August). Finest clear yellow 
skinned and meated Plum. You 
will enjoy this very beautiful, 
juicy, tender and sweet free¬ 
stone Plum. Regular bearer, 
724. RED WING (September). 
My best selling red plum last 
Spring. Tried, tested and proven 
most satisfactory. Yellow meat¬ 
ed, very firm and sweet, per¬ 
fectly hardy, a plum that simply 
melts in your mouth with its 
juicy sweet flavor. 
726. SUPERIOR (September). One of 
the newest Plums of the Minnesota 
Station and probably the greatest 
Plum for big crops every year. Mam¬ 
moth size. Fruit is firm, beautiful 
red color, and finest quality. Ripens 
over long season. Bears very early. 
732. WANETA (August). Planted 
everywhere. This great plum is very 
popular. Fruit is immense size, red¬ 
dish purple, good heavy quality. Reg¬ 
ular bearer, bears young. The old 
standby. 
720. IMPERIAL JAPANESE (Late August). 
Superior in size, flavor and quality, i^arge, 
round golden and maroon plums. One of the 
best for big crops, hardiness and dependability. 
Delicious, fresh, canned, or in jelly. Add 5c 
per tree. 
723. HARDY MONITOR (August). Hardiest 
of all plums. Fruits are handsome in appear¬ 
ance, rich, dark red color. Another excellent 
Minnesota introduction that deserves a place 
in your orchard. 
728. SHROP’S BLUE DAMSON (October). 
Produced in thick clusters, heavily bearing 
tree, strong grower and very productive. 
Beautiful, dark purple plums. Add 5c per tree. 
729. GERMAN PRUNE (September). Prob¬ 
ably the finest of all the European plums of the 
best quality. Excellent purplish black fruit. 
Excellent flavor. Very beautiful. Add 5c per 
tree. 
730. MONARCH (September). One of the 
earliest bearing plums. Real dark blue fruit. 
Finest blue plum for canning. Vigorous 
grower and one of the best “all around” plums. 
' 731.TERRY’S DESOTO (August). The best of 
' all the native American Plums. Large red 
plums of the finest flavor. 
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