SUPERIOR. Superior is the right name for this in every sense of the word. 
As large as California plum, of very fine quality. Firm flesh, beautiful 
color, it can be peeled as a peach. If you want one of the very best, be 
sure to include his in your order. 
UNDERWOOD. One of the earliest to ripen, very large fruit, red, juicy, 
sweet. Fine quality and hardy. 
MONITOR. 'Late midseason. Makes a large spreading tree, vigorous and 
hardy. Fruit is large, red, firm fleshed, and of excellent quality. A good 
plum. 
TONKA. Very productive variety, large, red fruit of excellent quality, 
and a favorite sort with many. 
HANSKA. ..This is a quality plum all the way through, with fine apricot 
flavor, medium sized fruit, bright red color, flesh firm, yellow, good flavor 
and fragrant. It is much demanded for canning and preserving. Freestone. 
O P A T A. .Has a tangy aic flavor that many like so well. Ripe early. 
Green fleshed, skin is dark purplish-red. Fruit medium sized. Heavy bear¬ 
er. Freestone, and fine for canning. 
S A P A. .Very heavy bearer, fine for either eating or canning. Fruit fairly 
large, with purple skin and purple flesh, meaty, and rich, sweet flavored. 
Also a freestone, and does well everywheres. 
K A G A. ..Also called Apricot plum. Eat one fully ripe from the tree and 
you will always remember the flavor. Everybody who knows plums al¬ 
ways ask us for a tree, or for the fruit at harvest time. Medium sized fruit, 
tree vigorous and hardy. 
FIEBING PRIZE. .Another plum that can be peeled as a peach. Beautiful 
red colored fruit, ripens early, delicious flavor. Winner of Fiebing Prize at 
Minnesota State Fair in 1930. Equals California plums in size and quality. 
PLUM PRICES: 
Size Each 5 10 25 
4-5 ft. 40 1.85 3.60 8.75 
3-4 ft.30 1.25 2.15 4.75 
As our trees run more of the larger size, if smaller trees are wanted, 
order early. 
CHERRIES 
CHERRY. Name from Cerasus, a town in Pontus, Asia, whence the cherry 
was brought to Rome by Lucullus. Belongs to natural order of Rosaceae. 
The botanist Tournefort in 1700, founded the genus Cerasus, hut by general 
usage it is now combined with Prunus as no important character hold 
clearly between the two groups.. The name is sometimes kept distinct in 
trade lists to distinguish plums from cherries. The historian Pliny writes 
that there were no cherries in Italy or Europe before the victory of Lucul¬ 
lus over Mithridates, and that the former brought cherries to Rome from 
Cerosante about sixty-eight years before Christ. Pliny also states that 
less than 120 years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain 
beyond the ocean, Theophrastus, 300 years before Christ, mentions the 
cherry as being common in Greece, from which some writers contend that 
the name of the city was taken from the tree, instead of the tree from the 
city or town. 
Cherries begin to bear quite early and grow in almost any soil, but 
seem to prefer a deep loamy soil. It also responds to care, and spraying 
is very beneficial. 
COMPASS CHERRY. ..This variety is well-known of the Northwest origin 
and therefore hardy. The bright red fruit, juicy and of tart flavor is excel¬ 
lent for preserves. The Compass Cherry should be used as pollenizers for 
the two varieties listed below, one tree to eight of the others. Opata plum, 
also Sapa make good pollenizers for the Oka and Tom Thumb cherries. 
Price of Compass cherry, each 40c; 5 for $1.85; 10 for $3.60. Furnished in 
4-5 foot trees. 
OKA CHERRY. Sweet black hybrid cherry of large size, juicy, good flav¬ 
or. Heavy producer, bears year after planting. Will dry like a prune if al¬ 
lowed to do so. Dandy for canning, and you may have trouble to save 
them for canning, as they are great to eat right from the tree. Hardy in 
Manitoba, Canada. Can be planted quite closely as it grows un in bush 
form, easy to pick. Good for city lots where space is often limited. Oka 
cherry will be heavily planted when it becomes better known, as it doesn’t 
have to take off its hat to other varieties 
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