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The Cherry for the Small City Yard 
ABSOLUTELY HARDY 
WILL GROW ANYWHERE 
HANSEN’S 
Otttfi'Utvea 
BUSH 
CHERRIES 
Prof. N. E. Hansen, of the South Dakota Station, Plant Wizard of the 
middle west, spent many years in improving the western South Dakota 
Sand Cherry from a small fruit of little value into a large fruit, desirable 
to eat and wonderful for the jam and jelly made from it. 
Prof. Hansen experimented with hundreds of thousands of seedlings 
and from all these tests extending over a period of about 40 years 
selected out a dozen or so varieties which he thought good enough to 
name. From this selection some three years ago, we purchased stock of 
what we considered the 10 best varieties. The fruits vary in size from 
9/16 of an inch up to an inch in diameter. It also varies in color, from 
a greenish yellow, overcast with red, through bright red, to dark, deep 
blackish red. 
SMALL, BUSH-LIKE IN GROWTH 
The plants develop rapidly into nice symmetrical bushes about two 
to three feet in diameter and about the same in height. For fruiting they 
should stand 2)/2 feet apart with rows four feet apart. 
REAL ORNAMENTAL BUSHES 
Though generally grown for the fruit, these cherries are real orna- 
mental bushes. The bush is very graceful and works very nicely into 
ornamental plantings. The bush is very attractive throughout the year 
and especially so during the fall when the clean silvery green leaves turn 
to a rich bright red. 
COVERED WITH WHITE BLOOM 
Hansen's 
Bush 
Cherry 
ABSOLUTELY 
HARDY 
The original par' 
ents of the varieties 
we send out grew 
wild on the prairies 
of western South Da- 
kota. This has im¬ 
parted to these sorts 
a hardiness which 
makes it possible to 
grow them clear across the most 
northern states from Maine to Wash¬ 
ington and far north into southern 
Canada. 
PLANT SEVERAL TOGETHER 
As a rule these Hansen Bush Cherries are not self-fertile. Several kinds 
must be planted together so as to fertilize one another. Because of this, 
we do not sell single plants but offer them in collections of different 
kinds, our selection. Each bush will be named and labeled. 
THESE ARE ALL BUDDED BUSHES 
In the spring the little bushes are absolutely covered with beautiful 
white bloom before the leaves appear and make a very pleasing sight. 
Hansen's Bush Cherry 
Remember these bushes we offer and send out are not seedling stock 
grown from seed and sent out as Hansen Bush Cherries. They are 
budded trees and in a few cases grafted trees propagated directly from 
the very best varieties selected by Hansen. 
Price of Hansen's Named Bush Cherries in Assortment 
3 for $1.85; 6 for $3.50; 12 for $6.50, Prepaid 
IMPROVED NANKING CHERRY 
The Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm has been experimenting 
for many years improving the Nanking Cherry, the hardy flower¬ 
ing cherry from China. Selections have been made from thous¬ 
ands of seedlings. After years of testing the best are now being 
sent out. We have selected what we consider the 3 best which 
we are now propagating and sending out under numbers. These 
are ornamental bushes that bear brilliant red cherries resembling 
Early Richmond in size and color and make up into fine sauce, 
jellies, and pies 
We sell these in lots of 3, using one of each number, as they 
do not fruit unless cross-fertilized by the different varieties. 
Three fine 3- to 4-ft bushes, $3.00 
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