Hardy Apricots 
In shape and color the Apricot resembles the Peach, but in 
texture and smoothness of its skin, it is more like the plum. It 
has a most delicious flavor and is much prized for eating fresh, 
canning and drying. 
Our Northern grown Apricots are budded on plum and are much 
hardier than Southern stock and longer lived than those budded 
on peach. Two trees are recommended for better pollination to 
insure an abundant crop. 
MOORPARK. Large orange-yellow fruit with red cheek. Fine 
Quality, juicy, rich and sweet. Freestone. Ripens in August. 
Hardy but not recommended in the far North because of frost 
damage to the early flowers. 
SUPERB. A very hardy variety. Hardier than the Peach and 
the fruit ripens a month earlier. It being a late bloomer, it is 
recommended for locaiities where late frosts may damage earlier 
blooming varieties. Fruit medium size and of a goiden-salmon 
color. Good quality, fine flavor and freestone. Ripens in July. 
PRICES: Select, 2-year-old trees, by express, not prepaid, 55c 
each; 5 for $2.50; 10 for $4.50; or 25 or more at 40c each. 
1-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., by express or freight, not prepaid, 45c 
each; 5 for $2.00; 10 for $3.50; or 25 or more at 30c each. 
On parcel post shipments add 5c per tree for the 1-year-old and 
lOc per tree for the 2-year-old. 
Michigan Banana or Paw Paw Fruits 
GROW FIGS 
in the North 
Our Dwarf Fig is particularly adapted to 
growing in the North, as it does well in either 
tubs or in the open ground. The root is per¬ 
fectly hardy. In localities where the tops freeze, 
it can be cut to the ground, and when it begins 
growing again it will produce fruit on the new 
wood. We recommend open-ground planting 
wherever the growing season is long enough to 
grow a new top and mature a crop of fruit. 
Where the season is too .short for this we rec¬ 
ommend planting in tubs, so plants can be taken 
inside following the first few fall frosts and 
stored for the winter. Plants will winter safely 
in an ordinary cellar. Our Dw'arf Fig will de¬ 
velop a crop of fruit farther north than any 
other variety. We recommend tub culture nortli 
of Philadelphia. Plants bear the first year they 
are set out, and abundantly each year there¬ 
after. The fruit is very sweet and delicious, 
of good size, with flesh that is firm and-meaty, 
and of very fine quality for making preserves, 
jams, canning, drying, or to eat in the fresh 
state. Northern field-grown stock, 50c each ; 3 
for $1.25. Add lOc each for parcel post ship¬ 
ment. 
Hardy Chinese Date 
The Chine.se Date (Jujube or Zizyphus) is a fruit from the high 
interior of China, which, we are sure, will prove to be one of the 
most valuable for our country. It is adapted to a wide range 
of territory and all kinds of soil. It is quite hardy, the United 
States Department of Agriculture bulletins reporting that it has 
w’ith.stood temperatures of 22 degrees below zero without injury. 
The tree is a heavy and constant bearer and commences to 
bear at an early age, four-year-old trees having produced 150 
pounds of fruit. It blooms very late in the spring, avoiding all 
danger from .spring frosts. The fruit is one to two inches long, 
and chocolate colored. It is delicious when eaten fresh or cured 
like dates, and is excellent for preserves and jam. Cooked in a 
sugar syrup and allowed to dry it becomes a most tasty and 
palatable confection which we believe will eventually rival the 
date as a commercial product. Because of its productiveness 
and its highly nutritious and delicious fruit, capable of being 
used in many ways, it is sure to be a valuable addition to the 
orchards and gardens. 2 to 3 feet, $1.15 each; 3 for $3.00. Add 
lOc each for parcel post shipment. 
Bush Cherry 
The Improved Bush Cherry is the result of over thirty years of 
hybridizing and plant selection. It Alls the need of the small 
home grounds where sjjace is limited. It not only produces tine 
quality fruit, but makes a desirable ornamental shrub. The 
cherries are of tine flavor when eaten in their fresh state and also 
make excellent jams and preserves. 
Superb Apricot 
Michigan Banana 
or Custard Apple 
The Michigan Banana or Paw Paw is a small handsome tree 
about 20 feet in height, with large purple flowers, which are 
very beautiful and fragrant, and large dark green foliage which 
makes it a handsome tree for the iiark or lawn. Produces large 
yellow fruits which have the flavor of the banana and are very 
delicious. These fruits also re.semble the banana, being some¬ 
what shorter and thicker. The trees are very hardy and can 
be grown in all sections of the United States. Should be planted 
in every lawn and garden. 2 to 3-foot trees, 60c each; 3 for 
$1.50; or 10 or more at 40c each. Add lOc per tree for parcel 
post shipment. 
HARDY PERSIMMON 
Bright, golden orange fruits of rich, spicy and delicious flavor. 
At their best after light frosts. The only variety found hardy in 
the Northern States. 4 to 6 ft., $1.25 each; 3 for $3.00. Add 
25c each for parcel post shipment. 
HUNGARIAN 
APRICOT 
You have never 
tasted more delicious 
fruits than those picked 
from an Apricot tree 
growing in Northern 
Ohio, This rare tree 
was imported in 1914 
from Europe, from that 
territory along the 
banks of the Danube 
River. The tree is per¬ 
fectly hardy. Having 
attained a height of 30 
feet with a spread of 35 
feet, with a stout, 
rugged trunk, 18 inches in 
diameter, it bespeaks itself of 
having withstood the trying 
elements of nature. It is 
unbelievably productive, hav¬ 
ing produced 15 bushels of 
luscious, pink cheeked Apri¬ 
cots in 1939. No fruit is tiner 
for eating fresh or for can¬ 
ning and preserving. 
The trees we offer have all 
been produced from this one 
original, and each possesses 
all of the same fine qualities. 
You can plant them with con¬ 
fidence that the fruit will be 
enjoyed for many years to 
come. You will also And it 
a very desirable lawn tree. 
Choice trees, 75c each ; 3 for 
$1.95. 
Dwarf Fig Fruits, Reduced in Size 
The fruit resembles a plum, but the plant grow’s in the form of 
a bu.sh, 4 feet tall at maturity, and produces fruit on all of its branches from 
the ground up. Bears early and abundantly each year. Frequently produces 
fruit the same year as planted. Very easy to grow and does not require 
spraying like Plums and Cherries. 
For ornamental planting, the Bush Cherry has many uses. Its low growth 
makes it idecal for foundation planting, for the low shrubbery border and 
as a hedge plant. The i)rofuse masses of white flowers appear early in the 
spring. The foliage is silvery green turning red and gold in the fall. 
PRICES: 2-year-old plants, 30c each; 3 for 75c; 12 for $2.60. Add 5c 
per plant for parcel post shipment. 
Improved Dwarf Juneberry 
A good substitute for the large or swamp Huckleberry or Blueberry which 
it resembles in appearance and quality. The fruits are larger than the 
Blueberry and ripen earlier in the season. Fruits are borne in clusters; are 
reddish i)urple in color, changing to blui.sh black when ripe. In flavor it is 
rich, mild and subacid, and the plants are wonderfully productive. It is 
perfectly hardy in all climates, and has an advantage over the Blueberry 
in that it does well on all kinds of soil. In addition to its value as a fruit, 
it is a highly ornamental bush for the yard, especially in early spring, at 
whicli time it Is a mass of pretty white blossoms. Plants, 25c each ; 3 for 
50c: 12 for $1.75; 25 for $3.25; 100 for $12.00. Add 5c per plant for 
parcel post shipment. 
Chinese Date 
Improved Dwarf Juneberry 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
Galesburg, Michigan 
