CRAB APPLES 
WHITNEY NO. 20. The name Whitney among crab apples is one of the 
highest reputation. Always a leader. Can be eaten from the tree, and 
hard to beat for pickling and canning. Large, juicy, sweet, yellow colored 
with red stripes, there never seems to be enough Whitneys to go around. 
Vigorous and heavy cropper, you can’t go wrong with Whitney. 
TRANSCENDENT. .Another fine sort of the older varieties, very hardy, 
good bearer of fine appearing reddish yellow fruit, that cans well. Every 
fall, homemakers ask us to save Transcendent crabs for them, a splendid 
testimonial. 
FLORENCE. Very good general purpose crab, good for jelly, pickles, and 
all around canning. Hardy tree, that bears heavily, fruit of nice appearance. 
DOLGA. The aristrocrat of the crabs! One of the newer sorts, it is making 
stiff competition for other sorts. The tree, ornamental in shape, makes a 
fine lawn tree, and its loads of fair-sized bright shining red fruit makes a 
fine sight good for any eye! Very hardy, its prolific bearing of finest quali¬ 
ty fruit that can even when completely ripe, explains for its growing pop¬ 
ularity. If you have other fruit or apples that won’t jell, just add some 
Dolga! Tree is free from blight and clean. Fruit is oblong-shaped. Any 
nurseryman will stake his reputation on the Dolga Crab. 
H O P A . A very ornamental tree when in bloom with its reddish flowers, 
makes a good tree for the lawn. Although it is more of an ornamental, the 
fruit is useful although small. The fruit is red inside and outside, and 
makes nice jell. In spring, the buds are red, leaves are also reddish, and 
many are now planting this tree for an ornamental, and when in bloom it 
is a sight to be remembered 
PRICES ON APPLE TREES as follows: 
Size . Each 5 10 25 50 
5-7 ft . 75 3.50 6.50 15.00 27.50 
4-5 ft . 60 2.75 5.00 12.00 22.50 
3-4 ft . ,35 1.65 3.00 7.00 13.00 
We also have a number of nice strong apple trees of which the names 
were mixed or lost. These are nearly all of the large varieties, fall and 
winter apples, a few crabs also. We cannot guarantee what varieties you 
will get, but if this isn’t so important as long as you receive good trees and 
good varieties, these are the ones to buy. About fifteen to twenty varieties 
are in this collection. Prices are 6-8 ft. trees 65c each; 4-5 ft. trees 45c each. 
Most of our apple trees run in the larger sizes, so if you contemplate buying 
the smaller trees, buy them early. 
PLUMS 
PLUM. Prunus is the ancient Latin name for plum. The plum belongs to 
the natural order of plants known as Rosaceae. The species is scattered 
over most of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, a few be¬ 
ing found in Asia, and in tropical America. The species are both ever¬ 
green and decidous trees or shrubs. The cultivated plum is generally 
Known as Prunus domestica and its varieties from which the plum of our 
gardens have originated. The early history of the cultivated varieties is 
quite obscure. They were introduced into England from France early 
in the fifteenth century, and both English and French horticulturists have 
given this fruit considerable attention. Several species are indigenous to 
our country and are cultivated to some extent. Chickasaw Plum, Prunus 
chicasa, is a native of Maryland and southward to Texas, and known there 
as the dwarf Texas plum. The Beach Plum, Prunus maratima, is a low 
straggly tree or shrub. The fruit is round, red or purple, and covered with 
bloom. It is common along sandy places along the seashore from Maine to 
Virginia and seldom ripens elsewhere. 
The Wild Red or Yellow Plum is P. Americana, growing from ten to 
twenty feet high, and common in hedgerows from Canada to the Gulf of 
Mexico. The domestic plums of today not only have blood in them of the 
various native plums, but also of European and Japanese varieties, es¬ 
pecially those of the East and West. Some have Sand Cherry blood in 
them. It requires too much space to go into the subject very deeply here. 
But the varieties we offer are the best to plant in the North, being of the 
Northern origin. They bear heavily, have fine flavor, and good size. Plum 
trees respond to care and spraying. 
WANETA. Considered Prof. Hansen’s best plum. Fruit is large, of fine 
reddish purple, flesh tender, sweet, juicy. Hardy and heavy bearer. Favor¬ 
ite variety with many. 
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