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Hardy Hansen Manchurian Apricots 
We are offering here what we consider the best of these introductions: 
ANDA. Good size, freestone. A late variety. Fruit of high quality. 
Tree very productive. 3 to 4 ft., 4 to 5 ft. 
MANCHU. Largest yellow, No. 1 in size. Heavy bearer. Sauce excel' 
lent quality, pale yellow. 3 to 4 ft., 4 to 5 ft. 
MANDARIN. Large, rich yellow fruit. High quality, either fresh or 
cooked. 3 to 4 ft. 
NINGUTA. Large yellow fruit with red blush. Very mild. Tree pro' 
duces large crops late in the season. 3 to 4 ft., 4 to 5 ft. 
SANSIN. Large fruit. Excellent to eat fresh, or as a rich orange-yellow 
sauce. Heavy cropper. 3 to 4 ft. only. 
TOLA. An early variety to ripen. A large freestone that makes excel' 
lent sauce. One of the best. 3 to 4 ft., 4 to 5 ft., 5 to 6 ft. 
PRICES ON ALL VARIETIES 
Each Per 6 Per 12 
3 to 4 ft.$0.75 $3.60 $ 6.50 by express collect 
4 to 5 ft. 1.00 4.50 7.50 by express collect 
5 to 6 ft. 1.25 6.00 10.00 by express collect 
A block of the one-year-old Manchurian Apricots growing in our nursery, 
season of 1939. Where these varieties have borne fruit they have grown in 
blocks with many varieties. We cannot state whether or not they self fertilize. 
We advise planting two or more varieties. 
FOR MINNESOTA AND THE FAR NORTH 
ALL COME INTO BEARING BEFORE PLUMS 
A few years go we did not dream it were possible to grow Apricots in 
Minnesota. But Hansen, the fruit wizard of the South Dakota Fruit Breed¬ 
ing Station, has turned the trick. Starting with Manchurian Apricots 
brought back with him from one of his far-flung trips to Siberia, he has, 
by hard work and most careful selection, given us a line of Apricots that 
are of finest quality and hardy over the Dakotas and Minnesota. This brings 
a most desirable and long-wanted fruit to the entire middle northwest. 
Keep in mind these Apricots are about the most drought-resistant trees 
we know of, as they came through the great drought years of 1933, 1934, 
and 193 5, with full foliage and with no apparent bad effects, and bore 
heavy crops in South Dakota during those years. 
Five years ago I made a trip to South Dakota to see this new fruit as it 
looked on the tree. I was so favorably impressed that I purchased a number 
of these trees for further trial and for propagating wood. Last spring we 
planted 100 of these trees into our orchard. 
These Apricots should be planted deep as they are budded on native 
American Plum root. Plant so that the bud union is 10 inches below 
surface level which will tend to cause the tree to work onto its own roots. 
Tie each tree securely to a stout stake as the Apricot grows very rapidly 
and may break at the union with a strong wind. 
Two-year-old bearinq size Splendid Plum at left. One-year-old Ruby Rhubarb 
at right. The Ruby Rhubarb was planted in May and this picture was taken in 
August the same year. 
S'lxle^dtidt Plum 
(See color illustration, page 49.) 
We first offered this variety for sale in the spring of 1930. 
At that time we said that the Splendid was the finest Plum we 
had ever eaten. We still say the same thing - . To date we have 
never had a Plum that will compare with the Splendid for quality. 
A new chance seedling originated in southern Minnesota. Fine, 
rather upright growing tree. Fruit almost round, slightly larger at 
the base. Bright red, with f numerous white spots, changing to 
deep, rich red as it becomes'thoroughly ripe. Skin thin, pit small, 
fruit large, averaging V/ 2 to 1 % inches. Flesh fiirm, richly col¬ 
ored, meaty, and the flavor is simply splendid. 
3-yr.-old, 6 to 8 ft., bearing size, $1.00 each; per 12, $10.00. 
Other sizes same prices as general list. 
In the spring of 1931 I bought two Splendid Plum trees from you, and 
while they began blooming the second year no Plums ever set on them until 
last year, when they were loaded. I attribute this to the possibility that, 
planted alone. Splendid is sterile, for the reason that last year two Wanetas 
came into bloom right next to them and at once the Splendid set fruit The 
fruit was very large and the most delicious plum I ever ate. Mrs. Jackson 
canned a few quarts the first of which were served for breakfast one morning 
last week; and were they good? Never did I taste such fruit—not like a plum° 
but more nearly like a peach, apricot and Plum combined, if you can imagine 
such a combination.” 
J. C. JACKSON, Sheridan, Wyoming. 
