Whitney. Universal favorite. Rapid, upright grower. Fruit conical 
and sweet. One of the very best. 
No. 240. An introduction from the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm 
and one which we consider one of the very best. Quality of the Crab 
is unsurpassed. In size it compares favorably with Whitney. It is a’ 
Crab of considerable experimental value. 
PEARS 
Pears can be said to be still more or less in the experimental stage 
in Minnesota. We offer two of the best. 
Parker. Quality excellent. Size small to medium. Bears heavily, 
resists blight very well. 
Patten. A medium sized pear of excellent quality and hardiness. 
PLUMS 
The Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm is responsible for most of the 
wonderful varieties of Minnesota Plums which are sweeping the country. 
Few people realize that Minnesota today can grow plums that, in size, 
compete favorably with those grown in any Eastern or Western states, 
and, in quality, surpass them. 
Ember. One of the later introductions. Its chief claim for fame is 
the fact that it is a keeper and hence a shipping plum. Hangs excep- 
tionally well on the tree; of large size and wonderful quality. Color 
reddish yellow. 
La Crescent. Orange-yellowish color. Fruit of medium size, of 
exceptional quality that will appeal to everyone. A real sugar plum. 
Superior. Companion plum to Underwood. Larger; of good qual- 
ity. Perhaps not quite as heavy a bearer as Underwood. An excellent 
variety, however, and one that has a place in every home garden. 
Surprise. One of the old varieties and listed here because of its pol- 
linizing value to the hybrids in this group, which should be planted 
only with a pollinizer. 
Underwood. The Underwood is valuable because of its large, early 
fruit and annual bearing. We have measured some of the plums showing 
a size of 134 inches in diameter. Tree is a vigorous grower, limbs strong 
and perfectly able to hold its load. Probably our biggest seller. 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
The lowly sand cherry of the Northwest, through hybridization, has 
produced some very interesting and remarkable fruit. We list the fol- 
lowing: » 
Oka. A new sand cherry produced by Hansen. Black red flesh. 
Rounder than Sapa. Slightly smaller. 
Opata. A companion variety of Sapa. In appearance differs from 
Sapa in that the flesh is green. Most prolific bearer and very hardy. 
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