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South Dakota 
No. 27 
















NEW SCOUT APRICOT Fruit breeders of today 
are accomplishing what 
few planters even dreamed of a few years ago. From out of the 
north country—from the Experiment Station at Morden, Canada 
—has come the new Scout Apricot. This hardy Apricot that can 
be grown throughout the northern country is a very welcome 
addition to the fruits available formerly. Scout is especially wel- 
come. Such high quality is seldom found in the forerunners of a 
new line of fruit. Scout not only is new and hardy, but it is 
of high quality as well and an annual bearer. The fruit ripens 
the last of July. 
The Morden Station weekly News Letter says: “The Scout 
Apricot tree is over 12 feet tall. It tolerated recent cold winters 
much better than most local Apple trees, and seems to enjoy the 
dry hot summers of the past few years. Fruit is produced generously even on 
the topmost branches. It is a bronzy gold color, often with red blush at the 
stem end; size, 1-9/16/’x1-7/16/’x1-4/16/’, suture distinct, freestone, yellow 
flesh, smooth, tender, and free of fiber, skin thin and tender, flavor pleasing 
as dessert, jam, or canned.” 
Two very outstanding points of interest about the new hardy Apricots is 
their extreme drought-resistance and their extreme hardiness. Heat and 
drought, or the other extreme of 50 degrees below zero, does not interfere 
with their vigorous growth and heavy crops. Another advantage of these 
pene is their early season. Ripening ahead of Plums, they find a ready 
market. 
It is recommended that you plant most heavily of Scout, including the 
Hansen Manchu and Ninguta as pollinizers. Order early to secure the com- 
plete assortment. Prices page 33-C. 
APRICOT POLLINIZERS 
Two apricots originated by Prof. Hansen are considered good pollinizers 
for the Scout described above. Prof. Hansen writes of the two varieties below: 
“Hardy Apricots are here—probably the greatest hardy fruit introduction in 
many years. The trees are a beautiful sight in bloom. The large flowers, white 
with distinct pink tinge, appear early before the leaves. The fruit is yellow, 
somewhat smaller than the apricots of commerce, and makes delicious pre- 
serves.”’ His description follows: 
MANCHU. “Large yellow fruit: heavy crop. Fresh fruit No. 1 in size and 
quality. Cooking test: cooks up into pale yellow, good quality sauce. Appar- 
ently the largest fruit in this lot of seedlings. The name Manchu Apricot is 
now reserved for it.” Prices, page 33-C. 
NINGUTA. “Fruit large yellow with red blush. Crop very heavy. Season 
late, first week in August. Fresh fruit very mild, one of the mildest and best.” 
Prices, page 33-C, 
PLUM POLLINIZERS 
Pollinizer Plums are essential for success in raising Plums. Be sure to include 
some Kaga Apricot-Plums or South Dakota No. 27 Plums in every group of 
Jumbo Plums. If you now have a group of Plums not fruiting well, you should 
add some Kaga to the group this spring. 
Kaga and South Dakota No. 27, described below, have proven to be the best 
pollinizers and in addition are excellent Plums themselves. 
This plum is proving out to be one 
SOUTH DAKOTA No. 27 661.0 best pollinizers for the big 
hybrid plums on the next page. This South Dakota No. 27 is a good plum in 
its own right, but is doubly valuable because of its ability to make other plums 
bear. It’s a large red and yellow plum of very high quality either eaten out 
of hand or when canned. Be sure to include South Dakota 
No. 27 in your planting. Prices page 33-E. 
KAGA (Apricot-Plum.) In the first place it is one of 
the most positive pollinizers for the Jumbo 
Plums or for common Plums. Besides, it has a delicious and 
distinct quality unsurpassed by any other Plum. Kaga is 
especially fine for canning or for Plum jam; in fact, is con- 
ceded to be at the top of the list for this purpose. Com- 
mercial growers are receiving repeat orders for “the 
Apricot-Plum.” Prices, page 33-F. 
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