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Nearly all of these plants are self-sterile—plant wild plum or sand cherry near them 
for pollenizing. 
A selection by Professor Yeager a 
number of years ago. At Fargo 1t 
proved very good. A heavy yielder, fruit somewhat larger 
than Compass, darker in color, and of an excellent flavor. 
Tree has the general habit of the Compass, of which it is a 
seedling, and is absolutely hardy. 3 to 4 ft., each, 60c; 5 for 
$2.75. 
COMPASS. The oldest and best known of the sand cherry hy- 
brids. Ripens late July or August. Fruit bright red. when 
mature, nearly an inch long, oval, pleasant to eat fresh; un- 
rivalled for sauce, jelly or jam. Hardy throughout the whole 
Northwest. 3 to 4 ft., each, 55¢3; 5 for $2.50. 
A descendant of the Compass, the fruit is larger, 
dark purple in color with deep red flesh. A prod- 
uct of the Morden Station. Habit of growth is that of a small 
tree like the Compass. Ripens a trifle earlier. Quality very 
good. 3 to 4 ft., each, 6G0c; 5 for $2.75. 
CHAMPA SAND CHERRY. Another of Dr. Hansen’s varieties. 
Very similar to Tom Thumb, a low bush that can be planted 
close. The principal difference is that the fruit has green 
flesh instead of red. Bears a little earlier. Fine flavor. 3 to 4 
ft., each, 55e;3 5 for $2.50. 
TOM THUMB SAND CHERRY. A bush cherry with red flesh. 
Grows only 3 to 5 ft. high. One of Dr. N. E. Hansen’s produc- 
tions. A very hardy fruit, popular well into Canada. Pleasant 
to eat fresh. May be set out about like gooseberries and will 
bear well at that rate of planting. 2 to 3 ft., each, 55c¢; 5 for 
$2.50. 
OKA: Another Hansen fruit. A fine large cherry, borne on a 
tree instead of a bush. Quite variable in performance, de- 
pending on local conditions. At its best it is perhaps the 
finest of the type. The fruit is very large for a cherry, a rich 
purple in color, skin. thin, flesh red, delicious flavor. Fruit 
hangs to tree and cures there like a dried prune. 38 to 4 ft., 
each, 55¢3; 5 for $2.50. 

The largest and best selected 
sand cherry yet introduced. 
From the C. P..R. Agricultural Station at Brooks, Alberta. 
Fruit over an inch in diameter, excellent for jam and 
canning. Branches do not drag on the ground. Pro- 
duces a crop in the driest years. 2 to 3 ft. bushes, each, 
60e; 5 for $2.75. 
BLACK BEAUTY. A selected sand cherry of Canadian 
origin and developed by the late G. F. Chipman of Win- 
nipeg. Fruit nearly as large as the Brooks and of fine 
sweet flavor. Perfectly hardy. 2 to 3 ft. plants, each, 
60ec; 5 for $2.75. 
SAND CHERRY (Prunus besseyi). The native bush cherry 
of the great plains. Fruit almost the size of a sour 
cherry, black and often very fine flavored. Always good 
in jam and jelly. A low bush, may be planted 3 to 4 ft. 
apart and will’ produce a tremendous quantity of fruit. 
18 to 24 in.; each, 35e; 10, $3.00. Seedlings, 6 to 12 in., 
doz., 50e3; 100 for $4.00. 
WESTERN CHOKECHERRY £(Prunus’ melanocarpa). 
Larger and sweeter than the eastern chokecherry. A 
tremendous bearer. One of our very hardiest natives, 
useful as an ornamental, in shelter belts and for its 
fruit which makes perhaps the most delicious of all 
jellies and syrups. It is becoming more valued and ap- 
preciated yearly. 2to83 ft., each, 35¢; 10 for $3.00; Seed- 
lings, 12 to 18 in., doz., 60c; 190 for $4.00. 
NANKING OR CHINESE BUSH CHERRY (Prunus tomentosa). 
A perfectly hardy ornamental shrub, valuable for its delicious 
bright red fruit, its handsome bloom in early spring and its 
compact shape. 8 to 4 ft., each, 60c; 5 for $2.50; Seedlings, 
doz., 60c; 100 for $4.50. 
DRILEA. A named selection from Morden. Heavier yielding 
than the common. 3 to 4 ft., each 75ec. 


SCOUT. A genuine edible apricot from the Dominion Experiment Sta. at Morden, 
Manitoba. A small tree up to 12 feet. Bears well. Fruit is a bronze gold in color, 
flesh yellow, free stone, tender, free of fibre, thin skinned. Delicious as a dessert, 
canned or for jam. 8 to 4 ft., each, $1.00. 

