

American Bush Cherries 
The New, Quick-Bearing Cherry—So Easy 
to Grow, So Sure to Produce 
HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE—GOOD 
FLAVOR—HARDY EVERYWHERE 
American Bush Cherries are the result of nearly 40 | 
years of untiring selection work by the great plant 
wizard, Prof. N. E. Hansen of South Dakota 
State College 
This new fruit {s a new development in fruit culture that is gradually 
changing the method of cherry fruit production throughout the 
northwest, because of the immense amount of choice quality fruit 
that can be produced on such small trees on such a very small area 
of ground. 
The fruit which is of large size, good flavor and quality to eat fresh 
also makes the most wonderful rich flavored, dark purple-red jam 
of high flavor. The juice makes splendid jelly as well as a not to 
be forgotten cordial that won’t keep long. 
Though the fruit of this new cherry much resembles a plum in size ? 
and shape, 1t comes massed in clusters and at times almost com- © 
pletely covers the limbs. The tree itself grows in a sort of dwarf 
bush-like shape rarely getting over four or five feet tall, branching Will stand 30 degrees 
and bearing from the ground up, usually bearing the year after below zero. 
planting, though often even the year they are set out and annually thereafter. This 
dwarf stature is of fine value for planting in the garden as it does not take up near 
the room of an ordinary cherry tree, yet often bears more. They should be planted 

DR. N. E. HANSEN 
Who has been improving these 
Bush Cherries for nearly 
40 years. 


two to four feet apart in rows four to six feet apart, twelve to twenty-five or more 
In every home garden. FRUITS IN | 
In landscape planting, these Bush Cherries are also desirable as they are of striking ONE YEAR! 
ornamental value and their dwarf bushy nature is of great aid in foundation plant- 
ing work, or they may be planted close enough together for a low fruiting hedge on EXTRA SPECIAL ! ! |! 
the lawn or in the garden. The foliage which is a beautiful silvery green, turns to a 


pater ane gold color in a Bs — a very oe touch S any cesarean a rge Two- Year-Old 
g. e profuse masses of large fragrant white flowers in the spring, which com- 
pletely cover the branches, are a glorious sight. BUSH CHERRIES 
_ Plant These American Bush Cherries Because: 
1—They are so easy to grow and are perfectly hardy everywhere. Prices, Postp aid 
eS Se to ey Bee and ne ese eer 50c E ach; 3 for $1.2 5; 
—Bear from the ground up, early, heavy, and annually. 
4— Are dwarf growing, bushy and take up little room. 6 for $2.25; 12 for $4.00 
5—Excellent for hedges and ornamental shrubs. 
HARDY CHINESE DATE 
The Chinese Date (Jujube or Zizyphus) is a fruit from the high interior of China, which, we are sure, will 
prove to be one of the most valuable for our country. It is adapted to a wide range of territory and all 
kinds of soil. It is quite hardy, the United States Department of Agriculture bulletins reporting that 
it has withstood temperatures of 22 degrees below zero without injury. 
The tree is a heavy and constant bearer and commences to bear at an early age, four-year-old trees havy- 
ing produced 150 pounds of fruit. It blooms very late in the spring, avoiding all danger from spring 
frosts. The fruit is one to two inches long, and chocolate colored. It is delicious when eaten fresh or 
cured like dates, and is excellent for preserves and jam. Cooked in a sugar syrup and allowed to dry, it 
becomes a most tasty and palatable confection which we believe will eventually rival the date as a com- 
mercial product. Because of its productiveness and its highly nutritious and delicious fruit, capable of 
being used in many ways, it is sure to be a valuable addition to the orchards and gardens. Every home 
should have one or more trees. It likes a clean back yard where it is not cultivated, but will grow any- 
where. We have but a limited supply of these trees and, as long as they last, will deliver them by parcel 
post, postpaid, at $1.25 each. 
















Cocozelle, Italian Vegetable Marrow or Summer Asparagus 
COCOZELLE (Italian Marrow or Summer Asparagus) is one of the most delicious additions to the Squash family. For piquancy 
of flavor, tenderness and general palatability it has few equals. This plant does not make a vine, but grows in the form of a com- 
pact bush, and 5 or 6 hills is sufficient for a large family. The oblong green fruits should be picked when not more than 4 to 6 inches 
long. If the fruits are allowed to grow larger they lose their delicacy of flavor, and when one fruit is allowed to mature, it checks 
the formation of any more fruit on the plant. The fruits form and grow rapidly and may be picked almost everyday until frost. 
If planted early, it will fruit from the latter part of June until October. Can be cooked like Asparagus or Squash, and most exsellent 
when prepared like French fried potatoes. 
“~ Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c, Postpaid 
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