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Made More Fruitful | 
and 
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Select Your... 
FRUIT TREES 
... From This Book 
FRUIT TREES ARE FROM SELECTED 
. ACCUMULATED OVER A PERIOD 
OF 50 YEARS 
Trees and plants, like livestock and poultry, have inherent in- 
dividual superior qualities which occasionally show up. By their 
detection and use of the wood from such individuals, strains with 
superior qualities are developed. First, hardiness and ruggedness 
is considered—then productivity and quality of the fruit. 
George A. Marshall, founder of MARSHALLS NURSERIES, is 
a student of horticulture with an experimental mind. He started 
a variety trial orchard immediately and has carried on extensive 
research work to date. He has constantly visited orchardists in 
all parts of the country, looking for better strains. Our scion and 
bud orchard of “selected strains” has been gradually built up 
over this long period of time, to include almost every variety— 
and each one having some outstanding characteristic, better than 
ordinary trees. Marshalls take propagating wood from these 
“selected-strain’’ mother trees. 
An example is Marshalls Montmorency cherry which is from 
an outstanding tree of this variety found some years ago on the 
home grounds of the late Bruce Mansfield. This tree was a 
strong grower and loaded itself each year with fruit considerably 
larger than any other Montmorency cherry in this section. Wood 
from this tree was taken to propagate trees for our scion and bud 
orchard. From these our present stock is propagated. 
NEW, HARDIER, FRUITS 
New varieties originated by individuals such as Prof. Hansen of 
the South Dakota Experiment Station and especially by the 
Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Iowa State College and the New 
York Experiment Station which have been carrying on selection 
and hybridization for about thirty years, have been tested out in 
our trial orchards and worthy ones added to our list for propaga- 
tion. These hybridizers have combined hardiness and quality by 
scientific breeding and have released a number of new superior 
varities, literally a New-Race of apples, better adapted to the 
rigorous climate of the North and West. Marshalls have these 
new fruits, that will thrive and produce in the northwest where 
the older eastern varieties failed. 
MARSHALLS 
STRAINS . 
HARDY NORTHERN ROOTS 
The roots on which Marshalls apple trees are grafted, are grown 
from seed of hardy northern sorts. These roots will not kill out 
from under hardy varieties as is often the case with ordinary 
trees which are mostly grafted on French crab and other ordi- 
nary roots. The use of these hardier root stocks will add mate- 
rially to the hardiness, productiveness and longevity. 
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Grow... 
HEALTH-GIVING FRUITS! 
For Food, Nerves, Relaxation 
and Pleasure 

PLANT IMMEDIATELY—OUR QUICK BEARING VARIETIES 
The last U. S. Census shows almost 50° fewer fruit trees 
than 10 years ago. Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, em- 
phasizes “the urgent need for better nutrition in the United 
States as a part of the Victory Program—not only the im- 
mediate effort but also the long run strengthening of our de- 
mocracy—twice as much fruit as now consumed is advocated.” 
Along with the vast quantities to be used by our armed forces, 
and to feed our allies, there will be an alarming shortage un- 
less more planting is done. Everybody having ground has been 
asked to produce more food products, including fruits, berries 
and vegetables, all of which contribute so much to healthful 
living and enjoyable meals. To help furnish this much needed 
source of food supply you should plant now. 
PLANT OUR 2-YEAR HEAVY SMALL FRUITS and GARDEN 
ROOTS GAIN A YEAR 
Full of Vitamins, Delicious Flavors and Health 
Our small fruits and garden roots, including Strawberries, 
Raspberries, Blackberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Grapes, As- 
paragus and Rhubarb, have been selected in the same careful 
manner as the larger tree fruits, shade and ornamental trees, 
insuring hardiness and superior qualities in all varieties. 
EXTRA PROFITS FOR YOU 
You can get big cash returns in health, better living, lower 
living costs—and CASH profits, too, by planting MARSHALLS 
“Selected Strains’ of small fruits. You can have plenty of 
fruit for immediate use, to can, to quick-freeze, to make jellies 
and jams, as well as eat from the hand. 


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A photograph of the several grades of roses all same age, as 
they come from the field. Left to right: Marshalls Landscape 
grade; No. 1 grade; No. 1% grade; No. 2 and No. 3. Marshalls 
use only the two better grades. 


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