








Nearly all of these plants are self-sterile—plant wild plum 
or sand cherry near them for pollenizing. 
NANKING OR CHINESE BUSH CHERRY (Prunus tomen- 
tosa). A perfectly hardy ornamental shrub, valuable for 
its delicious bright red fruit, its handsome bloom in early 
spring and its compact shape, 18 to 24 in., each, 35e; 
wf 5 5 for $1.50. 
a Y TOM THUMB SAND CHERRY. A bush cherry with red 
: a’ flesh. sei only 8 to 5 ft. high. One of Dr. N. E. Han- 
sen’s productions. A very hardy fruit, popular well into 
Chinese Bush Cherry Canada. Pleasant to eat fresh. May be set out about 
like gooseberries and will bear well at that rate of plant- 
ing. 2 to 8 ft., each, 55c; 5 for $2.50. 
A selection by Professor Yeager a number of years ago: 
COOPER CHERRY. At Fargo it 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 abso- 
lutely hardy. 3 to 4 ft., each, 50e; 5 for $2.50. 
COMPASS. The oldest and best Known of the sand cherry hybrids. Ripens late 
July or August. Fruit bright red when mature, nearly an inch long, oval, pleas- 
ant to eat fresh; unrivalled for sauce, jelly or jam. Hardy throughout the 
whole Northwest. 3 to 4 ft., each, 50c; 5 for $2.25. 
MORDENA A descendant of the Compass, the fruit is larger, dark purple in 
* color with deep red flesh. A product of the Morden Station. Habit 
of growth is that of a small tree like the Compass. Rip- 
ens a trifle earlier. Quality very good. 3 to 4 ft., each, 
60e; 5 for $2.75. 
CHAMPA SAND CHERRY. Another of Dr. Hansen’s varie- 
ties. 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, 50c; 5 for $2.25. 
OKA. Another Hansen fruit. A fine large cherry, borne on 
a tree instead of a bush. Quite variable in performance, 
depending 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. 3 to 4 ft., each, 55e; 5 for $2.50. 
BROOKS SAND CHERRY. The largest and best se- 
lected sand cherry yet in- 
troduced. From the C. P. R. Agricultural Station at 
: aE = Brooks, Alberta. Fruit over an inch in diameter, excel- 
Brooks Sand Cherry lent for jam and canning. Branches do not drag on the 
ground. Produces a crop in the driest years. 2 to 8 ft. 
bushes, each, 60c; 5 for $2.75. 
BLACK BEAUTY. A selected sand cherry of Canadian origin and de- 
veloped by the late G. F. Chipman of Winnipeg. Fruit nearly as large 
as the Brooks and of fine sweet flavor. Perfectly hardy. 2 to 3 ft. 
plants, each, 50c; 5 for $2.25. 
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 for $3.00. 
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 mosé delicious of all jellies 
and syrups. It is becoming more valued and appreciated yearly. 
$.to 4 ft., each, 35c; 10 for $3.00, 
YELLOW CHOKECHERRY. With yellow fruit. 2 to 3 ft., each, 40c; 
10 for $3.00. 
PINCHERRY. Grows into a handsome small tree bearing bright red 
cherries which make excellent jelly. 18 to 24 im., each, 35c; 5 for 
$1.50. 



FOR ALL SEEDLINGS SEE PAGE 62. 
bers of bright red fruits. 18 to 24 in., each, 50c. 

Choke Cherry 

ORNAMENTAL CHERRIES 
UR PLE LEAVED SANDCHERRY—CISTENA. Grows 3 to 4 ft. high, 
spreading about the same. Foliage of a rich dark red, which makes a 
valuable contrast in shrub plantings. 2 toe 3 ft., each, 50c. 
US JAPONICA. A shrub to 5 ft. tall, broad and graceful, white to_ 
greet flowers in early spring, followed in August by tremendous num- 
PURPLE LEAVED CHOKECHERRY. This is something entirely new in 
- ornamentals, discovered by our nursery chief, Mr. Schubert, several 
years ago. It leaves out green in the spring and gradually turns to a 
dark purple during the summer. Very striking. 2 to 3 ft., each, $1.00. 
