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S and CHERRY HYBRIDS — BX, 
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SAND CHERRY (Prunus besseyi). The native bush 
eherry of the Great Plains. Fruit almost the size 
of a sour cherry, black and often very fine fla- 
vored. 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, 
45e3; 10, $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 appreciated yearly. 3 to 4 ft., 
each, 40c; 10, $3.70. 
YELLOW FRUITED CHOKECHERRY. Same as above ex- 
cept for fruit color. Each, 8 to 4 ft., 45e; 10, $4.00. 
* PINCHERRY. Grows into a handsome small tree bearing 
bright red cherries which make excellent jelly. 4 to 5 ft. 
each, 60¢; 5 for $2.75. 
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COOPER CHERRY. number of years ago. A heavy yield- Sand Cherry 
er, 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, 70c; 5 for $3.25. 
* TOM THUMB SAND CHERRY. A bush cherry with red flesh. Grows only 3 to 
: weg 5 ft. high. One of Dr. N. E. Hansen’s productions. A very hardy fruit, popular 
ian well into Canada. Pleasant to eat fresh. May be set out about like goose- 
aa Fae Brooks er Gon and will bear well at that rate of planting. 2 toe 8 ft., each, 65c; 5 for 
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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. Ripens a trifle earlier. Quality very good. 3 to 4 ft., each, 75c; 5 for $3.50. 
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, pleasant to eat fresh; unrivalled for. sauce, jelly or jam... 1 et 
Hardy throughout the whole Northwest. 3 to 4 ft. each, 80c; 5 for $3.75. f Oe 
¢ CHAMPA SAND CHERRY. Another of Dr. Hansen’s varieties. Very sim-- ee ‘ < ~ ei { 
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ilar 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, 70c; 5 for $3.25. 
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OKA. Another Hansen fruit. A fine large cherry, borne on a tree instead ~ 
of a bush. Quite variable in performance, depending on local condi- ¢ 
tions. 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 * i ~ 
flavor. Fruit hangs to tree and cures there like a dried prune. 3to4 ./\ JeGA | 
ft., each, 75e; 5 for $3.50. 2 Ad ‘ 5, 4 
: BROOKS SAND CHERRY. The largest and best selected sand (QS) QV) ‘eal 
cherry yet introduced. From the C. P. R. “if 
Agricultural Station at Brooks, Alberta. Fruit over an inch in diam-, "i % . th 
eter, excellent for jam and canning. Branches do not drag on the « gm 7 
ground. Produces a crop in the driest years. 2 to 3 ft. bushes, each, _ 7 é a 
Z5e; 5 for $3.50. &, & 
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® BLACK BEAUTY. A selected sand cherry of Canadian origin and devel- 
oped 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, Cooper 
each, 65e; 5 for $3.00. 
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PURPLE LEAVED SANDCHERRY—CISTENA. Grows 38 to 4 ft. high, 
spreading about the same. Foliage of a rich dark red, which makes a 
valuable contrast in shrub plantings. 2 to 3 ft., each, 75e; 5 for $3.50. 
PRUNUS JAPONICA. A shrub to 5 ft. tall, broad and graceful, white to 
pink flowers in early spring, followed in August by tremendous numbers 
of bright red fruits. 18 to 24 in., each, 50c. 
PURPLE LEAVED CHOKECHERRY. This is something entirely new in W& 
ornamentals, discovered by our nursery chief, Mr. Schubert, several years 
ago. It leaves out green in the spring and gradually turns to a dark pur- 
ple during the summer. Very striking. 2 to 3 ft., each, $1.00; 5 for $4.50. 
For Double Flowering Plum see page 65. 

