
Perkins Apple. 
OLDS' APPLES AND CRABS 
PRICES OF ALL APPLE TREES, 4 to 5- 
foot trees, well branched, by express, $1.35 
each; 3 for $3.90; 10, assorted varieties if pre- 
ferred, for $11.50. Please give name of nearest 
express station. 
Please Note: Trees are all sent by express. 
Where customers do not have an express station 
we can make shipment by parcel post. If want- 
ed by mail, add 15c¢ per tree for postage. We 
prefer to ship by express as it is much more 
satisfactory. 
SUMMER APPLES 
ANOKA. Popular because it bears freely on 
one-year-old wood beginning the second year 
after planting and annually thereafter. Fruit 
is similar to Duchess. Very hardy and blight 
resistant. Ripens early about the time of the 
Duchess or a little before. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. An early August 
apple of highest quality for home use but too 
tender to ship. Pale waxy yellow in color. 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. A large and 
beautiful apple ripening in late August and early 
September. Yellow and red, streaked and min- 
gled. Very juicy and rich flavored, fairly tart. 
Exceptionally good for cooking and the best 
commercial extra early. Well known. 
LIVELAND. A very hardy apple. Color white, 
shading to crimson; flesh, white. Very juicy and 
sweet. Bears during July and August. 
AUTUMN APPLES 
BEACON. Originated at Minnesota Experi- 
ment Station at Minneapolis. The fruit is me- 
dium size, round with a_ glowing 
color. Flesh, yellowish white, fine grained and 
of a mildly sub-acid flavor. Season, Autumn, 
but keeps a month or two longer, Fruit holds 
well to tree, even after it is ripe. Tree is of 
an upright spreading habit, vigorous and pro- 
ductive. It is hardy throughout Northern Wis- 
consin and Minnesota. An excellent new variety 
for either the home orchard or the commercial 
fruit grower, because of its exceptionally good 
quality for an Autumn apple; its color, produc- 
tivity and ability to stand up under market 
conditions. ; 
WEALTHY. The one fall apple with a perfect 
score as regards dessert, cooking and _ market 
qualities in contests of the Wisconsin Horticul- 
tural Society. Round fruit of rich dark polished 
red, The aromatic tender flesh is juicy, sub-acid, 
and of delicious flavor. The Wealthy is an early 
and annual bearer. ; 
WINTER APPLES 
CORTLAND. A late winter McIntosh, The 
fruits are larger and more uniform in size. They 
have much more color and the red is brighter. 
Flesh firm, juicy, fine flavor. Apples do not drop 
as readily as McIntosh and are better shippers. 
DELICIOUS. Good size, fine quality. ‘lree 
good grower and hardy. Most popular newer 
variety for eating. 
DARK RED DELICIOUS. Similar to the De- 
licious apple but has a dark red color all over, 
making it very attractive. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. One of the finest yel- 
low winter apples. Golden yellow with firm, 
juicy, crisp flesh. ; 
: HARALSON. Originated at the Minnesota 
Fruit Breeding Farm. Tree upright and a vigor- 
ous grower. Fruit large even red, fine grained, 
tender, juicy sub-acid and fine quality. Keeps 
until spring. Best winter variety for the North. 
McINTOSH. One of the best and most satis- 
factory apples for Wisconsin. Medium size, spicy, 
bright red and of highest a Tree vigorous 
ith spreading head. Annual bearer. ; 
“ PERKINS. = Originated by T, E. Perkins of 
Red Wing, Minnesota. The fruit is large, dark, 
deep red and round as a ball, Flesh fine grained, 
tender, juicy, good quality and delicious flavor, 
and keeps until March, -Tree vigorous, a good 
grower, heavy annual bearer. One of the best 
varieties for the North. 
FA SE. (Snow.) The popular Snow Apple. 
Medium, deep crimson, flesh white, of best qual- 
ity. Famous eating apples. 
$3.90; 
beacon-red 
Olds’ Fruit and Shade Trees 
CRAB APPLES 
Prices, 4 to 5-foot trees: Each, $1.35; 3 for 
10 for $11.50. 
DOLGO CRAB. Fruit hangs in big clusters 
and is fiery red.- Jellies perfectly even when 
dead ripe. Excellent for canning, Bearg young 
and abundantly, Extremely hardy and free from 
blight. A shapely tree, beautiful in flower and 
in fruit. It makes a very good tree for orna- 
mental purposes, 
ve frk wae Large, deep crimson; most beau- 
iful, 
WHITNEY. One of the largest; splashed car- 
mine, firm, juicy, great bearer. Fine eating apple. 

Underwood Plum. 
HARDY PLUMS 
Prices, all plums, 
branched, by express: 
Assorted if desired. 
EMBER. A large yellow plum, blushed with 
red, ripening later than other plums. The abil- 
ity to hang well to the tree after ripening and 
to keep for two or three weeks after harvest, 
are its outstanding characteristics. Like most of 
the other good plums that we have for Wis- 
consin, this variety was developed at the Minne- 
sota Fruit Breeding Farm. ‘The tree is vigor- 
ous and very productive, broadly spreading with 
a tendency to droop. The fruit is oval, medium 
to large, with a strong adherent stem. Flesh 
rich yellow, firm, meaty, fine grained, tender 
and juicy; flavor, sweet and pleasant. Quality 
good to very good. Medium sized clingstone. 
Ripens late, through September, often hanging 
into October. 
MONITOR. Good size, very dark red plum of 
unusually fine quality. Hardy. 
UNDERWOOD (MINNESOTA NO. 91.) Earli- 
est and hardiest of the large new plums, ripen- 
ing August 1st to August 15th, and attaining a 
size of 1%: inches in diameter. Fruit red, juicy; 
yery small pit, free stone. 
WANETA. The most delicious of all plums 
and Prof. Hansen’s masterpiece. It is a cross 
between a large American variety and the Japa- 
nese Apple Plum, a sort originated by Luther 
Burbank. The Waneta combines immense size 
4 to 5-foot trees, well 
Each, $1.50; 3 for $4.25. 
with attractive appearance and flavor. 

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Beacon Apple. 
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SHADE TREES 
For lawn or street planting, 
rooted, well branched, 6 to 8-foot trees, unless 
otherwise specified. We ship trees by express. 
Give name of nearest express station when or- 
dering. 
Strong well- 

Bechtel’s Flowering Crab. 
CRAB, BECHTEL’S, 
Flowering. A dwarf 
tree of great beauty covered with large double 
rose-like blossoms. A hardy and popular va- 
riety. 3 to 4-foot trees. Hach, $1.20; 3 for $3.50. 
CRAB (Flowering) Hopa. A new red flower- 
ing crab with darkish red bark and foliage. 
Exceptionally hardy. 4 to 5-foot trees, Each, 
$1.35; 3 for $3.90. 
CRAB DOLGO. 
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ORIENTAL FLOWERING CRAB, Similar to 
the American varieties described above, but be- 
cause of the smooth texture of the leaves, are 
resistant to Cedar Rust. The dwarf trees are 
literally covered with pink blossoms in May and 
area beautiful sight when in bloom. 4 to 5-foot 
stock. Each, $1.35; 3 for $3.90. 
ELM AMERICAN (White Elm). One ‘of the 
largely used trees for street planting and as a 
shade tree for lawns and parks, Hardy and a 
rapid grower. Each, $1.50; 3 for $4.25, 
MOLINE ELM. The most popular of the 
grafted elms. It differs from other elms in that 
the tree is conical in shape when young. As it 
develops and reaches maturity, the weight arches 
the branches so that it gradually takes on the 
typical arching form that we like to see in an 
elm tree. Excellent tree for street planting, a 
fast grower, which is long lived. Each, $1.60; 
3 for $4.50. 
CHINESE ELM. Very popular due to the 
fact that it is probably the most rapid growing 
shade tree. Its leaves are much smaller than 
those of the common elm. It is a fine shaped 
tree, extremely hardy, and will thrive on poor 
soils and in dry locations. 5 to 6-foot trees. 
Each, $1.20; 3 for $3.40. 
Edible and ornamental. See 
SEEDLINGS. 1% to 2-foot Stock: 10 for 
80c; 50 for $3.50, postpaid. 
ELM, Vase. A _ beautiful shade tree. The 
branches grow up and away from the center of 
the tree, giving it its appropriate name. Recom- 
mended for planting on a wide street or where 
a broad growing tree is desired. Grafted trees, 
each, $1.60; 3 for $4.50. 
MOUNTAIN ASH. 5 to 6-foot trees. A native 
tree. When quite young this tree will produce 
berries in large clusters of an orange color. 
Grows about 18 feet tall. Hach, $1.60; 3 for 
$4.50. 
SILVER MAPLE. (Soft Maple.) A well known 
ornamental tree with wide spreading’ slender 
branches. Hach, $1.30; 3 for $3.75. 
LOMBARDY POPLAR. A tall, picturesque, 
spire-like tree. Fine for formal plantings along 
avenues or for marking boundaries. 4 to 5- 
foot trees. Hach, 95c; 3 for $2.70. 
Please Note: We do not have Cherry, Pear 
or Peach trees to offer this season, 
