

OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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. Al- 
ways 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, 50c; 5 for 
$2.25; 2 to 3 ft., each, 75c; 5 for $3.50; seedlings, each, 20c; 10, $1.75. 
WESTERN CHOKECHERRY (Prunus_melanocarpa). Larger and sweeter than 
the eastern chokecherry. A tremendous bearer. One of our very hardiest na- 
tives, useful as an ornamental, in shelter belts and for its fruit which makes 
: perhaps the most delicious of all jel- 
lies and syrups. It is becoming more 
valued and appreciated yearly. 12 to 
18 in., each, 40c; 10, $3.00. 
TOM THUMB. A bush cherry with red 
flesh and pleasant flavor. Grows 3 to 
5 ft. tall. From Dr. N. E. Hansen. A 
favorite in Canada, very hardy. 3 to 
4 ft., Each, $1.00; 5, $4.50. - 

Compass ; years, and find them very successful. Albert Sing: 
fiel, Rochester, Minn., R. No. 4 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
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. 
e Hardy throughout the whole Northwest. 3 to 4 ft., each, $1.20. 
OKA. Another Hansen fruit. <A fine 
large cherry, borne on a tree instead 
ofa bush. Quite variable in perform- 
ance, 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, $1.00; 
5 for $4.75. 
COOPER. A Compass seedling from Prof. Yeager ~ 
with somewhat larger size and nearly round, pink 
in color it resembles a sweet white cherry when 
cooked more than any other hardy sort. 3 to 4 
ft., each, $1.20. 
I have used your garden seeds for about ten | 
Sand Cherry or 
Bush Cherry 



I received my Lilac and Plum in perfect condition. I have bought nursery stock from other firms in the past 
ait much higher prices, but your stock is far superior in quality to many. I only regret that I was not on your 
mailing list sooner, andy you may rest assured that I shall recommend your firm to my friends. Mrs. A. G, 
Kalvin, Box 316, Lake Orion, Mich. 
ORNAMENTAL CHERRIES 
PURPLE 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 to 3 ft., each, 75c; 5 for $3.50. 
PRUNUS JAPONICA. A shrub to 
5 ft. tall, broad and graceful, : 
white to pink flowers in early Tom Thumb 
spring, followed in August by 
tremendous numbers of bright 
red fruits. 18 to 24 in., each, 
40c; 5 for $1.75. 
NANKING CHERRY. A beautiful ornamental. A 
delicious fruit. We have a limited number of 
Minn. Fruit Breeding Sta. selections, picked for 
yield and quality of fruit. Each, $1.00. 







I was very much pleased with the apple trees I got last year. 
They made a good growth last summer and last fall I put a 
fence around to protect them from rabbits. Bennie Hafstad, 
Madison, Minn. 
Prunus Japonica 
