
Orden NORTHERN FRUIT STOCKS erly! + x 
(A) 4 Chief Raspberries, 1 yr. 
(B) 3 Indian Summer Rasp., 1 yr. 
(C) 3 Sunrise Raspberries, 1 yr. 
(D) 1 Hansen Bush Cherry, 18-24 in. 
(E) 1 Blue Leaf Arctic Shrub, 12-18 in. 
star NURSERY ORDERS sent 
COMPLETE PLANTING, PRUNING, SPRAYING 
INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED 
WITH EACH ORDER. 
EARN FREE GIFTS 
(FREE GIFTS) 
(F) 1 Baby White Birch, 12-18 in. 
(G) 1 Norway Poplar, 2-4 ft. 
(H) 2 Bittersweet Vines, 2 yr. 
(1) 1 Russian Olive, 12-18 in. 
(J) 1 Lombardy Poplar, 2-4 ft. 
Gifts must be REQUESTED on orders and are given only on 8 
us by 
right to substitute if some items are out. 
Mar. 
15. 
















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SMALL ORDERS—On nursery orders under $1.00, it is necessary to 
include 15c extra packing charge due to high cost of properly pack- 
No packing charge on orders of $1.00 or more. 
Nursery orders in which all items are quoted 
ing live plants. 
SHIPPING CHARGES 

prepaid, 
the 4th zone or 600 miles only. Be- 
yond that, extra postage will be 
requested, 
NOT PREPAID ITEMS are too 
large to mail, and will be shipped 
express or freight. Customer to 
pay express or freight charges 
when he receives shipment. 
ORDERS CONTAINING BOTH 
Prepaid and Not Prepaid Nursery 
items will be sent in one shipment 
by express, not prepaid. With 
these shipments we will include 
extra stock representing a greater 
value than the postage on any pre- 
paid items included in shipment, 
would amount to. 
NO NURSERY SHIPMENTS INTO 
THESE STATES—because of great 

distances and high permit fees: Florida, New Mexico, Nevada, West 
Virginia and Canada. 
SHIPPING TIME—We start shipping about March 15, depending on 
weather, and continue through April and May. We try to have ship- 

(such as berries, grapes and roses) will be sent prepaid to 
OUR FAIR PLAY GUARANTEE 
All of our Nursery Stock carries the Minnesota Inspection Cer- 
in good growing 
If for any reason you do not find everything just as 
notify us at once and we will order shipment re- 
turned, refund your money, or replace the items without charge. 
Any tree or plant that dies the first growing season we will 
replace at half the catalog price, the following spring, if loss is 
tificate and 
condition, 
represented, 
$7.00 Nursery 
For you ‘‘home garden 
8 or 4, or a dozen fruit trees of various sorts, here’s a 
new ‘‘one-package’’ insecticide—fungicide spray prepara- 
tion for apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, grapes, 
berries and other fruits. 
but complete spray program for all the various applica- 
tions, except dormant spray. Contains the newest chem- 
icals for insect 
the amazing new Thiophos 3422. 
Cureulio, Tent Caterpillar, Apple Maggot, Leaf Hoppers, 
Japanese Beetle, Oriental Fruit Moth, and diseases like 
Scab, Powdery Mildew, Brown Rot, and others. 
one package with full directions. 
1 lb. Canister (makes 10 gals. solution), $1.50, postpaid. 
5 lb, Canister (makes 50 gals. solution), $5.50, postpaid. 
= 2° Hardy-Cherry PlumyHybrids, 2sSeft.2).. seer sks eee te eee ee $1.00 ppd. 
With Your EARLY Nursery Order 3 Norway Poplar, 4 ft....... AR A, secre di over Es Be ppd. 
bd 1 New Summer Apple (our choice), 4 ft..............:. : ppd. 
Look for the 3 Stars: * * * 1 New Fall Apple a eee 4 mar Riche Welore: oeteue ene tarene ye ppd: 
3 = 1 New Wihter ‘Apple’ (our choice), 4. ft.t.202 5. con sete ppd, 
Order Nursery Stock from any 38 star page (any page marked : ( , 
Paeec urea at tie ras * * *). Send us this order with full 3 Sabre ee is ee: RasOyertee; 2 {ORS ee ee ppd. 
remittance BY MARCH 15, 1948, and you may choose from the 3 Sines Ts ee ane rs 70 nh ees! aspberries, 2 year...... 31.00 eee 
FREE GIFT list below, one gift for each $5.00 worth of stock Hard Pe (en , ae 8-345 csc cee sce eeecess ann ppd. 
you order from 3 STAR PAGES. For example: if your 3 STAR 4 Han vy i. SB Ss Gee ie 0 cc F100 oe 
ORDER totals $5.00, you may select one gift, if it totals $10.00, ansen’s us. erry, -2 RTS ree, 5c 5 le-etin a RW dretce trae i ppa, 
select 2 gifts, and so on. 
D & P FRUIT SPRAY for HOME 
GARDENERS 
’’ fruit growers who have only 
It enables you to apply a simple 
disease control including DDT, and 
Controls Coddling Moth, 
and 
All in 

properly balanced 
is guaranteed true to name and 
reported by October 15th following date of purchase. 
We cannot be responsible for losses other than the above. 

ment arrive at best planting time in your section. 
Grow HARDY PEARS “at Pure u the NORTH 
Northern Fruit Growers: 
See page 
29 for varieties best fitted to your 
climate. 


















lutely free. 
If you 
If you are anxious to secure an accurate, 
landscape 
tailor made to fit your home grounds com- 
plete with specifications, laid out in an easy 
to read manner, send for our Sketch Sheet. 
credited to the order, 
A. bout Jb andicape 
plan that is 
Plans 
On this sheet are full instructions 
to help you in making up the 
rough sketch for your home and 
grounds, : 
SEND US A SKETCH AND MEAS- 
UREMENTS OF YOUR GROUNDS. 
Upon receipt of your rough 
sketch and $5.00, our landscape 
department will prepare a com- 
plete plan, together with a planting 
list, of hardy evergreens, trees, 
and shrubs best suited to your soil 
and conditions. This fee applies to 
average city lots. Larger area 
plans, priced in proportion. 
MONEY SENT FOR PLAN WILL 
BE APPLIED ON ORDER. 
If your nursery order totals 
$40.00 or more, the $5.00 will be 
thus making this Landscape Service abso- 


desire a foundation planting only, the landscape fee is 
2.50 and will be credited on your nursery order of $25.00 or more. 
No plans can be prepared after March 15, 
PARKER PEAR—Introduced by the Min- 
nesota State Fruit Farm, this splendid pear is 
now recommended for the southern half of 
Minnesota and similar latitudes. The fruit is 
. medium to large, with smooth skin; color, yel- 
Flesh is _ fine- 
Fruit ripens 
low-bronze with faint blush. 
grained, tender, sweet, and juicy. 
in early September. 
PATTEN PEAR -— This pear 
has been thoroughly tested and is 
now recommended for planting in 
southern Minnesota and suggested 
for trial in favorable locations 
farther north. The fruit is of good 
size, resembles Bartlett in form 
and color; very tender, juicy and 
of good quality. Season, September. 
New 
Bantam 
Highest Quality 
Super Hardy PEARS: 

Parker 
Patten 
New Sodak 
New Bantam 
BANTAM PEAR—NOW a real high qual- 
ity eating pear, with hardiness of a Duchess 
apple! Latest sensation of Minn. Fruit Farm. 
Flavor of the luscious fruit—a big surprise. 
Not a large pear—but makes up in quality 
what it may lack in size. A vigorous grower, 
free from blight, stands severe cold. Ideal for 
lawn planting, 
NEW SODAK PEAR—A new pear from 
South Dakota that appears hardy in central 
sections of Minnesota, Fruit is of the long 
type, about two and a half inches in diameter, 
with very juicy, melting white flesh and very 
few seeds. It combines hardiness with splendid 
eating quality. 

PRICES: HARDY PEARS 

1to4 5 to9 
SIZES EACH EACH 
----=- 2 to 3 ft. (Not Branched) --------$1.15 $1.05 
------ \3 to 4 ft. (Not Branched)-------- 1.40 1.30 
aca 4 to 5 ft. (Not Branched) -------- 1.65 1.55 
{ 2 to 3 ft. (Not Branched) -------- 1.25 
ae U3 to 4 ft. (Not Branched)-------- 1.50 

Add 15c for Packing Cost on Nursery Orders if Less than $1.00. 
