ORNAMENTAL FRUITS | 
Edible Fruits Which Lend a Striking Beauty to the Landscape 




Nanking 
Cherries 
Silver Buffalo Berries 
(The Indians called them Rabbit Berry) 
Foliage is silvery grey with metallic lustre. The tall 
twiggy shrubs are wreathed in misty flowers of soft- 
est yellow in April. Later in the summer we find the 
stems covered with scarlet fruits the size of Currants. 
In spite of their sour, slightly acid taste, they are 
edible, being highly valued for jams and jellies. The 
Indians used them extensively, preserving them by 
drying. Plant several together to be assured of pol- 
lenization. Price | yr. plants 45c each; 3 for $1.20 
postpaid. 
® Truth about Bush Cherries ® 
The various types of Bush Cherries all have consid- 
erable merit both for their fruit and ornamental val- 
ues. The Nanking Cherry is a tall shrub producing 
bright red edible fruits closely resembling the early 
May Cherries. They produce best when several are 
planted together. For the most part these are all 
pasties types varying somewhat but all well worth 
while. 
The Goumi or Cherry Eleagnus is the most orna- 
mental of all the Bush Cherries—a medium sized 
shrub with leaves silvery beneath and both leaves and 
twigs covered with a brownish red pubescence. The 
fruits are most unique in appearance and al- 
though they are supposed to be edible, we find them en- 
tirely too astringent. 
Most widely ad- 















Earliest, ready 
to be used for 
jelly early in August; bush large, 
spreading, productive, clusters 
large, drooping ; berries large. 
Wentwort 
and are a Distinct Satisfaction to the Palate 
e BEAUTIFUL BUSH CHERRIES ° 
. (Prunus Tomentosa.) A 
Nanking Cherry most ornamental up- 
right spreading shrub. Pink in bud, the tiny flowers 
open a pure white with striking contrast between the 
white flower petals and the, bright red and orange 
calyx. In June the branches are studded with large 
rich red fruits, closely resembling our early May 
Cherries. Good to eat and they make beautiful rich 
jellies and wine. Set several plants for best pollent- 
zation. Price, extra heavy, 2-3 ft., $1.00 each, 3 for 
$2.50 by express. 
(Goumi.) A most at- 
Cherry Eleagnus tractive medium size 
shrub, fruitful and ornamental leaves silvery be- 
neath and twigs covered with brownish pubescence, 
clusters of red fruits desirable in jams. The Goumi 
is a valuable shrub for landscaping in addition to its 
abundance of unusual fruits. Price 2 yr. trees, $1.00 
each, 3 for $2.75 by express. 
Varieties: BROOKS, BLACK BEAUTY, and 
MANDAN GOLDEN. See page (6 for prices and 
description. 

A clean looking round headed 
Black Haw shrub. Attractive pure white May 
flowers give place to bunches of pink fruits turning 
to bloomy black—edible. Deep green foliage turning 
to scarlet wine red in fall. The Black Haw is an aris- 
tocrat among the native shrubs of your boyhood days 
and now considered an excellent medium large shrub. 
Price strong 2 ft. plants, 80c ea.; 3 for $2.00 by express. 



Orange Red Berries of the 
Cherry Eleagnus (Goumi) 
vertised of all is the Sand Cherry and of these the Hansen selections have 
possibly been given widest publicity. They are all medium sized shrubs of 
open type growth with light green foliage. The Seedling types so often offered 
vary greatly in quality, some inclined to be better. 
The finest edible and 
heavy fruiting varieties have been selected. 
These are propagated vegetatively and the 
fruits are highly prized. We are most enthusi- 
astic about their size and quality, our present 
choice being the new large dark meaty varie- 
ties, BROOKS, MANDAN GOLDEN and BLACK 
BEAUTY. See page 16 for prices and descrip- 
Am. Cranberrybush 
This year we are offering only the one 
selection (Wentworth) of these large fruited 
heavy yielding and highly desirable types selected by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture for their especially fine 
fruit characters. 
flowers in June, followed by clusters of large, brilliant red 
fruit in late summer and fall. 
pectin, of a brilliant red color, and is used chiefly for making 
jelly eaten with meats. 
itself, attaining a height of about 8 to 10 feet with deep green foliage 
throughout the summer. 
clusters and begins to color by the end of July, remaining on the 
branches and keeping its bright scarlet color until the following spring. 
They bear large, showy masses of white 
The fruit is very high in 
The plant is a highly ornamental shrub in 
Very decorative in fruit which hangs in 
Price, American Cranberrybush—2 yr. plants, 12-18 inches, 90c each, 3 for $2.50, postpaid 
