_ OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA : 75 
CHERRIES and a 
- CHERRY HYBRIDS en 5 
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. 
_ Always good in jam and jelly. A low bush, may be 
planted 3 to 4 ft. apart and will produce. a ‘tre- 
mendous quantity of fruit. 2 to 3 ft., each, 75c; 5 
for $3.50; 2 to 18 in., 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 jellies and syrups. It 
is becoming more valued and appreciated yearly. 12 to 18 in., each, 50c; 10, 
$4.50; seedlings, each 20c; 10, $1.75. 

Sand Cherry —> 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
CON VOY CHERRY. (See inside 
front cover for colored picture.) 
A new and superior Cherry from 
' Manitoba. : This hybrid has a 
tree habit, fruit is a clear bright 
red, large and most delicious. A 
handsome ornamental. Grown 
for us. by the originator, W.-J. 
Boughen.. Very hardy. - Price, 
each, $2.25. 















Convoy Cherry 
COMPASS. The oldest and best known of the sand cherry hybrids. Ripens late J ™ or August. Fruit 
bright red when mature, nearly an inch long, oval, pleasant to eat fresh; unrivalled for sauce, 
jelly or jam. 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 of a 
push. Quite variable in performance, depending on local conditions. Ai 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. 
BROOKS. A sand cherry selection from the Canadian Ex- 
perimental Station at Brooks, Alberta. Fruit large, flavor 
sweet. Outstanding. 18 to 24 in., each, $1.20.. 
BLACK BEAUTY. Similar to Brooks, but a selection made — 
by the late George Chipman of Winnipeg. Very hardy. 
3 to 4 ft., $1.20. 
ORNAMENTAL CHERRIES 
_ PURPLE LEAVED SANDCHERRY—CISTENA. Grows 3 to 
4 ft. age spreading about the same. Foliage of a rich 
= dark red, which makes a valuable 
contrast in shrub plantings. 2 to 
3 ft., each, 90c. 
PRUNUS JAPONICA, A shrub to 5 
ft. tall, broad and graceful, white 
to pink flowers in early spring, fol- 
lowed in August by tremendous 
numbers of bright red fruits. 138 
to 24 in., each, 50c; 5 for $2.00. 
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 
- Prunus Jeiponica : fruit. Each, $1.00. 



