
(Prunus Tomentosa) 
A fine ornamental shrub that can be used in any orna- 
mental planting and also bear great crops\of fine Cherries 
at the same time. 
These bushes grow to a final height of about seven feet. The shrub is nicely 
shaped, with clean foliage that looks well all season. It can be worked into a 
planting about the house or in the shrub border. The flowers come early, just 
before the leaves. The color is an apple-blossom-pink in the bud but gradually 
opening into a pure white. 
Several varieties must be planted together. Otherwise the Nanking Cherry 
will not bear fruit. The fruit of the improved varieties is oval in shape, three- 
fourths inch long by one-half inch or a little better in diameter. The color 
varies from a very light pink to a rather deep red; the pit is small and the 
quality is good but a trifle acid with no bitterness. 
This is not a Cherry to eat from the bush but it makes up into wonderful 
jam or jelly, tasty and different. 

Prof. Alderman, in charge of the Minnesota Fruit 
Breeding Farm Station, said on December 11th last 
in an address before the Minnesota Nurserymen’s 
Association: ““There is no longer any question as to 
the value of the fruit of the Nanking Cherry.” 

The Nanking shown in color was taken here at our 
nursery just as we were picking the fruit. The fruit 
on some varieties is much larger than the fruit of the 
Brilliant. The variety Brilliant is one of our own de- 
velopments. One plant of the Brilliant will go into 
every order. 
A HEAVY CROPPER 
Last year our bushes were eight years old and we 
had a tremendous crop. The fruit comes close to the 
limbs from the ground up, and is packed close together 
all along the limb. A solid mass of fruit is formed on 
every limb from tip down. A neighbor sold many crates 
containing 16 quarts each on the St. Paul market. In 
two years after planting a bush should bear three or 
four quarts of fruit that makes as fine jam as one would 
care to: eat. 
We will not sell less than three different varieties in 
an order as it takes this many to insure cross fertiliza- 
tion. 
Price for Nanking Bush Cherries 
Three fine 3 to 4 ft. bushes, all different, for $4.50; 
six all different, for $8.00, not prepaid. 
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See Opposite Page for Descriptions and Prices of 
the Best in Other Bush Cherries. 


Bush Cherry in Bloom 


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