CRAB APPLE 
‘ Dolga — This variety produces an abundance of brililant, deep-red fruit that makes 
jelly of the finest flavor and a beautiful red color. This crab is not only valuable 
for its fruits, but is also highly ornamental. It grows about 12 feet tall; has a 
profusion of white flowers in spring and brilliant red fruits in summer. 
-Transcendent — A very choice variety; yellow, striped red. Fine for eating fresh 
or for preserving; August to September. - 
Prices for Crab Apples same as for Apples. 
PLUMS 
. Ember — A large yellow plum, blushed with red, ripening later than other plums. 
Hang well on the tree after ripening and last for two or three weeks after 
- harvest. This was developed at the fruit breeding farm in Minnesota, The tree 
is vigorous, broadly spreading and very productive. Fruit is oval, medium to 
large, with strong adherent stem. Flesh is deep yellow, firm, meaty, tender, and 
juicy. Flavor is sweet and pleasant. 
‘La Crescent — A small yellow plum from Minnesota. The fruit is of the highest 
quality, medium size that will appeal to everyone. A real sugar plum. Does not 
hold long after it ripens. 
. Superior — One of the very best plums originated by the Minnesota Experimental 
Station. Fruit has a beautiful red color, is of large size running to 2 inches in 
diameter. Flesh is yellow, firm, meaty and of the finest quality. Can be peeled 
like a peach. Ripens over a long period of time which makes it very desirable. 
It is also a good pollenizer, an annual, and a prolific bearer. A very fine plum 
we heartily recommend. 
‘Surprise — A fine medium sized red plum. This variety is of special value as a 
pollenizer for other plums. To be assured of a good crop of plums plant at least” 
one Surprise with other varieties. 
»-Toka — A cross between the American plum and the fragrant apricot of China. This 
is one of the finest flavored plums. Tree is remarkably strong and vigorous. 
Bears early. The fruit is medium sized, dark red in color, very handsome, firm 
and a good shipper. 
',»Wisconsin Prune — This is one of the prune-plums that is hardy in this part of the 
country. The fruit is of medium size. Green flesh covered with a dark blue skin. 
Freestone. A heavy cropper and recommended as far North as southern Wisconsin. 
Note: To insure adequate pollinization of plums, plant one of the variety Surprise. 
This is the best pollinator for other varieties. 
Plums are priced the same as pears. 
PEARS 
* Bantam — A new, hardy, blight resistant pear from Minnesota. The fruit is of 
medium size, excellent quality for dessert and also good for canning. An an- 
nual cropper that yields heavily. 
. Bartlett — For home, for canning and for market, Bartlett is a standard. A golden 
colored pear with pink cheek. Bartlett mellows and is excellent for eating early 
in the fall, yet, when picked a week before it is ripe and properly stored, keeps 
well. Flavor delicious, flesh buttery, rich and juicy. A fine variety but subject 
to blight in some areas. 
: Bosc — Long, tapering, deep:yellow, late fall and early winter pear. The fruit is 
flawless and because of its perfect yellow skin, covered with cinnamon-russet 
and long, trim, symmetrical, pyriform shape, with a tapering neck, makes it easy 
to identify at first glance. Its quality is superfine. 
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