ORNAMENTAL FRUITS 
Edible Fruits Which Lend a Striking Beauty to the Landscape 
f and are a Distinct Satisfaction to the Palate 


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. 
Best of the Bush Cherries 
The various types of Bush Cherries all have con- 
siderable merit. both for their fruit and ornamental 
values. 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 
a types varying somewhat but all well worth 
while. 
The Gouml 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 quite palat- 
able if allowed to 
fully ripen. 

















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Earliest, ready 
Wentworth (oie tsea tor 
jelly early in August; bush large, 
spreading, productive, clusters 
large, drooping; berries large. 

heavy yielding 
UU. _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 
ieee pte with meats. 
itself, attaining a height of about 8 to 10 feet wi foli 
throughout the summer. Pete wisn Bape lees 
ters and begins to color by the end of July, remaining on the branches 
and keeping its bright scarlet color until the following spring. 
¢ BEAUTIFUL BUSH CHERRIES ° 
- (Prunus Tomentosa) 
Nanking Cherry A most ornamental 
upright 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 stud- 
ded 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 pollenization. Price, extra heavy, 
2-3 ft., $1.00 each, 3 for $2.50 by express. 
(Goumi) A most at- 
Cherry Eleagnus (fttive’ meaium’ 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. 
BROOKS, BLACK BEAUTY, and 
MANDAN GOLDEN. See page (16 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. 
Varieties: 




Orange Red Berries of the 
Cherry Eleagnus (Goumi) 
Most widely advertised 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. 
so often offered vary greatly in quality, some inclined to be bitter. 
The Seeding types 
The 
finest edible and heavy fruiting varieties have 
been selected. These are propagated vege- - 
tatively and the fruits are highly prized. We 
are most enthusiastic about their size and 
quality, our present choice being the new large 
dark meaty varieties, BROOKS, MANDAN 
GOLDEN and BLACK BEAUTY. See page 
16 for prices and description. 
Am. Cranberrybush 
This year we are offering only the one 
selection (Wentworth) of these large fruited 
and highly desirable types selected by the 

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 clus- 
Price, American Cranberrybush—2 yr. plants, 18-24 inches, 90c each, 3 for $2.50, postpaid 
