CHERRIES and 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
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. 18 to 24 in., each, 75c; 
5 for $3.50; 12 to 18 in., each, 25c; 10, $2.25. 
WESTERN CHOKECHERRY (Prunus melanocarpa). 
Larger and sweeter than the eastern chokecherry. 
A tremendous bearer. One of our very hardiest na- 
Chokecherry 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; 2 to 8 ft., each, 75c. 
NANKING CHERRY. A beautiful ornamental. A delicious fruit. We have a 
limited number of Minn. Fruit Breeding Sta. selections, pred for yield and 
ae: of fruit. 3 to 4 ft. Each, $1.20. Sand Cherry 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
CONVOY CHERRY. (See inside front 
eover 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, $2.40, 


Convoy Cherry 
COMPASS. The oldest and best known of the sand cherry hybrids. Ripens late July or August. Fruit 
bright ped be mature, nearly an inch long, oval, pleasant to eat fresh; unrivalled for sauce, 
: . : jelly or jam. Hardy throughout the whole Nor thwest. 
3 to 4 ft., each, $1.25. 
,» OKA. ‘Another Hansen fruit. A fine large cherry, borne 
on a tree instead of a bush. Quite variable in per- 
formance, depending on local conditions. At 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. 8 to 4 ft., each, $1.25; 
5 for $6.00. 
BROOKS. A sand cherry selection from the Canadian 
Experimental 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. 8 to 4 ft., $1.20. 
SIOUX. One of Dr. N. E. Hansen’s selections. Large, of 
fine quality and flavor, hardy. Each, 3 to 4 ft., $1.20. 
oe Ene CHERRIES 
PURPLE LEAVED SANDCHERRY— 
CISTENA. Grows 3 to 4 ft. high, 
spreading about the same. Foliage 
of a rich dark red, which makes a 
valuable contrast in shrub plantings. 
2 to 3 ft., each, $1.00. 
PRUNUS JAPONICA. A shrub to 5 ft. 
tall, broad and graceful, white to 
pink flowers in early spring, followed 
in August by tremendous numbers of 
bright red fruits. 18 to 24 in., each 
50c; 5 for $2.00. 
SCHUBERT PURPLE LEAVED 
CHOKEBERRY. Described on page 
62, Each, 3 to 4 ft., $2.00. 


Prunus Japonica 

