Large, Juicy 
HYBRID 
CHERRIES 
For the Northern Gardener 
These Hybrid Cherries meet the north- | 
ern gardener’s requirements for a fully 
hardy fruit with the flavor of Sweet 
Cherries. They are actually Hybrids 
resulting from the crossing of a Plum 
with a Cherry. They yield heavily and 
the harvest is not reduced by birds as 
is frequently the case with true Cherries. They 
are excellent for canning and eating fresh. 
The trees may be planted as close together as 
8 feet. They can be grown as a shrub, thus mak- 
ing it easy to pick the fruit. You will be able to 
take fruit from nearly all trees the year following 
planting in the orchard. 
Oka. Many consider Oka to possess the best 
quality fruit of any Cherry-Plum cross. The 
large (about 1 inch in diameter) fruit ripens to 
a dark purple. It is the first of the Hybrid Cher- 
ries to ripen. The firm, red flesh is sweet and 
juicy. You will find them very good for cooking 
and eating fresh from your own garden. 
Opata. Opata is probably the hardiest and most 
productive of the Hybrid Cherries. The fruit is 
purple when ripe. The greenish yellow flesh is Compass. This variety is indispensable as a pollenizer 
sweet and juicy. Its quality for eating is good, for Cherries of the Cherry-Plum group. It is early to 
but it does not lend itself well to cooking. fruit, bearing in the second year. The small, attractive 
Sapa. This is the most popular and probably red fruits are useful for sauce and preserves. The tree 
the best of the Hybrid Cherries. The fruit is 1S very hardy and productive. 
dull reddish purple. The skin is thin and the Include a Pollenizer 
pits are small. The wine-red flesh is sweet and , 5 re Sar eal . 
juicy. The quality is good for eating and ex- These Cherries will not fruit without a pollenizer. Com- 



Oka, “The Best Hybrid Cherry’’ 
cellent for juice, canning, jams and preserves. pass has been found to be an excellent variety for pol- 
The trees are small but very productive. They Jenizing. Plant at least one with each small planting 
should be grown as shrubs. . and one to each 10 trees in large plantings. 
PRICES OF HYBRID CHERRIES 
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BUSH CHERRY 
Nanking (Prunus Tomentosa). The small, bright red fruits are borne 
in abundance along the branches. 
They have a pleasant flavor, in- 
termediate between sour and 
sweet Cherries. The quality is 
good for dessert and cooking. 
The profusion of pink flowers 
and brightly colored fruit make 
this Cherry an attractive orna- 
mental shrub. The bushes reach 
a height of 5 to 7 feet. Each 
2° to 3 feet ¢25-5 $1.35 
SOUR CHERRY 
Early Richmond. This is a 
popular pie Cherry, and prob- 
ably the hardiest of them all. 
The bright red fruit is of me- 
dium size and is borne in great 
quantities. They are excellent 
for canning and pie. Each 
5 to -s > Teet 2 eo $2.25 a 
4;to7 GGfeet?.. 4... 1.75 Nanking Bush Cherry 

