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Russian Olive—One of the most alkali-tolerant 
trees. Good for dry locations. Silver colored 
leaves stay on late. 12-18 inch, $5.50 a hundred. 
~* Wild Plum—Useful as well as ornamental, this 
~ tree is being used more and more for windbreaks. 
In full blossom the trees smell good, in full fruit 
they taste good, and stopping snow they look 
good. 12-18 inch, $5.00 for 100. 
Siberian Crab—This is an excellent tree to use 
for an inside row, highly ornamental when loaded 
with white flowers. Entirely hardy and grows 
quite bushy. 18-24 inch, 100 for $8.00. 
PLANT WITH A MACHINE 
This machine takes all the hard work out of tree 
planting and does better work. Ground must be 
in good workable condition. Available without 
charge to those who buy. trees from us. 
FRUIT 
The fruit breeding stations of Minnesota, Da- 
kotas, Canada and others have now made it 
possible for us in the North to grow very worth- 
while fruit. Much has also been learned about 
fruit culture, and this information is available at 
these stations, county agent offices, and Agricul- 
ture colleges. 
The high eost of fruit over the counter is one 
good reason for growing our own fruit. Add to 
this the pleasure one gets from watching the 
trees, flowers and fruit develop, the joy of eating: 
tree-ripened fresh fruit from your own trees, and 
the improved health that goes with more fruit in 
the diet, it is just plain good business sense to 
grow your own fruit. 
Apples 
When given proper care, apples can be success- 
fully grown in Northern Minnesota. And when 
we say apples, we mean good apples. Our home- 
grown fall apples are usually superior to the ones 
shipped in. In planting apple trees, one should 
plant so as to have early, fall and winter varie- 
ties. It is a good plan to have as many varieties 
as possible in order to have a more steady pro- 
duction. In this section it is best to grow the 
trees in bush form, keeping the branches close to 
the ground. This helps prevent sun-scald and 
winter injury, and affords more protection from 
