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ALL ORNAMENTAL 
SOME FRUIT BEARING 
Standard Varieties 
Described Elsewhere 
Beauty Dolgo Hopa_ Red Silver 
and 
The New Chestnut Crab 
From Our 
Minnesota Fruit Breeding Station 
THE CHESTNUT CRAB is the new Crab Apple just 
named by the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Station. 
The fruit is large for a Crab, averaging about two 
inches in diameter. The color is a mixture of light 
red and russet over a yellow ground, producing an 
attractive reddish bronze effect. The flesh is yellow, 
crisp, juicy, medium fine grained with a most pleas- 
ant sub-acid, nutlike flavor. The quality is very 
good for cating from the hand. It also makes fine 
sauce, is good for pies and pickles. The Chestnut 
Crab makes a beautiful ornamental tree and at the 
same time produces a great crop of wonderful larg: 
tasty Crab Apples. All good new fruit stocks ar 
very much in demand. Order early. 
4 to 5 ft. trees, $1.25 
5-ft. select specimen trees, $1.75 each 




GENEVA. Miss Preston of Ottawa, Canada, originated Beauty 
this fine Crab. On a trip to our State Fruit Farm this Crab in 
summer we saw several Geneva trees in full fruit just cts Ppp 
at the ripening stage. The trees were literally loaded Draltnios Variety 
with brilliant all-over red Crabs that were about 11/2 
inches in diameter. As we were passing through the 
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experimental orchard where many new Crabs were Bechtel’s Double Crab 
under test, the Geneva tree attracted our attention PurelyOr a 
from a distance as the skin of the fruit was so bril- Ex dont y ae Paes ‘a 4d Crab 
liant. The flesh is also a deep pinkish red. The eat- Gouble 1QrimyOs Phe) Nauver ws vel 
of Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. Grows 
i lity i d and it mak fi d jelly. : 
ge ea a ok 5 hs $2.50: 5 wipes deeb to a height of from 8 to 14 feet, depend- 
ing on where grown. Covered during the 
blooming season with masses of large, 
double, light pink flowers which look 
like double pink Roses, with the most 
delightful perfume of any known tree. 
This perfume sweetens the air of the en- 
tire yard. The foliage is somewhat sub- 
ject to rust and this variety does best 
where the humidity is not great. 
Fine, 2 to 3 ft. trees, $1.50 each; 
or $2.75 a pair 
Dolgo Crab 
Another fine Crab from 
the South Dakota Station that 
is showing up nicely in our 
trial garden. We have six of 
the young trees and all came 
into bloom last season. The 
blossoms are large and of a 
uniform delicate pink. The 
fruit is large for a Crab and 
the flesh is a reddish pink. 
Flavor is good. The tree is 
upright and shapely in ap- 
pearance. 
4 to 5 ft., $2.00 
5 to 6 ft., $2.50 

SERGE of the Chestnut Crab 
