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Bush “fructs 
FRUITS OF ALL KINDS WILL KEEP GETTING 
SCARCER FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF THE 
POST WAR PERIOD. HEALTH OF OUR FAMILY 
DEMANDS THAT WE MUST PROVIDE THESE 
FRUITS. The aim is to plant more of the quick yielding 
fruits—Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, 
Rhubarb and Asparagus—to cut down the grocery bills. 
Many a homemaker has supplied the table with fresh fruit 
and the most delicious canned fruit for winter, and in 
addition supplied themselves with the easiest possible 
cash money. Markets here are very high in price. Local 
markets will absorb these things at twice the price paid 
the growers in western fruit markets. 
Currants, Gooseberries, and Bush Cherries are orna- 
mental and have a place in the landscape border as well 
as the small orchard. Great improvements have been 
made by fruit breeding stations. We offer below some 
of the finest and new varieties at popular prices. 
BROOKS, Bush Cherry. The native Sand cherry has been 
developed by the Canadian Experiment Station at 
Brooks, Alberta. The Brooks Sand cherry is a remark- 
able fruit, purple color, size 1 inch. Stems covered with 
clusters of exceptionally fine flavored fruit. Excellent 
for sauce, jam and canning. Produces quickly and 
heavily, even in dry years. No garden in city or farm 
can afford to be without 10 or more of Brooks Bush 
Cherries. 
RED LAKE, Currant. This new variety was produced by 
the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Station. Larger and 
more ‘wonderful fruit than the high-priced perfection. 
Thrifty at home in this region. Red Lake bears large 
grape-like bunches of large red fruit. These should 
be picked by the stems in bunches and will market at 
a fancy price. Fine quality, very prolific, thrifty bush. 
WHITE GRAPE, Currant. Large yellowish sweet fruit, 
mild flavor, excellent quality for fresh sauce and light 
colored jelly. 
~PIXWELL, Gooseberry. A new variety creating sensa- 
tions among fruit growers. Developed by Prof. Yeager 
at the Fargo Agricultural College. Almost free of 
thorns. Fruit grows in clusters which are easily picked, 
hence it is named Pixweil. This berry is an extra fine 
quality, very heavy yielding, a beautiful bush for hedge 
or garden border. Ornamental, useful and profitable. - 
RUDDY, Raspberry. A new development from North 
Dakota Agricultural College developed by Prof. Yeager. 
First time this has been offered to the public. A very 
hardy, heavy bearing, high quality, purple berry. Ruddy 
makes the finest jam we have ever eaten. Has proved 
more hardy than Chief or Latham and promises _ to 
take the front of any Raspberry in this area. Our 
nursery sold $80.00 worth of Ruddy Raspberries in the 
summer ’42 from two rows, 150 ft. long. Ruddy will 
yield big cash returns quickly. 
LATHAM, Raspberry. This berry has revolutionized 
Raspberry growing in the Northwest. It is now the 
leading commercial berry of Minnesota and fast _re- 
placing others throughout the U. S. Behaves well at 
Valley City, bearing good crops of large high quality 
berries. Ten days later than Chief. 
ALPHA, Grape. An improved form of Beta. A cross 

between Concord and wild grapes. A real hardy grape, 
strong, thrifty growing, bears heavily, fruit more tart 
_ than Concord, but more mild than wild grape. Excel- 
- lent for jam, and produces the finest grape juice of any 
known variety. 
PEARL, Grape. A new hardy white grape. Size of Beta, 
mild quality, excellent flavor, very productive. It adds 
a new fruit. 
McDONALD, Rhubarb. A .recent development of Can- 
adian Fruit Breeding Farm. This rhubarb is so out- 
standing that it is in a class by itself. Exceptionally 
red in color, very high quality. Sweet flavor. Com- 
mands an exceptional price on the market because of 
its attractive quality. The demand has still kept the 
price rather high but the fruit is quite different from 
the common rhubarb. The McDonald Rhubarb is less 
tart and requires less sugar than the old sorts. We 
-advise growers to get a start on the new McDonald. 
ASPARAGUS, Paradise. A small patch of Asparagus 
continues to yield annual crops through many years. 
It produces much food with little effort. It is a health 
plant. The children need it. Paradise is an improved 
form of Mary Washington. We supply these only in 
the two and three year old heavy plants. 
STRAWBERRIES. Successful strawberry growing 1s 
largely a matter of paying attention to directions. 
Strawberries are easy and simple to grow but demand 
reasonable attention. If instructions are followed, it 
is one of the surest of all crops known in the state. 
Many new varieties have been brought to the front. 
The greatest improvements are found in the everbear- 
ing, the best of which we offer below. Careful instruc- 
tions are furnished with all shipments. We furnish 
only the strong young plants from newly set beds. We 
do not fill orders from “run out’ fruit beds. From a 
patch, 4% of an acre, the Northwest Nursery sold, from 
July to October, 1942, $450.00 worth of Minn. 71166 
everybearing strawberries. 
Minn. £1166. This new Everbearing strawberry has 
created a mild sensation among the members of our 
nursery. A new fruit developed at Minn. Station, 
which has not yet been named. A New York grower 
tried to buy our entire stock in the spring of ’42. This 
everbearing yields as heavily in its first early summer 
crop as Senator Dunlap, which is not an everbearing. 
~ Then it is followed throughout the summer in successive 
waves with four different crops, giving us a heavy crop 
in October. Fruit is of fine form and quality. It 
brought premium prices in the Valley City stores. This 
is the most remarkable strawberry in our experience. 
The quantity sold to any one person will be limited dur- 
ing the next two years. But each patron will be given 
a start. 
Gem, Everbearing. This new everbearer has won an 
exceptional place among fruit growers. Fruit large, 
equal to Dunlap or other June standards, bears heavily 
throughout the summer and fall. Will bear a small 
crop the same season set out. A real improvement over 
the well known progressive. ; 
Premier, June Bearing. One of the best new June bear- 
ing varieties. Has largely replaced Dunlap as a com- 
mercial fruit in Minnesota. A strong growing berry, 
very prolific, large shapely fruit of fine quality. 
It's wet a farm home without fruit - grow your own. 
