Center Peint, Iowa Plums, Grapes, Currants 
PLUMS 
Plum trees especially those grafted on native plum roots thrive on rich 
moist bottom lands. Most varieties need pollenizers for best crops so it is wise 
to plant several varieties near by. 
Prices: DOr l baer see cee Cee ere meee $2.00 each $17.50 per 10 
RED COAT. A good sized red prune-shaped plum, fine for canning and cook- 
ins. Freestone. 
“\SAPA. Sendcherry hybrid, medium size with dark red flesh. Excellent for 
sauce. Heavy bearer. 
’ TOKA is a very fine apricot flavored, sweet and somewhat spicy. Fruit good 
size, freestone fine for eating or canning. Very hardy and a good pollen- 
izer for other plums. 
UNDERWOOD. A vigorous and productive tree, ripening early, having large 
red fruit. The flesh is golden yellow, tender, juicy, sweet and very good 
quality. One of the best. 
GRAPES 
Grapes are one of the best fruits for the home garden in a small lot for 
they fit into the landscape well and require less spraying than most fruits. 
Each Per 10 
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‘\ BETA is a small to medium black grape that is hardy in the far north without. 
protection. Quite acid, good for juice and jell. Prolific. Fine for arbors. 
“CACO. Red. Seems to be the best red grape. A good grower and young 
bearing and a very good grape. 
~CONCORD. Black, The best known and most widely planted variety. Should 
be included in every planting. 
“\. FREDONIA. Black. This new variety ripens 3 weeks before Concord. Large 
buackes of blue-black fruit of very high quality. 
Es MOORES EARLY.: Black. An early grape of good quality. Market or home 
use. Well adapted to the north. 
~PORTLAND. White. The earliest grape to ripen. The fruit is large, amber- 
white with a rich spicy flavor. Hardy, vigorous and productive. 
“VAN BUREN. The most promising blue-black grape to date. Very early. 
~ WORDEN. Black. A large blue grape of high quality, ripening a few days 
ahead of Concord. Popular for home and commercial planting. 
CURRANTS 
We grow only the Red Lake which is an extra large variety developed by 
the Minnesota State Fruit Breeding Farm. It has almost displaced all the old 
varieties. Currants require little space or attention other than the application 
of an insecticide to control the currant worm in early spring. Each Per 10 
$ .60 $5.00 
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