WELCH’S FINEST 
HEAVY, HEALTHY TREES 
Cherries 
IN THE WORLD'S 
BEST VARIETIES 
Cherries are easy to raise and, with the 
new DuPont Fruit Spray (page 31), are 
easy to keep free of insects and disease. 
Cherries are always more tasty gathered 
from your own trees and no where near as 
expensive as store bought ones. We have 
tried to offer you only the best varieties of 
pie and sweet cherries. There are other good 
varieties but they usually have some serious 
fault that leads us to avoid them. 
Young pie cherry trees tend to grow 
short and stocky some seasons so if they run 
a little short in height sometimes don’t let 
that bother you; they will make up for it in 
caliper. Set 18 feet apart, or 130 trees to 
the acre if you want that many. Cherries 
are long-lived trees so you really get your 
money’s worth when you buy them. 
A3336—MONTMORE. We have found Mont- 
more to be the finest variety of pie cherry 
that has been introduced within the last 
50 years. The fruit are large, rich red, and 
borne in abundance even on a tree only 4 
or 5 feet high. Montmore never grows 
more than 12 feet high but does get broad; 
usually better than half the crop can be 
picked from the ground. Tree will be in 
full bearing in 3 or 4 years. Will grow 
anywhere from Georgia to as far north as 
cherries will grow. Never pick until fruit 
turns very dark red as cherries gain the last 
1/3 of their size in the last 10 days of 
growth. As far as is known, Mont- 
more is entirely virus free. 
PRICES ON MONTMORE 
Each Per3 Per 10 
2 to 3 ft. postpaid..1.39 3.98 12.39 
3 to 3% ft., postpaid..1.69 4.86 14.69 
344 to 5 ft., 
XPT snobs POG. = eee 1.98 5.55 16.49 
4% to 6 ft., 
exp; not ppd... 2.20 6.29 18.98 
_A3312—EARLY RICHMOND. The early 
pie cherry. Fruit medium size but 
borne in quantity and when well 
ripened are fine for pies and to eat 
as fresh fruit. Grows well every- 
where and the tree is vigorous and 
healthy. Plant this variety to 
lengthen your pie cherry season. 
A3337—MONTMORENCY. The most 
NANKING HYBRID BUSH CHERRIES 
Here is the finest dual purpose plant we know of. 
Nanking Cherries make a beauitful ornamental (an ideal 
screen or hedge) and at the same time bear an abundance 
of rich red cherries that make the best jelly and cherry pie 
you ever tasted. Fruit is large too; about 2/3 the size of 
an ordinary pie cherry. What's more, the cherries are 
almost hidden by the foliage so the birds seldom bother 
them. At the same time, they are very easy to pick. 
The plants are highly resistant to insects and disease 
and are hardy far up into Canada. Evéry home grounds 
has a place and a need for these plants. We list what we 
think are the best of the new Minnesota varieties. All are 
self fertile, but try several for variety... A3351—Minnesota 
No. 41. \A3352—Minnesota No. 42. \A3353—Minnesota No. 
64. All 2 to 4 ft. shrubs, 1.45 each; 3 for 4.19, postpaid. 
A2749X—Nanking Hybrid Cherry Collection. 
3 for only 3.98, postpaid. 
1 each of all 
popular pie cherry grown in 
America. We think Montmore is 
better, but that’s up to you; perhaps you’d 
like to try both. Montmorency is fruitful, 
well adapted to many different types of soil 
and climatic conditions and its fruit is less 
susceptible to brown rot than most varieties. 
Prices on Early Richmond and Montmorency 
Each Per3 Per 10 
Z=tOv se att. sDOStDaid see 1.20 3.45 10.49 
3. to 3% ft., postpaid............... 1.39 4.00 12.39 
3¥2 to 5 ft., exp. not ppd......... 1.59 4.62 14.40 
4% to 6 ft., exp. not ppd......... 1.79 5.25 16.39 
A3303 — BLACK TARTARIAN. The favorite 
dooryard and roadside sweet cherry. Grows 
well wherever sweet cherries will grow, 
lives to a very old age, bearing well 
throughout its life and eventually makes a 
very large tree yielding prodigious amounts 
of fine cherries. Very free from brown rot. 
A3318—GOLDEN SWEET. Here is a golden 
yellow cherry with the flavor and quality 
of the best of the black cherries, but with 
this added virture; because it is all yellow, 
the birds absolutely will not eat it. A 
vigorous variety and one of the hardiest of 
the sweet cherries. Bears abundantly. We 
recommend this variety to you. 
Prices on Black Tartarian and Golden Sweet 
Each Per3 Per 10 
21053-ft:, postpaid eee 1.39 3.98 12.39 
SetOr4 fts.eposipald..=—s ae ee 1.69 4.86 14.69 
4 to 6 ft., exp. not ppd... 1.98 5.55 16.49 
5 to 7 ft., exp. not ppd... 2.20 6.29 18.98 
A2717X—Welch’s Sweet Cherry Collection. 1 each 
of Black Tartarian and Golden Sweet, 3 to 4 ft. 
size, both for only 3.25, postpaid. 
ee ea eee 
Iowa. 
WELCH’S HARDY 
Plums 
and, if possible, 2 or 
more varieties so can 
cross pollinize. 
A3629—SAPA. A low, 
bushy plum with rich, 
, dark purple fruit and 
flesh of the same color 
stone. Ripens in late 
July. Very hardy. Excel- 
lent quality, particularly 
for canning and jam. 
You'll Get More Berries Sooner With These 
TWO-YEAR TRANSPLANTS 
We wish all our customers would 
buy nothing but these two-year-old 
transplanted berry plants because they 
are so much more satisfactory in every 
way. They are larger, stronger, heavier 
rooted, and the danger of losing them 
in planting is greatly reduced. They 
will even bear a few berries the first 
year, but of course not enough so that 
you could do much canning or jam 
making unless you put out a lot of 
plants. 
Commercial growers who put plants out in 
great quantities probably should buy the 
others, but you folks who want them for your 
home garden should plant these. They require 
little care, get established quickly, bear more 
fruit sooner. 
POSTPAID PRICES ON 2-YEAR TRANSPLANTS 
, Per3 Per6 Per 12 Per 25 
A2092—Latham Red 
Raspberry ........... 95 1.65 2.98 5.49 
A2091—Indian Summer 
Raspberry _......... 98 1.75 3.25 6.29 
A2052—Cumberland 
Black Raspberry. .95 1.65 2.98 5.49 
A2063—Morrison Black 
Raspberry ........... 1.29 2.25 4.49 7.98 
A2064—-Sodus Rasp. 1.29 2.25 4.49 7.98 
A2023—Eldorado 
Blackberry _......... 69 1.35 2.25 4.49 
A2034—Thornless 
% Boysenberry ....... 1.39 2.59 4.98 8.98 
extending clear to the - 
“A2004—ELDORADO. 
Plant 15 ft. apart. A3633—TECUMSEH. Probably 
the best eating plum in our 
whole list and we think the 
best all around Dr. Hansen 
plum. Hardy and good 
grower. Red fruit is firm, 
sweet, yellow fleshed. De- 
lightfully appetizing  frag- 
rance and flavor. Ripens late 
July and early August. 
\ A3630—SUPERIOR. One of the 
largest and most attractive 
plums. Bears in 2 or 3 years, 
and heavily. Very hardy. 
Ripens late Aug. Flesh yel- 
low with rich, sweet flavor. \_ 
)* A3604—BLUE DAMSON. Yields 
enormous crops and is vig- 
orous, healthy and hardy 
south of northern Iowa. 
Plums medium size, delicious 
both for eating and cooking. 
Sold in 2 to 3 ft. and 3 to 4 
ft. sizes only. 
~“A3610—GREEN GAGE. The sweet- 
est eating and canning plum. 
Large fruits in abundance. Hardy 
from about mid-Iowa south. 
A3623— OPATA. One of the 
earliest; ripens mid-July. A 
heavy bushy tree that bears loads 
of fruit. Clear green flesh of 
good quality and flavor. 
A3631—STANLEY PRUNE. A N.Y. 
prune plum hardy to northern 
~\ A3636—WANETA. 
Thrives on almost any 
soil. Fruit large and freestone. 
Flesh firm, yellow, and delicious 
fresh or canned. Heavy yielder. 
Ripens early Sept. 
Most popular 
Hansen plum but not the best. 
We'll take Tecumseh or Superior 
but if you prefer Waneta we are 
happy to serve you. Waneta is 
hardy, bushy. Large fruit has 
crisp yellow flesh of good qual- 
ity. ; 
SIZES AND PRICES OF PLUMS 
Each Per 3 Per 5 
2 to 3 ft., ppd... .98 2.75 4.35 
3 to 4 ft., ppd...1.19 3.35 5.15 
4 to 6 ft., exp. 
not. ppd4h 1.59 4.49 6.75 
*Blue Damson not available in 
this size. 
A LOT 
WELCH’S FAMOUS | FROM A 
° LITTLE 
JUNEBERRY 
The Prairie Blueberry 
‘A2098—(Amelanchier cana- 
densis). One of the hardiest 
of all fruits. A heavy pro- 
ducer of good flavored, 
large sized berries. Will 
grow in non-acid soil where 
Blueberries will not. Among 
the earliest of all shrubs to 
bloom; highly ornamental 
with clusters of large white 
flowers before the leaves ap- 
pear. 18 to 24 in. plants, 98c 
each; 3 for 2.69; 10 for 8.50, 
postpaid. 
BLACKBERRIES 
Plant 3 to 4 ft. apart in 
rows 6 ft. apart. 
Large 
berries of rich, fragrant, 
spicy flavor. Grows almost 
anywhere. Ripens early but 
bears for a long time. 
Almost coreless. 
A2000—ALFRED. Ripens 
early, bears for a long time 
and produces an enormous 
crop. Very large, delicious, 
almost seedless and coreless. 
Prices on both Eldorado and 
Alfred; 6 for 98c; 12 for 1.79, 
25 for 3.19; 50 for 6.00; 100 
for 10.49, postpaid. 
THORNLESS BOYSENBERRY 
A2031—The biggest berries ever 
developed—often 2 inches long. 
Ripens over a period of two 
months or more. Unsurpassed for 
eating fresh, preserving, canning, 
pies and fruit juice. Thornless 
vines make picking a pleasure. 
Practically seedless. Plant 4 to 6 
ft. apart in rows G fe. apart. Re- 
liably hardy from the latitude of 
middle Iowa south. Prices 39c 
each; 3 for 89c; 6 for 1.19; 12 
for 2.19; 25 for 3.98, postpaid. 
LUCRETIA DEWBERRY 
A2035—Like blackberries but 
much larger and_ better. Soft, 
sweet, juicy fruit. Hardy through- 
out most of the country except- 
ing the most northern states. 
Mulch with straw in the fall ex- 
cept in south. Prices: 3 for 75c; 
6 for 1.10; 12 for 1.92; 25 for 
3.75; 50 for 6.34; 100 for 11.44, 
postpaid. 
HYBRID BLUEBERRIES 
that you can grow 
It is easy to grow blueberries 
almost anywhere if you just make 
the soil acid, if necessary, with a 
little Aluminum Sulphate. With 
each collection of Blueberry 
plants we will send you enough 
-Aluminum Sulphate to last two 
years. 
Blueberries Big as Marbles 
We send you named varieties 
that grow in big upright shrub- 
bery plants to a height of 5 ft. 
or more and as broad. Delicious 
for pies, cakes, muffins, canning, 
and eaten fresh with cream. 
We sell these only in collec- 
tions of 3 as several must be 
grown together to get a good set 
of berries. Plant 6 feet apart, 
and mix organic matter into the 
soil well (except barnyard 
manure). 
A2560X—3-year-old 12 to 18 in. 
plants. (1 Concord, 1)Rubel and 
‘1 Stanley—all 3 for 2.98, post- 
paid with 1 Ib. of Aluminum Sul- 
phate free. 
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