CHERRIES and 
CHERRY HYBRIDS 
~\SAND CHERRY (Prunus besseyi). The native bush 
cherry of the Great Plains. Fruit almost the size of 
a sour.cherry, black and often very fine flavored. 
Always good in jam and jelly. A low. bush, may be 
planted 3 to 4 ft. apart and will produce a tre- 
mendous quantity of fruit. 2 to 3 ft., each, 75c; 
5 for $3.50; 18 to 24 in., each, 60c; 5 for $2.75. 
» WESTERN CHOKECHERRY (Prunus melanocarpa). 
Larger and sweeter than the eastern chokecherry. 
A tremendous bearer. One of our very hardiest na- 
tives, useful as an ornamental, in shelter belts and 
for its fruit which makes perhaps the most delicious 
of all jellies and syrups. It is becoming more valued 
and appreciated yearly. 2 to 3 ft., each, 60c; 10, 
$5.50; 3 to 4 ft., each, 75c. 
CHERRY. 
Fruit of an am- 
ber yellow col- 
or and very 
handsome. 2 to 
3 ft., each, 60c. 
COMPASS. The by 
oldest and best 
known of the sand cherry hybrids. Ripens late 
July or August. Fruit bright red when mature, 
nearly an inch long, oval, pleasant to eat fresh; 
unrivalled for sauce, jeliy or jam. Hardy through- 
out the whole Northwest. 8 to 4 ft., each, $1.00. 
OKA. Another Hansen fruit. A fine large cherry, borne 
on a tree instead of a bush. Quite variable in per- 
formance, depending on local conditions. At its best 
it is perhaps the finest of the type. The fruit is very 
large for a cherry, a rich purple in color, skin thin, 
flesh red, delicious flavor. Fruit hangs to tree and 
cures there like a dried prune. 3 to 4 ft., each, $1.25; 
3 for $6.00. 
TOM THUMB. A dwarf bush cherry. Fine flavored and 
hardy. Developed by Dr. N. E. Hansen. 2 to $8 ft., 
each, $1.25, 
“BROOKS. <A sand cherry selection from the Canadian 
Experimental Station at Brooks, Alberta. Fruit large, — 
flavor sweet. Outstanding. 18 to 24 in., each, $1.40, 
BLACK BEAUTY.. Similar to Brooks, but a selection 
made by the late George Chipman of Winnipeg. Very 
hardy. $3 to 4 ft., $1.40. z 
SIOUX. One of Dr. N. E. Hansen’s selections. 
Large, of fine quality and flavor, hardy. Each, 
3 to 4 ft., $1.20. 
NANKING CHERRY. Drilea or Orient. A beauti- 
ful ornamental. <A delicious fruit. We have a 
limited number of named variety selections, 
picked for yield and quality of fruit. 3te4ft., @ 
each, $1.00. 
COMMON NANKING CHERRY. 2 to 3 ft., each, 
50c; 10, $4.75. 
\ PIN CHERRY. A native in the Turtle and Pem- Brooks 
bina Mountains and the Killdeers. Makes a 
handsome tree and the small cherries, abundantly produced, make wonderful 
° jelly. 3 to 4 ft., each, 75c. Seedlings, 12 to 18 in., each 25e; 12, $2.50. 
A VLADIMIR PIE CHERRY. A real pie cherry from Russia via The Morden Ex- 
periment Station. Hard to propagate but of ironclad hardiness and fine qual- 
ity. 1 to 2 ft., each, 75c. 
. PRUNUS FRUTICOSA. A dwarf cherry from Europe and Asia. Each, $1.25. 
Black Beauty 
