From the Fruit Breeding Farm of the 
University of Minnesota, Comes 
7D. Creat New Pie 
Since its inception, over 40 years ago, the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, a part of the 
University of Minnesota, has wrought a great change upon the horticulture of the Upper Mid- 
West and upon the very lives of everyone living within this region. Its fruit breeding program 
has been so intense and productive, that it is rated among the leading Fruit Breeding Stations 
of the Nation. Many of the new fruits developed by the Minnesota Station have gone far 
afield and are now planted widely throughout the entire country. 
A few of the new fruits that have contributed so much to horticultural standards are the 
Latham and Chief Red Raspberries, the Red Lake Currant, a new race of Apples that has revo- 
lutionized the Apple growing of this area, and a new type of hybrid Plum that has given this 
area Plums equal in size and quality to West Coast Plums. 
Directing the Fruit Breeding Farm through the critical years of selection, testing and evalua- 
AONE Le iefeae raisin tion—all the time making more crosses—has been Prof. W. H. Alderman, Chief of the Division 
Division of Horticulture of Horticulture, aided by an outstanding staff at the Fruit Breeding Farm. Prof. Alderman must 
University of Minnesota be considered one of the country’s most outstanding horticulturists. It will be a great loss to 
Minnesota and the entire region when he retires from active duty in July, 1953. 
However, we feel that if a man ever left his work while at his very peak, Prof. Alderman will be doing that very thing. 
We feel that the two last introductions of the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm under his direction, are two of the most im- 
portant they have made. Not just improvements upon existing fruits, they are two varieties of a fruit heretofore too tender 
to be grown in this area. Northstar and Meteor are pie Cherries-— something we have not had before. Although hardy enough 
to be grown in this area, they have even more— their quality is so extremely high that we are certain they will be widely 
planted throughout the entire Nation in the years ahead. 
Being intensely interested in horticulture, we here at Andrews Nursery wish to express our appreciation to Prof. Alder- 
man and his excellent staff for their very great contribution to the horticulture of this region. 
EVE) ene om 
In 1935 the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm 
crossed the well~knownfsMontmorency Cherry 
with a very pardy, =e peed papas eee 
P they. secured “from~theCanadian Experimenta 
Meteor (Minn. No. 66) Station ‘at. Morden;»Manitoba. This unnamed 
8 Cherry was*a product of repeated selections of 
Russian strains and probably represents the har- 
diest Cherry stock “available. The result was a 
seedling designated as Minnesota No. 66. 
In December, 1952, seventeen years after the 
cross was made and after years of testing, the 
University of Minnesota introduced Minn. No. 
66 under the name of Meteor. 
In introducing Meteor, they have the following 
to say in describing their new Cherry. “The tree 
is a strong and vigorous grower with an upright, 
moderately spreading habit. The unusually large 
leaves produce a dense and luxuriant foliage that 
is resistant to leaf spot. The fruit is large to very 
large. The fruit color is a very attractive clear 
light red; the skin is thin and tender. The flavor 
is a pleasant mild acid and quality is very good. 
The stone is small, long oval, and very free. The 
fruit ripens about 10 days to 2 weeks later than 
Northstar, or about midseason in relation to 
standard varieties of Sour Cherries. 
This is the first year that we have had Meteor 
and the supply is very limited. 
| retitinihi dade ota 
Prices of Meteor 
Each 2 for 
4 ttoiand sup eee oe ete 3 OSES. O5 
3-4-cf toy: hoa b bn ee ea 6.75 
We pay the postage. 
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