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POLLINIZER PLUMS 
These Plums not only produce quality fruit, but 
have proved most effective in pollinating all 
other plum varieties. 
‘TOKA—One of the richest flavored of all—very 
sweet with a spicy, tangy flavor. One and one- 
half inch fruits of beautiful apricot color with 
firm yellow flesh and free stone. Very hardy, 
ripens late August. An efficient pollinizer for 
other plums. Prices below. 
KAGA—An outstanding canning plum originated 
by Prof. Hansen. Has a distinct, delicious flavor, 
and is sometimes called the apricot plum. For 
canning or jam, it is unsurpassed. A fine pol- 
linator for any plums on this page. Prices be- 
low. 
UMBO PLUMS 
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NEWEST MINNESOTA 
EXPERIMENT STATION PLUMS: 
N PIPESTONE PLUM—WMinnesota’s newest “JUM- 
BO” plum! Largest of all and much better than 
most plums now grown. Extra early—ripens first 
week in August. 
A heavy cropper—exceptional 
eating quality and also excellent for canning. 
Prices below. 
REDCOAT—(Free Stone). This brand new Minn. 
State Fruit Farm- plum bears heavy loads of 
choice quality, all red, prune shaped fruit, with 
a perfectly free stone. A grand improvement 
, over Red Wing and older plums. Prices below. 
RED GLOW—(Minn. 101). A new release from 
Minnesota's Fruit Breeding Farm. Prof. Alder- 
man reports: “This large, handsome plum has 
been widely tested in this region. Fruit is dark 
bronze-red with orange flesh, clingstone. Qual- 
ity very good for eating fresh, and for jam or 
jelly." Prices below. 
DELICIOUS JAM RECIPE 
Cover Plums or Cherries with water, add 112 
teaspoons soda, boil till skins break, drain 
remove pits. Add sugar 
through colander, 
pound for pound. To a moderate sized kettle- 
ful, add one tablespoonful of vinegar, boil 
until thick. Put in jars and seal. 
Hardy CHERRIES £3 
Best Cherry-Plums 
These delicious hybrid cherries -become more 
popular every year. Extremely hardy—thrive in 
any soil (even sand)—bear big crops in two or 
three years. Ideal for canning, sauce, or pies. 
Sapa is delicious eaten fresh. 
‘NEW SAPALTA—A big flavorful hybrid cherry 
from Canada. Fruit of Sapa type, but sweeter 
and less cling-stone. Delicious eaten fresh, fine 
for canning, pies, sauce, preserves. Plant with 
Compass cherry pollinator. Prices below. 
“SCOMPASS CHERRY — Hardy throughout the 
Northwest and Canada. Fruit is black, of medi- 
um size and good quality. Makes delicious pies, 
preserves, etc. Compass is the most effective 
pollinator for Sapa and Sapalta. Prices below. 
SAPA CHERRY—A hig purple-red cherry with 
delicious wine red flesh. Thin skinned, small pit. 
Makes pies and sauce of most appetizing color 
and flavor. Often sets fruit second year. Yields 
best if grown as a large bush by pruning se- 
verely—cutting out older growth annually. Plant 
with Compass Cherry to 
Prices below. 
insure pollination. 
SEVERE 
IMATES 
True Pie Cherries for All Climates! 
NEW METEOR — Extra big, sparkling red, genuine pie 
cherries, 
that thrive in Minnesota's severe climate! 
geous, big Morello type fruits are meaty, juicy, flavorful 
with thin tender skin and small free pit. 
after North Star. 
At last you can grow genuine, big, juicy 
red pis cherries even in Northern Minn. 
NEW “NORTH STAR — A super hardy 
dwarf tree from U. of Minn. that 
grows 9 to 7 ft. high and matures big, 
glistening, mahogany-red, real pie 
cherries early in July! North Star 
fruits are of superb quality, Morello 
type, free stone, and make luscious 
prom the NORTH , 
EUROPEAN TYPE BLUE PLUMS 
HARDY FOR MINNESOTA: 
N STANLEY PRUNE—You home gardeners in 
areas as far north as St. Paul can now grow 
these big, delicious Italian type prunes that 
your grocer ships in from California. Stanley is 
just as big, just as good, and it's hardy for 
southern Minnesota. Very sweet, firm yellow 
flesh. Good for eating fresh or canning. Self- 
fertile. Further north, grow the smaller but 
hardier Mt. Royal. 
MT, ROYAL BLUE PLUM—Now you can grow 
these European Type Blue Plums in your own 
back yard, instead of buying “shipped in” 
fruit from the grocery. Fruit is a beautiful blue— 
makes delightful dessert, jam or preserves. Test 
ed in Minnesota and Canada for extreme hardi- 
ness. A big yielder and self-fertile (a eugie tree 
Prices below. 
will bear fruit). 
Pipestone 
Jumbo 
Plum 
Above is Meteor, Minnesota’s 
new extra hardy pie cherry 
loaded on full sized 8 to 10 ft. cherry trees 
These gor- 
Ripen 12 days 
Prices below. 
PRICES: PLUMS & CHERRIES 
pies and sauce of magnificent rich PREPAID PRI I 10 or 
cherry-red color. These highly orna- HOS oie pei EACH 
mental little trees are hardy through- PLUMS: 
out Minnesota. Prices below. Pipestone Toka 3 to 4 ft ..$1.50 $1.40 $1.30 
Bocce Kaga WOMANS oe icesone 1K 1.80- 1.70 
\ e ow S:tol6 fie eee eneD 2.15 2.05 
* MONTMORENCY—The most Stanley Prune 3 ‘ 4 ft 1.85 (2 for $3.55 
popular Sour Cherry for J MAC St ee e or vas) 
chery. growing regions, but Mt. Royal Blue Plum.....3to4ft.......... 1.90 + (2 for $3.65) 
wiedae Wigeapessn 2 acs § Di ote 3t04f 150 1.40 1.30 
apaltaliaes ana ee: 04 ft... ; é : 
the north. A pop- Sapa. .. a to 5 ft... 190 1.80 1.70 
ular favorite for Compass. . 5 to 6 ft... 2.30 2.15 2.05 
canning and mar- Lj treretite CHERRIES: 
: orth Star. . Woicicinie GEO 12 Qu teenie ooo (2 for $6.65) 
ae acess cca 2Y) to 3ft........ 395 (2 for 7.65) 
a 1 
ime oe eae 2to3ft.......... 245 (2 for $4.65) 
ted color, good Meteor, . .c..ccs0 sens 3 to 3% ft........ 295 (2 for 5.65) 
flavor. Ripens late 3% to 5 ft........° 3.45 (2 for 6.65) 
June. Prices below. Montmorency.......... f3to4ft......... 1.35 (2 for $2.55) 
| 4 toy. fits saeperaaleBo (2 for 3.55) 
.See the New Cherries and Plums in Color on Pages 35 and Front Cover. 
