Olds’ Hardy Northern Grown Fruits 
NO FARM IS COMPLETE 
WITHOUT AN ORCHARD 
PLEASE NOTE: We do not'accept orders 
for nursery stock from outside the U.S.A. or 
the following states, 
Florida and California. 
McIntosh Apples. 
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OLDS’ APPLES — 
PRICES OF ALL APPLE TREES, except 
those priced separately: 4 to 5-foot trees, well 
branched, by mail postpaid. Each, $1.85; 3 for 
$5.50. 
WINTER APPLES 
“CORTLAND. A late winter McIntosh. 
fruits are larger and more uniform in size. 
The 
They 
have much more color and the red is brighter. ' PRAIRIE SPY. This beautiful dark red 
See inside back cover for color illustration. 
\ DELICIOUS. Good size, fine quality, Tree 
good grower and hardy. Popular eating apple. 
\. DARK RED DELICIOUS. Similar to the De- 
licious apple but has a dark red color all over, 
making it very attractive. : 
= JONATHAN. Not recommended for northern 
Wisconsin, but satisfactory for southern’ Wis- 
consin, Excellent flavor, fine* grain, tender 
apple. Medium in size. Yellow apple covered 
with red. ; : 
~— NORTHWESTERN GREENING, An old-time 
favorite. Hardy, greenish yellow, of extra large 
size; extra long keeper. Good cooker and popu- 
lar for baking. 
& McINTOSH. One of the best and. most satis- 
factory apples for Wisconsin. Medium size, spicy, 
bright red and of highest quality. Tree vigorous 
. with spreading head. Annual bearer. ’ 
~ PERKINS. The fruit is large, dark, deep red 
and round as a ball, Flesh fine grained, tender, 
juicy, good quality and delicious flavor, and 
keeps until March. Tree vigorous, a good grower, 
heavy annual bearer. = 
= SNOW. Very popular apple. Medium, deep 
crimson, flesh white, of best quality. Famous 
eating apples. : 
““ TURLEY WINESAP. An improved’ Winesap 
that bears earlier, usually in five to six years 
after planting. Flesh is fine grain, tender, juicy, 
aromatic, and firm, keeping until April. Fruit is 
rich red. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. 
A golden apple of 
the delicious type, having the same sweet. flavor ‘ 
and taste. 
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Delicious Apple. 
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SUMMER AND FALL APPLES 
\ANOKA. Popular because it bears freely on 
one-year-old wood beginning the second year 
after planting and annually thereafter. Fruit 
is similar to Duchess. Very hardy and: blight 
resistant. Ripens early about the time of the 
Duchess or a little before. 
DUCHESS, A large and beautiful apple 
ripening in late August and early September. 
Yellow and red, streaked and mingled. Very 
juicy and rich flavored, fairly tart. Excep- 
tionally good for cooking and the best commer- 
cial extra early. Well known. 
\ YELLOW TRANSPARENT. An early August 
apple of highest quality for home use but too 
tender to ship. Pale waxy yellow in color. 
. WEALTHY. The one fall apple with a perfect 
score aS regards dessert, cooking and market 
} qualities. Round fruit of rich dark polished red. 
The aromatic tender flesh is juicy, sub-acid and 
of delicious flavor. The Wealthy is an early and 
annual bearer, 
NEW APPLES 
NFIRESIDE. (Minnesota No. 993.) A medium 
to large long-keeping winter apple that was 
given the rating of the highest quality apple pro- 
duced by the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. 
The flesh is crisp, firm, and juicy, and the flavor 
is rich sub-acid, almost sweet like a Delicious. It 
does not develop the dry characteristics which 
most highly flavored apples do at the close of 
the season, An excellent home orchard variety 
that is hardy throughout Wisconsin. 
Prices, 4 to 5-foot trees, by mail postpaid. 
Each, $2.10; 3 for $5.65. 
\ HARALSON. Originated at the Minnesota 
Fruit Breeding Farm. See inside back cover 
for description and color illustration. Prices by 
mail postpaid. Each, $2.10; 3 for $5.65. 
apple 
is another one of the famous apples which origi- 
nated at the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. It 
is exceptionally valuable for late winter and 
early spring. The tree is hardy, vigorous and 
productive. Fruit is of medium size, firm, high 
quality and long keeping. Prices by mail post- 
paid. Each, $2.10; 3 for $5.65. 
OLDS’ CRAB APPLES) * 
Prices, 4 to 5-foot trees, by mail postpaid. 
Each, $1.85; 3 for $5.50. z 
~DOLGO CRAB. Fruit hangs in big: clusters 
and is fiery red. Jellies perfectly even when 
dead ripe. Excellent for canning. Bears young 
and abundantly. Extremely hardy and free from 
blight. A shapely tree, beautiful in flower and 
in fruit, It makes a very good tree for orna- 
mental purposes, 
“S WHITNEY. One of the largest; splashed car- 
mine, firm, juicy, great bearer. Fine eating apple. 
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Montmorency Cherry. 
OLDS’ HARDY CHERRIES 
Prices of cherries by mail postpaid. 3 to 4- 
on. trees, well branched. Each, $2.25; 3 for 
5.90. 
\ MONTMORENCY, Large, bright crimson, 
very juicy; strong, upright grower; one of the 
best late varieties. 
\ EARLY RICHMOND. An early variety of 
extreme hardiness bearing large crops. Light to 
dark, red, juicy. See inside back cover for color 
illustration, 
BUSH CHERRY 
\ HANSEN. The fruit of this cherry much re- 
sembles a plum in size and shape and it comes 
_ massed in clusters that at times completely cover 
the limbs. The very hardy tree is bush shaped, 
rarely growing over 4 to 5 ft. tall. It is very 
ornamental as well as useful as the fruit is of 
good flavor and make delicious preserves, Will 
make an excellent hedge if planted about 3 ft. 
é Prices: 2-year plants, by mail post- 
paid. Each, $1.60; 3 for $3.60. : 
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Underwood Plum, 
OLDS’ HARDY PLUMS 
Prices all plums: 4 to 5-foot trees, well branch- 
ed, by mail postpaid. Each, $1.90; 3 for $5.60. 
UNDERWOOD. (Minnesota No. 91.) Earliest 
and hardiest of the large new plums, ripening 
August 1st to August 15th, and attaining a size 
of 1% inches in diameter. Fruit red, juicy; 
very small pit, free stone. 
\ EMBER. A large yellow plum, blushed with 
red, ripening later than other plums, The fruit 
is oval, medium to large, with a strong, adherent 
stem. Flesh rich yellow, firm, meaty, fine grained, 
tender and juicy; flavor, sweet and pleasant. 
Quality good to very good. Medium sized cling- 
stone. Ripens late, through September, often 
hanging into October. 
“ PIPESTONE. A new plum that is considered 
superior to most of the plums now in cultiva- 
tion. It is a very large, productive, early red 
plum of high quality. It begins to ripen the first 
week of August. One of the largest of hybrid 
plums. Excellent for canning, 
\ SUPERIOR. A new outstanding plum for cold 
climates, which originated in Minnesota. It is 
an apricot-plum cross. The fruit is of large 
Size often running 2 inches in diameter. Flesh 
is golden, firm, meaty, and of the finest quality. 
“| Fruit ripens over a long period of time and is 
so firm that it can be peeled like a peach. Often 
‘bears the second year planted. It is an enor- 
‘mous producer, bearing annually. A good variety 
‘for pollinizing other plums, Trees are strong and 
long lived. 
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'“ WANETA. The most delicious of all plums 
and Prof. Hansen’s masterpiece. It is a cross 
between a large American variety and the Japa- 
nese Apple Plum, a sort originated by Luther 
‘Burbank. The Waneta combines immense size 
_ with attractive appearance and flavor, 
PRUNE PLUM 
MOUNT ROYAL. A beautiful big, blue, prune 
plum, which originated in Canada. The fruit is of 
excelent quality and free stone. The self-fertile 
trees are very productive, ripening their fruit 
the latter part of August. Prices: 4 to 5 foot 
spe by mail postpaid. Each, $2.25; 3 for 
OLDS’ HARDY PEACHES 
MARQUETTE, Originated in the northern 
peninsula of Michigan. A free stone variety of 
medium size, white flesh and of excellent quality. 
It is as fine a flavored peach as we have ever 
eaten. Prices, 4 to 5-foot trees, by mail postpaid. 
Each, $2.25; 3 for $5.90. 
“™ POLLY. Has withstood temperatures as low 
as 15 to 20 degrees below zero. Its hardiness, 
however, is not its only recommendation, for it 
is one of the finest flavored peaches ever intro- 
duced. Not a good shipper and we recommend it 
for home use only, Flesh is white, juicy and 
firm. The fruit is large, blushed and free stoned. 
It retains its firm texture when canned. Prices, 
4 to 5-foot trees by mail postpaid, Each, $2.25; 
3 for $5.90. 
