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BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY 
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A crop every year—all the fruit you need for canning, pies and eating fresh. So easy to grow 
—all they require is good, well drained soil, planting them at the same depth as in the nursery 
e row. Our Extra Select Cherry Trees Start Bearing When VERY YOUNG. 
F31—BLACK TARTARIAN. Very large, firm, juicy, purplish-black cherry; sweet, rich flavor. Good 
pollenizer. All over the country it is the favorite sweet cherry. 4-5 tt., $2.00 each; 2 for $3.80; 
J 5 for $8.95. 
F32—EARLY RICHMOND. Most popular, early pie cherry. Annually it bears heavy crops of bright 
red cherries, juicy and fine flavored. Extremely hardy. 4-5 ft., $1.75 each: 2 for $3.25; 5 for $7.50. 
F33—MONTMORENCY. The leading cherry for many years. Beautiful, large, red fruit of finest 
flavor, ripening 10 days later than the Early Richmond. Unexcelled for canning. A heavy 
bearer every year; hardy. 4-5 ft., $1.75 each; 2 for $3.25; 5 for $7.50. 
p L U M S Giant Size Fruits of Superb Flavor. 
Some of the Finest, Hardiest, Most Popular Plums are offered here. Most of them start bearing 
the next year after planting—immense fruits of outstanding quality. Use several varieties in your 
clump to secure biggest and best crops. Include a Toka as it is an excellent pollenizer. 
FERRIS’ PRICES ON ALL PLUM TREES 
4-5 Ft.. Strong Select Trees 
(Grafted on Plum Root, so EXTRA HARDY) 
$1.75 each * 2 for $3.25 * 5 for $7.50 
\ F34—LaCRESCENT. Finest yellow plum. Ripens early. The big, tender, sweet fruit makes de- 
licious preserves and pies. A favorite fresh fruit. 
F3S—MT. ROYAL. Beautiful, blue European plum that has been proved hardy enough for north- 
ern sections, doing well to Manitoba, Canada. Fruit is large, and especially fine for preserving 
\ and jam. Trees are heavy producers and apparently self-fertile. 
F36—PIPESTONE. Giant size, extra hardy plum from Minnesota, Rich red in color with golden 
flush; yellow flesh, juicy and of finest quality. One of the finest for canning or eating fresh. 
f Bears young and heavily; ripens in August. 
~ F37—RED COAT. Big prune-shaped plums of vivid scarlet; rich, juicy, meaty flesh of delicious 
flavor. Entirely freestone. Tremendous cropper, fruit ripening in August. An outstanding plum, 
( particularly fine for canning. 
F38—SUPERIOR. A plum that should be in every planting. Immense fruit of clear rich red, firm 
meaty flesh of rich, sweet flavor. Can be peeled as you would a peach. Ripens early in 
{ August. One of the finest for home and market. A good pollenizer for other plums. 
“ F39—STANLEY PRUNE. This wonderful prune-plum from New York has built up an amazing 
popularity in a few short years. Beautiful, dark blue, prune-shaped fruit of large size; firm 
yeilow flesh, juicy, sweet, and of superb flavor. Freestone; ripens in September. Hardy up to 
central Iowa. 
“\ F40—TOKA. Highly prized for its rich apricot flavor. Large, firm, orange-red fruit; early, heavy 
bearer. Should be in every planting, not only for its big regular crops of delicious plums, but 
also for its pollenizing virtue, promoting heavier crops in other varieties. 
p - A R S Best, Hardiest Varieties for the Home Planting! 
They do well in any good growing soil, fruiting more heavily if two or more 
trees are planted near each other. 
FERRIS’ PRICES ON ALL PEAR TREES (EXCEPT MAX-RED AND DWARF BARTLETT) 
4-5 Ft., Extra Select. Strong Trees 
$1.75 each * 2 for $3.25 * 5 for $7.50 
Di: F45—BARTLETT. Large, yellow fruit of fine sweet flavor. Leading summer pear. Good 
{ pollenator for other varieties. 
F46—DOUGLAS. Fine fall pear that bears heavy crops of large delicious fruit. Starts 
bearing very young, often the year after planting. Good pollenator. 
F47—KIEFFER. Popular winter pear. Fruit large and yellow; good keeper. Good pol- 
lenator for other varieties. 
< pag_PATTEN. Wonderful, hardy pear. Large, greenish yellow fruit blushed—juicy 
and richly flavored—ripening in August. We strongly recommend Patten. 
~ F49—-SECKEL. Known as the Sugar Pear because of its sweet flavor. Small fruit but 
excellent quality. Very productive; late summer. 
~\F50—MAX-RED. Special (Pat. No. 741). The New Red Bartlett. Has all the fine quali- 
ties of the Bartlett, with the added beautiful red color outside, and is even sweeter 
(10% more sugar by actual test.) Firm, white, juicy flesh; wonderful for eating 
fresh or canning. Bears young and heavily. Plant Max-Red Pear for something 
new and especially good. 4-5 ft.. $2.45, each, 2 for $4.50. 
(See DWARF Bartlett Pears on page 40.) 
STANLEY PRUNE PLUM 
eTECOLDEN APRICOT 
PEAC 4 ES A Real Treat to Pick Fresh from Your Own Trees! 
Our Select. Hardy Trees Bear Young and Heavily. 
FERRIS’ PRICES ON ALL PEACH TREES 
4-5 Ft., Select, Strong Trees 
* 
$1.75 each 2 for $3.25 * 5 for $7.50 
F54—ELBERTA The great canning peach. Large yellow fruit, blushed, and of fine 
flavor. Freestone. Self pollenizing. 
\ F55—FAIRHAVEN. New, outstanding, very hardy, early-ripening peach. Large yel- 
low fruit with red blush; flesh yellow, firm, and of rich, fine flavor. Freestone; 
self-pollenizing. One of the most productive of all, We highly recommend this 
new, early variety. 
F56—HALE HAVEN. Wonderful, new freestone peach. Large yellow fruit of excep- 
tional quality. Hardy; big cropper. Self pollenizing variety. 
F57—J. H. HALE. Beautiful, large peach, yellow blushed red, with solid flesh of de- 
licious flavor. Freestone. Plant with good pollenator to insure good yield. 
\ F58—RED HAVEN. Splendid, new early peach, Large fruit, beautiful red in color, 
with rich yellow flesh, sweet, delicious quality. Hardy, productive; freestone. Self 
pollenizing. 
N. F59—POLLY PEACH. Special! You must have POLLY to have the best, for it has 
the finest quality and flavor of all peaches. Large size fruit is handsomely blushed, 
and with white, firm, juicy flesh of the richest, most luscious flavor. Freestone. 
Bears young and heavily in all sections, and withstands more bitter cold than 
any other variety. Self pollenizing. 
varieties are hardy and easy to grow. The trees are fine 
APRICOTS looking, either on the lawn or in the orchard. It is best to 
use both varieties for cross-pollenizing and to insure large crops of fruit. 
FERRIS’ PRICES ON ALL APRICOT TREES 
4-5 Ft., Select, Strong Trees 
$2.25 each 
* 2 for $4.00 
\\ F60—CHINESE GOLDEN. Very fine, extra hardy apricot; freestone. Fruit is large, 
smooth skinned, yellow with red blush; flavor sweet and rich. Splendid for eating 
fresh, pies, canning, drying. 
( F6.—SCOUT. New and extra hardy northern apricot, originating in Canada. Gold 
colored fruit, yellow flesh, skin thin and tender—good quality for desserts, pre- 
serves or canning. Drought-resisting as well as hardy. Starts to bear when very 
young. 
“ORIENT-NANKING CHERRY 
Improved Bush Cherry 
(F29) 
Wonderful new fruit developed under the direction of Dr. Alderman at the Minne- 
sota Fruit Breeding Farm. The shapely bush, often growing 6 to 8 ft. tall, has a 
wealth of white flowers in the spring, followed by great quantities of delicious red 
berries of real cherry flavor, and almost as large as Montmorency. Fine for eating 
fresh, and makes elegant pies, jam and sauce. Hardy everywhere, self-fertile, quick 
to bear often starting the second year. 
Tree-ripened fruits are always richest and best. These two 
It is a splendid landscape shrub; a row of them will make a fine looking screen 
or background, while a clump will add charm to an odd corner. Or plant them in 
garden or orchard, where they will be neat, trim and so fruitful. 
Each 2 5 
Re Rec. ioc reese $1.50 $2.75 $6.25 
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