The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-23
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The following me offered In addition TO
those heretofore announced, 90 be for
warded from the state university by +.
j. Wickson, Berkeley. free OF cost except
the sums named which are 10 pay for
packing and postage:
Black Waffle Acacla decurrens This
tree has demonstrated It's adaptation 10
most California climates, IL rapid grower
and very desirable as shade or orna-
mental tree as well as for It's economic
Importance as the source OF tho waffle
bark Of commerce. Small trees sent out
from the university are already bearing
seed In several localities In the state
General success Is reported with seed
previously sent out, where the seed has
been put In boiling water and allowed 20
stand and cool ~ hours before planting
Otherwise the seed may not germlnate
until the second year. The seed Is small,
and packet properly handled should
give trees for a large plantations; &c n
packet by mail.
Lieoriee.-.rhIs important commercial
plant has demonstrated It's adaptation 10
California conditions, and offers induce
ments to those who have suitable lands
The importation OF lleorlce from Europe
10 the United States is very large and
the market for the local product Il very
promising. Isaac Lea OF Florin. Sac
ramento county, our largest producer,
obtains i4e n pound for dried, medium
sized roots. such as druggists use, and
the manufacture of stick licoriee would
probably pay even better, II one would
give the effort needed 10 succeed I'm It's
production. Licorice produces best ON
low. moist ground. Land that IL over
flowed In winter suits it we'll and sub
mergenee does not injure the plant. IL
will. however. grow on almost any soil.
The roots should be planted in rows four
feet apart. the roots placed one foot apart
In the row and cultivated like corn. Har-
vestlng IL done by blowing out with
strong team or digging with spades. The
plants which we send 10 each applicant
Will soon give roots enough to plant
large area II desired. Let II be remem-
bered, however. that lieorice In land
which Is desired for other purposes Is a
troublesome weed and hard TO eradicate.
We send five root cuttings 10 each APP
plieant; Zoe by mail. postpaid.
0sler wiliows.-The demand for the
choice varieties OF Austrian Osier willows,
which we grew from cuttings received
from the United States department OF
agriculture, soon exhausted the supplies
available last year We have therefore
produced larger supply for this years
distribution. Nine varieties sent I'm lots
OF 10 OF kind; Zoe lot or one dozen
assorted, &C by mail.
kinds can be had: Multieaulls; Alba;
Russian; Downing's Ever-bearing; Lhoo;
Nagasaki. Sent in lots of 10 of kind;
I0c a lot or II cuttings assorted, zoe by
mail.
Resistant Grape yines.-These vines are
not desirable for fruit-bearing, but are
offered To those desiring TO test them as
stocks for grating. Cuttings of the fol-
owing species of Wits can can be had:
Clnerea; Aestlvalis; Cordifolia Candi-
cans; Riparia; Arizonica; California;;
Monucola; Novo Mexlcana; Rupestris;
yulpina; Romanetl; Spldo-vitis Davidii.
Sent i'm lots of 10 of kind; Toe lot or
dozen assorted, 20c by mail.
Fruit Tree Scions.-The university or
chard contains upward OF 800 named
varieties of fruit, and our report on "Ag
ricultural Experiment Stations, 1890,
pages ls2 to 1s7, contains a full list. This
report will be sent TO all applicants
who may order any of the varieties
named. We may not be able to supply
all applications for some OF the newer
varieties, because the trees are small.
We do not furnish rooted trees, but
scions. for grating. We do not send
large quantities of any variety, because
the object is to test varieties and not to
furnish material for commercial propaga-
tIon Send 10c for each dozen of a single
kind, or 2Oc If dozen of assorted vari-
cites is ordered.