Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-01
GROWING EXHIBITION FRuIrs

Having treated Of Strawberries In my
last letter, the next fruit IN order T. rasp-
berries. The red and white mixed and
put Ia nInt glass jars, ia preserving nuid.
make very pretty exhibit. In a fresh
state, however, they are TOO soft for ship
ment, aud / would hardly recommend
troubling about them. | would say the
same with regard b. blackbcrries, more
especially as no black fruit shows well In
Jars unless mixed with lighter cUlOred
varieties TO co .trast with them.
CHERRIES
The next fruit on our list Is cherries,
and those can be produced Of unequaled
quality In Whalc0m county. IN this fruit
size and prUliicacy are the objects o be
aimed at, u secure which We have ~ de-
pend upon fertilization and mulchlng, AS
cherry trees do not hear pruning very
we'll, although for exhibition purposes the
young wood may be- shortened In" one
half without Injury. The best varieties
in gen, raj cuiuyatlDn are Knight Early
Back, Black Republican, Blaca Tarar-
ian, Royal Aun, Otherwise called Ma
pOleDu SegATrau, yellow Spanish aud
MAY Duke. ] would repeat. do not put
black cherries by themfelyes In lars, a.
no matter how handsome they may look
upon the tree yOu Will be di appointed
combine light-,OlOred variety with a
b ack-.ay Royal Ann with Black Re
publican, either IN layers or Dn the init
or mis-" principle, they viii have a very
fine effect. Bear in mind also that cher
ries aud plums, when nearly ripe, are
4 very liable u crack and split II rain
comes on while they are in that stage Of
d development Consequently II rain
should threaten. II viii be- neces .ary 10
pick the fruit At once, even II you have ~
do W by lamp light
PLU8s
or Plums 9e have large variety 20
select from and of such superior quality
a. ~ astOnl,h the natives Of the East.
Aiming the yarlties ! would recommend
for exhibition. are Columbian. which H.
the largest variety grown, ! each plum,
Washington. Smiths Orleans. Coco BJld-
en- DfOp. and " prHnes. Italian. Bonds
Seed dlinVs, or Hungarian. or Fros d'Agru,
Qu.nants prune. aud silver prune. II
bas euerAly been recommended, ln pre-
"a lng piums Tor exhibition, u be- careful
In preserving the bloom, aud II for eEhib-
iug 10 iT-sh state, on ice. that h all
right but II they are ~ b. put in Dresery-
la fluids. this r. a mistake a. the bloom
seen through TIE glass. and pfeserylng
fluid. give the fruit sickiY app.aran se.
therefore be ptrtlcular y carefully rub
. ON hl iht DlNDm DeiDft pacing 10 ldfrs
In this matte J kno v am AZ issue with
many experienced h0fticultnrists. but /
{ kuJB from actual experience that I am
/ right. 10 obtain the largest individual
specimens Of plums. careful training II
Z necessary. ! would recommend not 10 al
] loH ANY specimen " grow closer than six
T inches a. any other specimen. With some
F yarities Of plums, ~ SODd's Seedlings and
Other yery iue effect n prOdnced by
shJw a dense cluster OF fruit on tbe
branch, and Of cDurse 10 working for thai
effect thinning 10 not al missdbie on that
particular branch. although the res,
| Of the tree may be denuded Of fruit II ne.
/ cessafy.
APPLgs
I For exhibition purposes require thinning
and thinning Of the fruit. and again
thinning. d. not let Two specimens grow
within one fOIt Of each other. Mulch
and iOrlfy Literally. The varieties
would snggsst Tor exhibition are Graves
I tine, Duchess Of Oidenburg. Dutch Mig
7 non, Canada kusrett. SDitlenhurg Nlfth-
efn Spy. KING Of TOmpkins. Winner Pear
maiU, Golden Bal, Baldwin, Ben Davis,
4 Gloria Nundi. Bel flower. Tbere are 4
bOsi 81 others, but must draw the line
somewhere.
PEARS
OF pears we have quite q number oi
choice varieties that eau compare credit
ably with the test Of califorBia's. Foi