The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-04
FIFTEEN
BEST
KINDS
Tested In Field Culture at
Salem
A List Selected From About
One Hundred Kinds Tried

garden and field culture, and has the
following list under cultivation at
present. II does not include the VIII
son or Clnrk's Seeding or q number
of other good varieties grown In West
srn Oregon. But those are well-estab-
lished and need no introduction.
No. 1. Joe Per.-Planted last Novem-
Der. Il had first blossoms April 20, and
arst ripe berries May 2S, earliest OF
1fteen varieties We sold fruit from
4 four weeks and IL proved the most
lopular home market berry and large
yielder. Berry round, large average,
ed clear through, good flavor, reQuir-
ne not much sugar and very appetiz-
ng The fruit is borne on stin stems
hat grow longer after first picking
plants bore nearly thre ecents apiece
If fruit the first spring. Easy TO PICK
and most quickly prepared for the
table.
Mo. 2 Lloyds, lmp.--This Is q large
lnrk red berry. of high fruit flavor
and deep color all through. IL has
beautiful glossy neck and calyX that
lives II luscious appearance. IL Is
A big bearer and holds out as long as
foe IL Il becomes perfectly accll'
mated. as Il shows signs Of doing, Il
will be the greatest home market Der
nv ever grown for the city market
# we can develop this berry to high.
ast perfection of the qualities Il natur-
llly possesses Il will take i'm any local
market where IL is introduced. ana ls
worthy of any growers time trying on
his soil. ~.
o. 3, Sample, lmp.--Of all new vari-
eties tried here this promises best TOT
shipping berry on my land. IL is
solid. red, pointed, ripens slowly but
all over. will stand ripe on the vines
'or a week has good strawberry
1avor and natures the fruit to me-
lium size 1t has a bright clean
'oliage and short fruit stem that
makes IL practically frost proof.
No. 4. Kansas, lmp.-Later than the
Sample. prolific and glossy red OF
good favor. Has a reputation of great
,owers Of resisting drouth, and liable
10 he very valuable on that account
when II Is recalled that dry June cut
iown the total crop IN the spring Of
1902 about one.third Planted In De
,ember II had It's FIRST blooms May 8,
No. S, Miller, Per.-Great home
market berry. win not stand ship
ment Plant large and healthy. one
.eport from Ohio where II has been
| 'ruited several years, says the
'ruit is very large. beautiful bright
red. light inside The fruit stems
are very strong and of good length
| md vet most of the berries are pro
ected by the immense foliage" IL
| ,arler than Sample and beautiful IN
'orm and color and of high iayor'
No. 6, Marguerite, Per.-lmported
rom France. Bright red. showy, and
,onical shape. Very prolific and OF
\ ane flavor Most French berries are
| cultivated for sweetness and thai
makes this a most desirable table va
| -iety for the garden and home market
Has fine strawberry flavor and clean
foliage. highly serrated. Bears over
'ong period.
Mo- 2, pownlng's Bride, lmp.--Ap
indefatieable bearer, bearing In sea
son and out of season. In Western
oregon will bear all winter II weather
Is not freezing. Fruit large, glossy
Dark and conicai OF fine quality
Not firm enough 90 can or ship. VIII
stand drouth Has great vitality and
ia a rampant grower Is not early, but
holds fruit aftor others are al
through bearing.
! Mo. 8. Sunshine This Is marked
imperfect In some catalOgs, but viii
me Il seems 20 be perfect towering
or self.pollenizlng. This only illus
trates that on this question OF whether
Ia variety Is pistilate or staminatt
perfect or imperfect fiowering) mucf
depends on the local conditions o
climate and soil large show,
bright red berry. good for family us'
and the home market. Pointed II
shape early and holds out well viii
great productlvityN
No. 9, Beverly, Per.-BloOms early
ripens medium early. heavy bearer
Gne red pointed berries. and a grea
many OF them. Tested for canning 4
produced a surprising result, havinl
a very delicious flavor, keeping iti
shape and just the opposite OF the tar
oanning berrles--the only sweet berrl
have ever tested that was actualll
delicious when canned In the SAM
} syrup az others. Takes but littl'
sugar 90 can. yet will stand suga
without becoming insipid. II has
slight orange or plneapple fayor am
those who love something very nic'
) some Of the Beverly.
No 10. Ideal, Peri still hold TO IN
idea that this IL the greatest CANNING
berry ever brought 10 Oregon wher
berries grow 10 the highest perfection
"a all ways. About 10000 plants wer
distributed through my efforts fror
w. w Walkers nursery In the seas0
of 1901 1902. and they will come Int
p the market with their fruit from a
lnds Of soils neu year ! saved all
had Of my orr Final stock and will hav
a fun crOp under field culture th
!, spring of 1898 Il again proved itse
a perfect canning berry and was IN
; same dark red. round. solid berrl
> very tart high strawberry haYOr
has been for five years here. IN
7 foliage Is heavy dark green of gre1
p tenacity Of yerdure. thus holding "a
: moisture 20 perfect picking aite
picking when iighterleayed yariet
D. will run out 20 small berries II
perfect towering and frost proof-th
}. great essentials for sufe-ihin
!. cropper. II has 40 rust or miidew q
k the leaves and more color canned tha
I; anv other variety 40 far known.
No. n. Ruby, Per.-Thls n the con
q lpaniOn variety 10 go with the Ideal
4 my opinion The Ideal II early. m
n Ruby u late Both are acid. dark rel
]. shOWy good canners and large Dea
ers. and the Ruby comes into fra
d about the time the Ideal Is past u
> prime. The two varieties viii make
; long season. Tho Ideal ID round an
Z medium sire Averaging larger tba
. the Wilson The HsIhf u large. shape
! IKE an Indian arfOW head very show
in the box. Both are clear ihroueh
and AZ good faunfra are good for M
home farden. for the home market ans
! Tor shipment These two kinds are o.
All rLlunA nnLuLlnnllnn Iln HnLY Ia