The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-07
REPORT ON
NEW BERRIES
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/ AhNO NhC HANAANoN hN0ANA vi eAAA ny va
rieties. The same proved true on Mr..
Walkers place in East Salem, All
who saw my field said the Ruby sur
passed all others in amount and beau
ty of berries. We repeatedly picked
two and three crates from a row 220
feet long. They make a beautiful
market berry and will stand shipment
to Portland. They are very late com.
ing in after the best varieties are en-
tirely out of market, and thus will be
nose profitable kind to grow After
seeing about all the strawberry patch.
es in Western Oregon, we can posi-.
lively declare that we have seen moth.
ing that begins to bear with the Ruby.
Best French Shipper.
No. 12, Paris, St.-This is one Of the
best varieties ever imported from
France It has been grown at Salem
for several years for the market, and
is very valuable late variety. It
took the market at one OF our finest
groceries, and was a very fine snowy
berry in the crate. For the table it is
unequaled, having rich. sweet
creamy flesh, and an inviting reddish
orange color. II is solid and will bear
shipment, but too large for canning
The Paris again sustained It's reputa,
ton, taking the highest price in the
local market. II has small roots
seeming to make the crop out of air
and sunshine. 1t has the most beau.
tiful blooms, sets fruit quickly, and
natures it fast. A most showy or
ange red berry and possesses a rich
creamy flesh for eating fresh. Ships
well, but is not Gamer. Following
extract Is from n letter from the Pier
son-Page Co.. of Portland, that han.
died hundreds OF crates of the Paris
berry grown at Salem:
The two crates Paris were shipped
in the country at St25. Regarding
this Paris berry we think you have got
good thing in this and IL we were in
the berry growing business ourselves,
we would not be afraid TO put out 10
or 20 acres of this good solid shipping
stock"
Fine Oregon Variety.
No. 1S, Magoon, St.-Best late ghip-
ping and home market berry. Like the
Paris and joe. II has imense growth OF
foliage and the great plants in hill
culture some times turn on a gallon
of berries to the plant. II is a large
brick red, and was one OF the showiost
berries in the crate ever shipped from
Salem, II Is very popular in the Port
land market This oregon variety
held it's own in this market, and pro
duced the largest, darkest red and
SNOWY berries OF any by all means
have some M4goon in your patch.
A Spanish Strawberry.
No. IA. CerSera, st.--This came TO
me with an unpronouncable Spanish
name, and | changed II 20 the name of
the gallant Spanish admiral. II is
the darkest red, most luscious tablo
berry | have ever seen. When dead
ripe 1t is fairly black in color. and a
dark liver red clear through, and the
greatest dollcacy in the form OF bor
ry ever put to the lips. In very wet
seasons It molds. but worthy a place
in any garden. Too soft for canning
or shipment. Was conceded by all
who tried Il the finest and most lus.
cious table berry ever produced in
Oregon. Is a large bearer and few
dozen plants win supply family over
a long period. The last piekings OF
dead ripe borrien are almost black, 50
rich are they in sweetness and color.
ing matter, while the flesh has a de.
licious firmness, blood red all through.
A pouble-croppsr.
No. rs. Double -Cropper, st.-Thls
variety was a freak advertised by
Childs, the florist, and at first refused
TO produce anything but a crop OF fine
dark red high-naVored berries and In
great abundance. let II. w. Savage
have somo plants. and in a few years
he reported selling 500 worth on a
small patch. after all other berries
were out Of the market. This result
was obtained In ordinary field culture,
and without irrigation. except by the
Oregon mist. ] procured some plants
from him, as had not considered
them OF any special value among 80
many other good varieties, and had
thrown them out Now consider
them a most valuable kind 20 prolong
the market supply. am often asked |
II this is the Oregon Eyerbearlng. No
Il is what its name implies. After
the first crop 10 on. the tops should |
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