The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-07

and holds out well with great produc.
tivity. Produces some monstrous. ir.
regular-shaped fruit, but more than
enough other berries to make up fol-
this defect
Great Bearer and Fine Gamer.
No. 8. Beverly, st--Blooms early,
ripens medium to late. heavy bearer.
fine red round berries. and "a great
many OF them. Tested for canning
1t produced a surprising result. hav.
ing a very delicious flavor. keeping it's
shape and just the opposite OF the
tart canning berries-the only sweet
berry have ever tested that was &C.
tually delicious when canned in the
same syrup as others. Takes but lit.
tie sugar to can. yet will stand sugar
without becoming insipid. II has a
slight orange or pineapple flavor and
those who love something very nice
to put in glass for winter should grow
some OF the Beverly. II is a great
bearer and one OF the best late ber
ries have ever grown. II is fine for
the table. but has slightly musky
taste that disappears in canning It
has a hardy stocky growth OF foliage
that complely shades the berries and
hence prevents scalding or frosting.
II ripens all its fruit. Fruit hangs on
vines for long time without getting
soft
Greatest Of All Gamers.
No. 10. Ideal, st--I will hold to the
idea that this is the greatest canning
berry ever brought TO Oregon. where
berries grow 10 the highest porfec.
tion in all ways, About 10000 plants
were distributed through my Efforts
in the scneon OF l9O1.l9O2. saved
all | had OF my original stock and had
a full crop under field culture the
spring OF 1908. II again proved itself
a perfect Gamer and was the same
dark red, round, solid berry, very tart,
high strawberry flavor II has been for
six years here. Tho foliage is heavy
dark green OF great tenacity OF yer.
dure. thus holding the moisture to
perfect picking after picking when
lighterleaved variety viii run out 10
small berries, Il is perfect towering
and frost proof-the great essentials
for a surething cropper Il has no
rust or mildow on the leaves and more
color canned than any other variety
so far known, Was the most beauti.
ul in glass OF over a hundred kinds
shown az the state fair. Is self.hul.
ling. and when ripe can be taken from
the vines ready for the can. all huns
remaining on tho plant, coming on
just like TRspberrles. This saves all
work and mussing caused by stem
ming other varieties after they are
picked. Il is delicious 70 eat fresh.
having color and flavor. sweetness
and aeidity, in the highest degree.
The Champion Producer.
No. n. Ruby. st-This is the com,
panion variety 10 so with the Ideal in
my opinion The Ideal Is early. the
Ruby Is late Both are solid. dark red,
snowy, good eanners and large hear.
ers, and the Ruby comes into fruit
about the time the Ideal is past its
prime The two varieties win make
a long season. The ldsal is round and
medium size. averaging larger than
the Wilson The Ruby is large shap.
"a like an Indian arrow. very showy
in the box. Both red clear through
and as good Gamers. are good for the
home garden, for the home market
and tor shipment These two kinds
are IN allround combination. The
Ruby has large foliage and makes
long runners and a tremendous
growth Does not require as rich soil
as the Ideal, which has shOrtstem-
med foliage aud makes a short jointed
vine and NOT half as many plants.
The Ruby makes a sood SECOND crop
in the TAN under favorable conditions.
and my plants have blossoms and
berries IN October From very weak