The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15
HORTICULTURE

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BILE report for the years 1904-5. l am
indebted to George H. Lamberson for
a copy of this report. He is the eff
cient secretary of the Oregon board. In
this respect Oregon is far ahead of her
sister state, Washington. The state of
Washington gets out no report. We
have a cumbersome and expensive hor-
ticultural arrangement, but it is hard
to see any efficiency in it. The state is
not lacking in enterprising horticul-
turists, but the management OF our
state organization is in the hands OF
the politicians or those who are de-
pendent on the politicians for their
pull, and the result is that nothing
is done that amounts to anything. How
soon things may take turn for the
better it is hard to tell. The governor,
who appoints the horticultural COM
missioner, seems to be under the
thumb of the men who engineered him
into office and they know about as lit
tie about the interests of horticulture
as a goose does about astronomy. Some
day there will come a reckoning and
the political wire-pullers will hear
something drop
But to return to the oregon repoIl
referred to above. I have been read
ing it's pages with both interest and
nrOfit. The account we find in 1T OF
the early days of fruit growing in Ore
gon is very interesting. Some OF
these things will be referred to again.
The book contains splendid picture OF
Seth Llewelling, the originator OF the
BLACK Republican and the Bling cher
RES These are now famous cherries.
The BLACK Republican, on account or
IFS soliditv. has become famous with
the fruit growers of California as
shining cherry. The Bing is seed
ling of the Black Republican. 1t was
slow in coming into public notice, but
now that it is known is far more pop
Mar than it's parent. In fact, the blng,
owing to it's fine color and its large
size coupled with it's fine quality, is
one of the best cherries known. In
some places in Washington it is now
raised and shipped in carloads. TINS
is notably the case at Charleston In
Asotin county. Seth dwelling has
passed to the great beyond, put MS
name will live in these two cherries
which he originated.
While speaking of cherries l wish
to call attention to new one known
as the Oregon cherry. One day re-
Gently, while looking over the oregon
exhibit of fruit, my attention was call
ed to a cherry that had been sent In
from Forest Grove by T. H. Adams.
It is a large black cherry and OF a
most delicious flavor. 1t is meaty
cherry. but not so hard as the Black.
Republican. H. e. Van Deman, COM
ing along just then, joined me in sam
Ming this new candidate for public
favor and joined in pronounclng II
most excellent cherry. 1t is called the
Oregon and was originated by A. W..
Prettyman, of Mt. Tabor, Oregon. 1t
will undoubtedly come into pubic
favor and may be a close rival OF the
Bling in this respect. I expect to hear
of this cherry again, for its merits Will
not allow it to be overlooked. Surely
our Oregon brethren in horticulture
deserve great credit for what they
have done in bringing new and fine
cherries into public notice.
While about the subject of these
new cherries I want to call attention
to an old cherry found here on exhibit
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