The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-08-01
HORTICULTURE
F. VALID EN-

cross between the raspberry and the
blackberry. Some of the agricultural
papers are giving Luther Burbank, oil
Santa Rosa, Cal, the credit OF max
ing this cross, but that is mistake.
The cross was purely accidental and
occurred in the garden of Dr. Logan
in California. Blackberry and rasp-
berry canes grew together in his gar
den and he planted some of the seed
with the result of the new berry,
which was named in his honor. Luther
Burbank has made a similar cross BY
lbs methods of hybridizing and calls
his new berry the Phenomenal. Bur-
banks new berry is very similar tol
the accidental cross in the garden of
DR.. Logan. This establishes beyond
anv doubt what kind of a cross orig
mated the Loganberry The Phenom-
email is said to be in no way better
than the older cross.
The Loganberry is a very fine berry
in appearance and its quality is eX-
celent. 1t has been quite plentiful
in the markets of Portland this sum-
mer. Loganberry pie was a regular
item on the bill of fare at the Watson
restaurants and seemed to be much in
demand. d. M. Watson, an old-time
friend of mine, who runs the Perkins
restaurant. informed me that this kind
of pie was much in demand and he
pronounced it one of the best pies
that are made I frequently called
for Loganberry pie and confess to a
great liking for it. I have never rails
ed the Loganberry but often have
thought of sending for some of the
plants. Judging by the quantity OF
these berries to be found in the mar
kets it must be easily grown. My
Judgment is that it's production will
increase. 1t has a delightful flavor,
somewhat too sour for some people,
but this is rather in its favor than
otherwise Plenty of sugar will over
come this objection, but an insipld
berry cannot be made good by the use
of sugar. Sourness and sweetness com
bined give us most of our really fine
dishes
There are some apples on exhibition
at the 7 evils and Clark fair from Aus
trala and a sorry looking lot they are.
IT would naturally be inferred that in
sending fruit from that far-Off island
only the best would be sent. If this
was zone, Ino0 lfldl Is DOOt dUpiS
country A. y. Blowers & Co., one OF
the enterprising commission houses
of Seattle, tried the experiment OF
sending American apples to Australia
last year and the venture was so far
successful that it was determined to
send ont number of car loads the
coming fall If no better apples can
be raised there than the ones on eX-
hibiton at Portland then there ought
to be a fine opening for those imported
from this country. California has a
Door exhibit of apples-not much bet
ter than those from Australia. In the
Oregon state exhibit the apples are
small and runty, with but few excep-
tions. The only really fine apples
from Oregon are from Hood River
and they are in the exhibit from
Wasco county and not in the state
exhibit. Probably the poor exhibit in
the Oregon state department is owing
to the fact that no apples were put
into cold storage for that purpose.
If that is so then it indicates degree
of mossbackism not to be expected
from our worthy neighbOrs, many OF
whom 7 know to be enterprising horti- |
culturists. The state of Washington
and some of the counties, notably |