The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15
Edited by F.. Walden

ries. So it will be understood that 1t
was not merely in the matter of size
that these berries excelled. They were
large, very large, but their chief
attractions were in some other points.
Those berries were smooth. Near by
were some berries that were as large,
or nearly so, but they were horny and
illshaped. These big cocks comb ber-
ries certainly are not handsome and in
many cases have hard core in the
center and many of the horns are not
we'll colored But the berries | was
called to examine were not only smooth
but were thoroughly ripened through
and through. l have since at differ
ent times eaten a number of these
berries and find them without any
hard cores. They are dark red in
color and this extends to all parts
of the fruit The quality could not be
surpassed. Should any surmise that
these were selected specimens intended
for show and that all would not come
up to such a standard, | wish to say
that Prof. VanDeman had been out
to the place where these berries were
grown the evening before and assured
us that these were fair samples of the
doubly sure had cut and brought in
with him whole punches of these ber'
ries. They were all the same shape,
even the green ones, and in SO far as
they had ripened all showed the same
shape, color and quality.
Some one may be ready to ask What
is the name of this wonderful berry?
Who originated it? or, Is it a chance
O. g. r
has no name yet but will in all prob
ability be called "The Goodell." 1t
is not a chance cross but is the re-
suit of a careful breeding or cross
breeding carried on for years by S.
Goodell of 603S Rainier Ave-, Seattle.
| have since had several talks with
Mr.. Goodell and find that this magnifi-
cent berry is not the outcome of one
cross but several crosses. 1t is very
interesting to hear how this Burbank
of Seattle has worked for years to de-
velop this berry. | could not give all
the steps he has taken in this work,
and if | could, it would not be just to
Mr.. Goodell, for some INSCRIPTIONS
person might repeat the operation and
cheat him out of the honor as we'll
as the remuneration that justly be-
longs to him as the originator of this
superb berry.
Mr.. Goodell is a quiet and unassum-
ing man making no boast of his sue
cessful work. l never heard of him
till Prof VanDeman called my atten-
ton to the berries he had brought from
his humble home. Last winter | spoke
number of times in a little church
near where Mr.. GoOdell raises his
berries, but never heard his name men
toned. The probability is that his
neighbors do not know any thing about
the valuable work this quiet man has
done in producing what |, in common
with others who understand such
things, believe to be the finest straw
berry in the world. How true are the
well-known lines of Grey:
Full many a flower is born to blush
unseen
And waste it's fragrance on the desert
Full many a gem of prest ray serene
The lark unfathomed caves of ocean
bear"
Mr.. Goodell will not sell any plants
of this berry His desire is to sell the
whole stock to some nurseryman or
plant disseminator and let him make
what he can out of it. He has not the
room to grow the plants extensively
on his few lots in Seattle nor has he
the capital to handle the BUSINESS ex-
tensivey. | know that two firms are
figuring on buying his new berry and
putting it on the market
Perhaps this may be an opportune
time to say something about sex in
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are made. 1t was a long time in
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