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ing the consumer direct, thereby eliminating those three great believers 

 in sharing the profits, the railroad company, the commission merchant,, 

 and the retail man. The thought of this almost persuades me to become 

 my own consumer. 



THE CHERRY IN OREGON. 



The following is the paper read by Mr. M. McDonald, presideiit of 

 the Oregon Nursery Company, at the summer meeting of the Oregon 

 State Horticultural Society, Salem, 1906: 



In this magnificent display we have an object lesson of what the 

 Oregon cherry is in reality; including, as it does, varieties that origin- 

 ated in other states and countries as well as those of local origin. 



There seems to be no question but that all classes and varieties of 

 cherries find here in the State of Oregon, and especially in our f.dr 

 Willamette Valley, a soil and climate congenial and well adapted ta 

 bringing this noble fruit to its highest state of perfection. Here thrives 

 the Napoleon Bigarreau (our Royal Ann) supposed to be a native of 

 France, flourishing as it does in no other counti-y. There are also the 

 Black Tartarian from Russia; Governor Wood from Ohio and the 

 Deacon from California, besides the numerous other American and for- 

 eign varieties in Hearts, Bigarreaus, Dukes, and Morellos, all of which 

 are admirably adapted to conditions on the Pacific Coast. 



It is not, however, to the varieties of foreign origin which have 

 adapted themselves so well to our environment that I wish to particu- 

 larly refer, but rather to the Oregon cherry — varieties which have orig- 

 inated in this State as the progeny of the varieties transported across 

 the plains by early settlers, and which by their adaptability to either 

 home use or sale in foreign markets by far surpass any of the older 

 varieties. 



The history of the cherry in Oregon covers but a moment of time as 

 compared with its history since the time when a Roman general intro- 

 duced it in Italy from Asia in the year 69 B. C. Yet, in the short space 

 of time since the cherry was first introduced in the old Oregon Covintry 

 the varieties which have originated here have practically revolutionized 

 the cherry industry, making it possible for the millions of people living 

 in Eastern cities along the Atlantic Coast to feast upon these luscious 

 varieties of Oregon origination and production. I refer particularly to 

 the Lambert, Bing and Black Republican, the varieties of which have 

 made it possible for the cherry to be grown on the Pacific Coast and 

 transported in good condition to the cities on the Atlantic. 



Oregon may feel justly proud of its record in the origination of new 

 varieties of cherries, and, I say, all honor to those early pioneers who not 

 only braved the trials and hardships of early pioneer life, but who laid 

 the foundation of this new and grander horticulture upon which we of 

 the present are just entering. Those now engaged in horticultural pur- 

 suits might well afford to erect a monument to the memory of such men 

 as Lewelling and Lambert as an incentive to others to emulate them in 



