22 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



Pears: Slimmer — Bartlett. Fall — Bonne de Jersey, Duchess 

 de Ang-ouleme, Fall Butter, Buerre Clairgeau, Seckel, Buerre 

 Anjou. Winter — Winter Bartlet, Idaho, Kieffer. 



Cherries : Royal Ann. Bing, Lambert, Black Republican, Black 

 Tartarian, Kentish, May Duke, Late Duke, Major Francis. 



Plums : Peach Plimi, Yellow Eg'g, Green Gage, Reine Claud. 

 Blue Damson, Washington, Bradshaw. 



Prunes: Italian, Petite, Hungarian, Silver. 



Peaches: Alexander, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Late 

 Crawford, Elberta, and Salway. 



Grapes: Concord, Moore's Early, Worden, Niagara, Delaware, 

 Sweetwater, Black Hamburg, Muscat. 



Strawberries: Wilson's, Albany, Clark's Seedling, Magoon, 

 Sharpies, James Vick, Excelsior. 



Raspberries: /fee?— Cuthbert, Marlboro. Black— Qv^gg, Cmu- 

 berland. 



Blackberries: Lawton, Taylor, Kittaniny. 



Currants: Fay's Prolific, Cherry, White Grape. 



Gooseberries: Champion, Downing. 



Any one planting any variety in the above list will be sure of 

 getting something well adapted to this vicinity as regards climatic 

 conditions and the demands of the markets. 



A new industry is springing up, and bids fair soon to become 

 of great importance, and that is walnut-growing. A few people 

 have long known that English walnuts would grow and thrive here, 

 but the idea seems not to have become general until very recently. 

 The large planting of Mr. Thomas Prince, at Dundee, 100 acres, 

 and of Mr. Charles E. Ladd, at North Yamhill, 20 acres, have at- 

 tracted much attention, and as these trees are beginning to bear, 

 and it seems certain that they will succeed and prove paying in- 

 vesments, others are beginning to plant largely, and the industry 

 bids fair to assume large proportions in the near future. Scatter- 

 ing trees in all parts of Oregon are bearing good crops. This year 

 Messrs. J. S. Brooks & Sons, of Carlton, have collected sample nuts 

 from, and statistics regarding, all the bearing trees they could find 

 within the State. One tree is reported to have yielded 90 pound--^ 

 of cured nuts of finest size and quality. All the leading nursery- 

 men now have trees for sale : Seedlings at very reasonable prices ; 



