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BETTER FRUIT 



October 



The Pride of Oregon Apple Sizer 



Is the most simple and economical sizer on the market today. Experience has demon- 

 strated that sizing to eight divisions is more practical than a greater or less number of 

 divisions and enables packers to pack the maximum quantity per day. thereby reducing 

 the cost. 



The sizing is done ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT BRUISING. 



The sizer is strongly and simply constructed, with no complicated machinery to get 

 out of order, and will last a lifetime. 



The machines will make two grades at the same time and divide each into eight 

 sizes. 



The construction is so simple that the machine can be operated with V6o-horsepower 

 motor — either electricity, gasoline engine, or by hand. 



For particulars address 



The Pride of Oregon Apple Sizer 



J. R. NUNAMAKER & CO. HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



Portland Wholesale 

 Nursery Company 



Rooms 301-302 Stock Exchange Building 



Corner Third and Yamhill Streets 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



The Cashmere Nurseries 



U. A. l.(iri)ENBACK, Proprietor 



A COMPLETE LINE OF 

 NURSERY STOCK 



WlilTF, FOlt rKK^ES 



CASHMERE WASHINGTON 



Ridley,Houlding&Ca 



COVENT GARDEN, LONDON 



Points to remember when consigning 

 apples to the Loudon Market 



1.— We Specialize in Apples 



2.— All Consignments Receive our 

 Personal Attention 



3.-The Fruit is Sold by Private 

 Treaty on its Merits 



CABLE ADDRESS: BOTANIZING, LONDON 



which fall on dead bark or into cracks 

 of wounds. These spores are formed 

 on definite bodies, of which the brack- 

 ets or oyster shell-like structiu'es are 

 examples. The spore-bearing brackets 

 grow almost entirely during winter, so 

 spores will not be scattered during the 

 dry summer. The spores must lodge in 

 a moist crevice in order to grow and 

 establish the fungus in the wood. 



Prevention of ordinary wood decay 

 depends wholly on protecting exposed 

 wood from infection by spores of these 

 fungi. Abundant moisture is doubtless 

 also necessary. Measures will vary ac- 

 cording to the kind of trees to be 

 dealt with: 



First, for small trees just planted the 

 greatest importance attaches to shaping 

 the tree so that later there will be no 

 need to remove large limbs — in other 

 words, get a simple framework. The 

 tree should also be shaped for strength, 

 so that neither the load of fruit nor 

 orchard ojierations will be likely to 

 break off large limbs. Wounds should 

 be treated as recommended below, but 

 it appears that wounds which heal 

 over in one year rarely become affected. 



Second, trees of some size which 

 have wounds and are liable to infection 

 but are still apparently sound. Accord- 

 ing to our studies this will include a 

 little less than half our beai'ing stone- 

 fruit trees. All horticultural procedure 

 which I have seen recommended is in- 

 adequate for protecting these trees, and 

 I take the liberty of suggesting a 

 method on the basis of our present in- 

 formation: (a) When a cut or wound 

 is made exposing the wood of a tree it 

 should be wet with a germicide. This 

 should be done immediately or as soon 

 as the surface has dried and before 

 cracks have formed, (b) Immediately 

 after disinfection, as soon as dry 

 enough, the wood should be covered 

 with some sealing paint to prevent 

 cracking as far as possible, (c) This 

 process must be repeated for all wounds 

 every year until they are healed over. 

 The reason for this is that no sealing 

 material can be trusted to last more 

 than one season, (d) This operation 

 should be done in late summer or fall 

 in California. The reason for this is 

 that cracks at this time will be at their 

 widest and some spores may have got- 

 ten in. These must be killed and the 

 places for entrance of others closed. 



For the distinfectant (a) 1 recom- 

 mend corrosive sublimate 1 part to 1,000 

 of water by weight. Corrosive sub- 

 limate is a poison and must be used 

 carefully; it must not be put into a 

 metal bucket nor come in contact with 

 any metal or the solution will be 

 spoiled. Wooden buckets or enameled 

 ware without breaks may be used. For 

 the sealing paint (b) I recommend 

 asphaltum softened with benzoin to 

 make a rather thick i)aint. This prepa- 

 ration is said to make a covering mate- 

 rial which does not become brittle on 

 (lr>ing. but becomes plaslic in hot 

 weather. 



Third, trees already infected with 

 decay are not to be cured by the above 

 method. They are subjects for tree 



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