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varieties are injured by this process. 

 The Bosc should not be crossed with the 

 Bartlett, as the fruit so crossed is apt 

 to be small and misshapen, but when 

 crossed with Comice is large and fine. 

 Concerning the best combination to plant 

 with pears will state that the Bartlett 

 and Anjou will do very nicely together. 

 The Winter Nelis and Comice make a 

 splendid combination. Any variety works 

 with the Howell and Bosc does vvell v^ith 

 everything except the Bartlett. I would 

 suggest that in planting a pear orchard 

 the best plan to follow would be to set 

 from four to six rows in the following 

 order: Bartlett, Anjou, Winter .Nelis, 

 Bosc and Howell. 



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 only in Hood River, Rogue River and 

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 within a year hope to publish information 

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FRUITS FOR NORTHERN OREGON.— The 

 best dozen kinds of tree, vine and bush fruits 

 for growing in the lower altitudes of Morrow, 

 Wasco, Gilliam. Umatilla, Sherman and Crook 

 Counties, according to Professor C. I. Lewis, of 

 the Oregon ."Agricultural College department of 

 horticulture, an acknowledged authority on the 

 subject, apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, 

 prunes, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, black- 

 berries, currants and gooseberries. "Orchard men 

 in the lower altitudes of these counties," says 

 Professor Lewis, "may safely make their selection 

 for apple growing from the following seven varie- 

 ties: The Yellow Transparent, Gravenstein. Jon- 

 athan. Winesap, Rome Beauty, Wagener. and, for 

 spring use, the Ben Davis or Gano. Practicallv 

 any commercial variety of pear will grow well 

 here, including the Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, 

 Seckel. Anjou and Winter Nelis. Any of the 

 standard varieties of the prunes and plums also 

 may he used, such as the Italian, Hungarian and 

 peacli plum." The three varieties of sweet cherries 

 recommended by Professor Lewis are the Lambert, 

 Royal Ann and Bing: and a like number of sour 

 cherries — the Early Richmond, English Morello 

 and Olivette — are also named. But four peach 

 varieties are recommended for the district — the 

 Alexander, Early and Late Crawford and the 

 Lemon Cling. "liuropean varieties of grapes, such 

 as the Muscat, Black Hamburg, Tokay and Rose 

 of Peru, are generally covered in winter for pro- 

 tection," says Mr. Lewis. "American varieties 

 which may be grown profitably here are the Wor- 

 den. Concord, Niagara and Delaware. Clark's 

 seedling is the best strawberry for these altitudes, 

 though practically any of the early, medium or 

 late "varieties would yield a good family supply. 

 The four raspberries I would recommend are the 

 Cuthbert, Gregg, Marlboro and Cumberland. Law- 

 ton, Eldorado and Kittatinny blackerries; Fay, 

 Cherry and White Grape currants, and Red Jacket, 

 Champion and Industry gooseberries may also be 

 grown well in the lower parts of the North-Central 

 Oregon district." 



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