April, ii)on, 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
Small Fruits. 
SIFTED STAWBERRIES. 
Eilltnr American Mall nml Vic* IsMr 
■Tounml: All friHU m* inure i b*. ! • ,<l 
111 Mil'll linhlls, lull In no oilier fruli In H. • 
no prominent ns with Uii- •'r.i vlnr. \ 
icrlJiln variety "ill give i \cclh m . m . r : ». 
tlon for * • no mail. wherein (In* Mm. • i 
rlely. liinli'i* tin* simp* treat men i, u II .!«>• 
nanglit lint itUnppiiliitiniHii M- ii.o.i 
imr a few mill's nwfly. 
Some varli'ili’i Hint have l* 1 <■» < \ i 
ri'unlis with ini*, Imve bccu reported a full 
ill'" lii tidier liM'iiUdf*; lint nlitle this i- 
li'iie there are son... rarl"tle« uint linn 
whin* rani.*" ilia h iitliei - Tli" pa o • " . a 
I fruited some Inn , nvll'lll - mill • ti I n* 
prondicd with Mi" M'li -'Ion, ■ vo ii ’ I 
inn plant for him t'U«*f nml Imm, u . i 
lvonlil submit rln* following '■*-», Ruin 
f'lyde, Splendhl nnil I'olnlen tpiern. 1 jrl * •• 
i In's" viirieili s prefereii/'i', imi iilow tie 
■ ansi- they lam* »tven Ins* result* f " me 
but bi-eniiKt* tin' \* an- glviriir itl»f >> ' >. 
over a wide territory. 
Alton, ill. Kilwlti If nielli 
OREGON CRANBERRIES 
Ami now a erniilvrrv Irii'f i- prnji. - I 
bv Maftsni'hiisells anil New* Vi-i-k crnt * r- 
Will II mil lie 0 sour fine’' Tin 5 sli nlbl 
ii ii i I o with the «nirar trust ami swetcn up 
One of mir oxchniu*** sain ibis will t.< "f 
1 til e 1*0*1 In llie OrvKun srower*. Tin- iiimn 
author slates that' “The Oregon berried 
are jrruivn on the Cl o' sop iimrutu**- which 
extend fhroiurh a rllsl'iliec of about fin- hi 
six mill's lone, by a quarter t*» li-ilf "ill" 
wide, and lit* between die wind ibim * of 
(be bench and a lube or n series of little 
lakes. The soil Is of matted gmv-e« nml 
mosses, burning freely when dry, and I* 
naturally overflowed In wlnler: in sirnmo t 
It Is elevated about two feet nb->vo the 
level of the lake. It Is partially drained 
ami n project for complete drainage U on 
root. There are between l.uofi and 2.(V»i 
neres of nntiiral i*i*flnberrv land Wild /-ran 
berries grow on the en'lrc area, and In 
some portions very nhtindnndy Thi *•* 
marslies an* now crown to wild cm ■-< uni 
used In summer ns pasture: If Is on tie- 
mossy places, quite extensive, thill II" 
erntilicrry crows. Tin mar*bc« nn* wr*»t 
ami soul It of Astoria, nliwit eight to four 
teen mile*." 
THE GOOSEBERRY 
Till* excellent fntll cro«« • > will In 
many pin res that — .me would think It U»i 
levs to give any Htitnghl emu-i ruing U* . mi! 
lure, lu some parts of our ctuinln then 
are very good larletli's growltic "'Id 
nhleb yield lArin* er.ip* of ebnlri' fmll 
One author ahc» 1 1 • • fullon loc *e'd 
Ihioichlv couci’niluvr the v.»r turn VI" 
ciioaehrrr.v will nnl do well In ■ iiol rb 
male H require* a r’- h -ell in-t a mo'-' 
one. blit III a very me! leemliiii II "ill d. 
mdl III a -and.v Mill, It n ill nul I* nr ho*h 
aa well n« the currant wMI A' i ll nun d 
iiiw in a n u re |r the best fert Hirer, and a 
celicrona application even fall U >h -den Me, 
Tor the gooseberry Inn fci-der Wood ashes 
npplb'tl with I h«* manure me henefl* 'al 
F'ntnsh In unv form l< a e»uni f<*i 
llllxer Some varh'ile* m-n easily 
propagated free intHue*. hui is 
Nome prop uca te with dlltlenlly by Hint 
method, layering Is the profitable m 
xmkerv tltai. appear at the lx»<e q 
plant may tic usr-t for propacntinn 
*10:111 Ki'iite. and ii _ i bey usually ha v . 
a tine bed, they crow quickly, 
The gue-utwrry trmy In* planted I 
tall ur spring, but wl»:ii* It is t-xr*-* 
hardy, if p tan led |n the fall, the ( H 
•lumlrl he early enough to allow q... j 
b'-' t-nie fully - . mbtisli* d before wUsit 
m Foitr frs-l apart <j|rh way » a 
***** -1 'lMnu.-i to plant, as -I wilt a Ji„ K 
eultlviillnii hui b w ays au-l rh o rough ( nit) 
vsitlon i,t j on m* plants Is nrc* sary In er 
dll' In pri 1 *./ rvp t ( rinds I II r'- The J.lntit is 
"npii'lenl i-f ilmuth and drymss .md 
bMr*hni><« of ..,q or*- nn injurious tr. it 
f the 
OR '1 
runts 
i the 
J'ngty 
itHln* 
An 
,v 
If Hie met ted row. or m.*itt.**l bed Is si 
main as u ts nanimlTy. ifce otrt 
i s' mi crowded ns to cTre noth 
H hen-lea next year, The otosi 
-I best rooied (itanti* ir- on tt>* 
** t'.*i*s near wliesr th# *'Ulli- 
if a v-jeant spsnv 
l.f Mil'll fTIW It 
f the plants left 
lowed 
plants 
Inc tr 
,n 
tii 
'n it' 
rr of 
Th:- 
In In.m 
' ri ) »| I I j *t | ' \ 1 |)f 
HI ll|i* [j 
It Alda 
the «-itI lu nlnli 
i i r; y n 
ml* 
ture, 
DOCTORING AN OLDEST RAWBERRY BED. 
'tr 'Irw-n stain lu h.* fruit grower tint 
II bn- Ii "ii his jirn.'t.. .- w .in old si- iw- 
tierry tads that bare i-ov. tvd the giaunid 
entirely, or wlfli V\ -* (il.lt hi' f* !'• t’J, I | 
hm • d to form matted plant- r'chri-n 
Inches wide, or wider, to so tlm.iigh c , 
center of the mntii- l i»*« » w it. n »P;| n . 
mstln.k, nr hoe. nml rut out » rnrmw atrip 
through tie* "filter of ea*'li ri*w or thfiiiigh 
Hu* beila. lest lug "arrow strips ■( -dd 
plants. 
TO KILL CURRANT WORMS 
trill 
cut- 
a* 
An 
r«l"ii 
Iv 
Hill- 
is old and 
.In. I ,,,. 
a drr 
FRUtTDALE Is , v.li.isn* 
thr Mobile .X Ohio Hsllr 
i>i*4«r the western Uo:b. 
..f Alabama M m.l-s ip 
w**»t of Mobile. 
IKUITDALE U *urr*. net.' 
IV." U, fear and Phim 
i hniMs, the finest in 
South, And by i*x<vi 
market Harden* 
FBUITDALE was ttriruu 
Sun hern (s-ople iihout 
years ncn. fthd tOflnj* bi 
i mu linin' iy of from it* 
■YIM pciph 
• A 
to It 
1 n ft lb* 
•Tr prr 
Alt 
whln>, 
rnm vxrtons >diis of tb 
North It 
wlibont exception 
FRU 1 TDAI.E bus Durt.iOO ."•*.. 
Inc fruit Hi.* ,i 'viiii pi* 
FBl'ITD A l.E I 
reputation rbr.iaclu.iU 
Siot I* I her. an* non.- 
rni'ldale p. (u*l..'« hat 
.-1 |.r • # iu III.* nimk. 
FRUIT HALE r.l- . . 
liud- -f Kit: "!r n tr." 
for "Vet i l IliHK 
! 
FRUIT DALE 
in *ti« world in 
dance 
FRUITPALK has 
tbs I .sjual* t'af 
fur tbr*i- reasMu. 
FBUtTDALE ..lT.-.s 
Hunt d tneana u 
ii to establish 
w ill be A source t 
iar*.jBs lu.bi- 1 
In sit h are silr-x 
FRUlTDAtK v.. 
iwrapapor. a pi 
equal to unr (i 
FHUITPALE Hi 
fa. i.try. and mh- 
FBUITDAUi - i 
I- -taut fruit 
jo urine t-etller 
a lahAtna. 
FBU 1 TDAT.B .. ii 
town nil.) i* Hi 
Hm- .j- .•iiUror 
i i - r III V i - 'i ll 
t»d 
Hid 
led 
free 
tHI I Urnt M- voice Ctll.CMK* i,., ihs IsoJ- »t**ut rtull 4 «l«- « wra.. 1 ^ 
van Hie ™i.tu." I v.-M . ..f H«* s^A.h.t '»* * -.n-Jl|i.n. ... K HSf !*«. »* r*f 
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