Berries-Asparagus-Rhubarb -Nut Trees 
The Linn County Nurseries 
STRAWBERRIES 
The Blakemore Strawberry, introduced by the U. S. Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, is gaining in favor. The fruit has good size, color, and firmness; excellent 
quality for canning, and is easy to pick and hull. The plants are extra vig¬ 
orous and productive, and do best on heavier soils. 
The Dunlap is the old standby; it is good for all purposes, and succeeds 
under most conditions. 
The Progressive is a fall bearing variety. It is unexcelled in quality, very 
productive, and has fair size if growing conditions are good. 
Plant new beds each year in rows 4 feet apart and 18 inches in the row. 
PRICES— Per 100 Per 1000 
Dunlap and Blakemore ...$1.00 $9.00 
Progressive, fall bearing . 2.00 . 
ASPARAGUS 
This is one of the first spring vegetables ready for use, and one of the most 
wholesome of them. Plant it along the fence and plant it by the hundred rather 
than by the dozen. Do not plant too deep. Fertilize heavily. 
Martha Washington (Rust Proof) 
PRICES— Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Two-year plants, heavy .$0.40 $2.50 $18.00 
RHUBARB 
Rhubarb, like Asparagus, should be planted in rich soil where it need not 
be disturbed, and will produce a great lot of wholesome food with a minimum 
amount of work. Heavy clumps of it may be forced in the furnace room in 
winter if they are dug in the fall and allowed to freeze hard before taking in. 
Each Per 10 
Linnaeus seedlings 2 yr., 1 in. and up...$0.15 $1.00 
The common kind of rhubarb. 
Ruby, strong divisions .. .60 _ 
Small red stalks, very mild. 
McDonald, strong divisions ...60 . 
A fine new kind from Canada with a high sugar content and 
fine flavor. Produces no seed so can be used over a longer 
season than the common rhubarb. 
Sutton, strong divisions ....50 . 
Makes no seed stalks at all and is much the largest and 
most productive kind. 
NUT TREES 
TRANSPLANTING. Nut trees are not difficult to transplant but require 
more careful handling than fruit trees. The roots will not endure as much ex¬ 
posure and the tops should be cut back heavily. Usually the more the top is 
reduced the better the growth the first year. Cut ends should be waxed and 
the remaining top given a coating of melted parrafin to prevent dessication. 
Nut trees are hand dug and usually have long, deep roots. Holes should be 
dug deep enough to avoid crowding them and pulverized moist peat mixed 
with top soil filled around them. A basin may be left around the tree and 
filled with peat to faciliate watering and hold the moisture If peat is not 
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