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stubs, but cut close up to shoulder. Wounds of 
an inch or more across should be covered with 
white lead paint or good pruning compound. 
Do not use barn paint or any coal-tar paint. 
Do not trim lower limbs off to make high 
headed trees. Low, compact heads stand windy 
conditions of the West better than high open- 
topped trees. Just use common sense in thin¬ 
ning out limbs, cutting out most undesirable, 
where two limbs are interfering one with an¬ 
other. Heavy later pruning can be avoided if 
care is taken the first two seasons after jdant- 
ing, to see that heads are properly formed. 
It is important to get the right frame limbs for 
the tree right at the start. If this is properly 
done less later pruning will be required. 
One Crop Farming- is Doomed 
Shrewd farmers and home owners have 
learned that diversification of crops pays. You 
can raise WHAT YOU EAT right on that place 
you now own. No farm is complete without a 
home orchard. No home is complete without 
shade and beauty. Both will add MATERIAL 
VALUE as well as HEALTH AND HAPPI¬ 
NESS TO EVERY FAMILY. 
SWEET CHERRIES 
Sweet Cherries make large productive trees. 
Bing, Lambert and Royal Anne require other 
varieties for pollenizers as they will not bear 
well planted either alone or with each other. 
We list several pollenizers below. Our cherries 
are all grown on mazzard root—the long-lived 
root. 
BING —This grand new black cherry was 
originated by Seth Luelling, of Milwaukie, 
Ore. Almost as large again as the Black Re¬ 
publican; flesh very solid, flavor of the highest 
quality; tree thrifty, upright grower, very 
hardy and productive; a fine shipping and 
market variety. First of July. 
LAMBERT —Large, heart shaped, purplish- 
red fruit. Ripens after Bing. Better suited to 
west of Cascades conditions than Bing. A fine 
cherry. 
ROYAL ANNE (Napoleon Biggareau) — A 
beautiful cherry of large size; pale yellow with 
bright red cheeks, flesh firm, juicy and sweet; 
one of the best for market and canning. The 
hardiest of the light yellow cherries and de¬ 
servedly popular. Early July. 
BLACK REPUBLICAN —Fruit large, very 
dark color when ripe; very rich and solid and 
an excellent keeper. Middle of July. Pollen- 
izer. 
BLACK TARTARIAN — Very large, pur¬ 
plish black, half tender; flavor mild and pleas¬ 
ant. Tree remarkably vigorous, erect and 
beautiful grower, and an immense bearer. Ripe 
last of June and beginning of July. Extensively 
used as pollenizer. 
CENTENNIAL —Very much like the Royal 
Anne in shape and color. As large, sweet and 
good. Ripens a few days later. Extensively 
used as pollenizer. 
NEW DEACON —The best pollenizer grown 
for sweet cherries, especially Bing and Lam¬ 
berts. 
WATERHOUSE — A variety resembling 
Royal Anne, but softer. Used as pollenizer. 
New Cherry Introduction of Merit 
GOLD CHERRY — An amazing new sweet 
cherry as hardy as any sour cherry sort. An 
early summer Gold Cherry. Wonderful for pre¬ 
serving and Maraschino. 10c extra. 
SOUR CHERRIES 
KENTISH (Early Richmond) —Medium size, 
red sour pie cherry. Ripens a little ahead of 
Montmorency. Used as pollenizer for Mont¬ 
morency. 
ENGLISH MORELLO— Early and prolific, 
tree low spreading. 
LATE DUKE —Large, bright red, bears late, 
tender and juicy. 
MAY DUKE —Large, red, early, fine flavor. 
LARGE MONTMORENCY —Greatest cherry 
known. Several different strains come under 
name; all are good, but we consider our strain 
one of the very best. Should be largely planted 
in every orchard. Fruit is large, dark red, and 
handsome. Wonderful for canning and pre¬ 
serves. Best all around sour cherry grown. 
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PLUMS 
Annual sprayings with Bordeaux mixture 
keep away the curl leaf and fungus, and thin¬ 
ning of too heavy crops of fruit prevents fruit 
rot. Plum trees are the best kind to set out in 
chicken yards; their full, rounded form fur¬ 
nishing abundant shade for fowls. Set trees 
16 to 20 feet apart. 
BURBANK — Medium, red, flesh yellow, 
juicy, heavy bearing. 
CLIMAX —Large, deep red and yellow, flesh 
yellow, juicy, heavy bearing. 
BEAUTY —Large, crimson, amber crimson 
flesh. 
COLUMBIA —Large, brownish purple, flesh 
yellow, rich and free. 
DAMSON — Small, purple, flesh greenish, 
tart flavor. 
GREEN GAGE — Round, pale green, rich, 
sweet, juicy, old favorite. 
MAYNARD — Large, dull red, firm, juicy, 
rich, sweet. 
METHLEY —Small, purple red, early, sweet, 
juicy. 
PEACH —Large, brownish red, juicy. 
SANTA ROSA —Large, purple crimson, flesh 
amber, good shipper. 
SATSUMA —Large, deep red, firm, juicy, ex¬ 
cellent for preserves. 
WICKSON —Large, deep red. 
YELLOW EGG —Large, golden, firm, good 
cooking variety. 
MONARCH —Of special merit. Very large, 
oval, dark purplish blue, perfect freestone. 
BAVAYS’ REINE CLAUDE — Commercial 
and home canning. Fruit medium in size, 
roundish-ovate; light greenish yellow. Sweet 
and of good quality. Popular for the home 
orchard. 
BRADSHAW — A very large, fine, early 
plum. Dark, violet red. Tree a slow grower, 
but hardy, vigorous, productive, self-fertile. 
Season, mid-August. 
