The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyrighted 1903 by The National Nurseryman Publishing Co.. Incorporated. 
“ The American Association could do much by concerted effort .”— N. W. Hale. 
Vol. XII. ROCHESTER, N. Y., AUGUST, 1904 No. 8. 
IMPORTANT FRUIT REGIONS OF 
NORTHWEST. 
THE PACIFIC 
We are glad to present as a frontispiece this month a view 
of a fruit grower’s association, instrumental in developing 
the now rapidly becoming famous Hood River Valley and 
other fruit regions of Oregon. As an example of the 
efficacy of co-operation in marketing fruits the methods of 
Hood river fruit growers are worth studying a very full and 
instructive account of this new fruit empire of the Pacific 
Northwest is found in the last report of the American 
Pomological Society. The following is furnished by our 
contemporary the Northwest Horticulturist: 
TOPOGRAPHY. 
Just east of the crest of the Cascade mountains lying both 
south and north of the Columbia river, is a basin peculiarly 
differing from lands lying farther east and also from those on 
the west of this dividing range. The south, or Oregon side^ 
has become the famous Hood river district by means of the 
quality and the quantity of Clarke seedling strawberries, the 
Spitzenberg and the Yellow Newtown apples grown and 
shipped. On the north or Washington side, the land is very 
similar and the same kinds and quality of fruits are being raised. 
This basin extends about 30 miles on each side of the river 
with Mt. Hood on the south and Mt. Adams on the north afford¬ 
ing ample water for irrigating purposes through each of Hood 
river and White Salomn river. The soil is volcanic ash, the 
altitude and the breeze from the Pacific ocean affords suitable 
temperature and moisture for the production of fruit of high 
quality. The rain fall is from 25 to 30 inches, enough when 
the ground is properly cultivated, for the production of apples 
and for strawberries,irrigation developes and enlarges the crop. 
IRRIGATION A FACTOR. 
A large ditch has been completed in the Hood river valley at a 
cost of $46,000, which furnishes ample water for the land cov¬ 
ered. On the Washington side, numerous small tracts lying 
along the Columbia river bank are watered from springs flow¬ 
ing from the steep hill sitles. These sand bars produce the 
earliest strawberries shipped from Hood river, while they are 
also profuse yielders. In the White Salmon river valley no 
attempt has yet been made at irrigation, but conditions are 
very favorable and many acres of valuable land await the hand 
of the tiller to make them equally productive to those of famou 
Hood River Valley. 
STRAWBERRIES AN IMPORTANT CROP. 
The average yield of strawberries at Hood river is perhaps 
less than 150 crates per acre, the fruit is only of medium size 
and tart. One of the representative growers reported a yield 
of 700 crates on six acres last season, yet this crop has made 
this section famous. 1 Some of the notable features of success 
may be attributed to the fact that the fruit under good culti¬ 
vation is a sure annual cropper. It is an excellent shipper and 
the growers are extremely careful to grade and ship the fruit 
in uniform style. These are points which might with profit 
be imitated in other localities, also with other classes of fruit. 
Another lesson from this section is that diversity to the extent 
of at least two kinds of crops is far better than a single crop 
system. Berries suitable to a giVen locality with some one or 
two varities of the larger fruits may be safe and profitable. 
In the last report of the American Pomological Society 
will be found a fuller account of this region.—E d. 
AMERICAN PLANTS FOR AMERICAN NURSERYMEN. 
The illustrated address by Harlan P. Kelsey under this 
title before the nurserymen at Atlanta, was an exceedingly 
interesting feature of the evening session. Mr. Kelsey spoke 
with all the earnestness of a born lover of plants. His address 
was a strong and convincing plea for the greater and more 
liberal use of the hardy and beautiful trees and shrubs of our 
own fields and woodlands. The address was richly illustrated 
with lantern slides prepared jointly by Mr. McFarland and 
Mr. Kelsey. We are glad to append a partial list of the 
trees, shrubs and plants illustrated: 
American Trees and Shrubs.—Liquidambar styraciflora, 
sweet gum; Thuja occidentalis pyramidalis, pyramidal Ameri¬ 
can arbor-vitae; Robinia pseudacacia, yellow locust; Kalmiale 
latifolia, laurel; Rhododendron maximum, great American 
rose bay; Rhododendron punctatum; Pinus strobus, white 
pine; Leucothoe catesbiei; Vaccinium macrocarpon, cranberry; 
Quercus coccinea, scarlet oak (flowers); Buercus palustris, 
pin oak; Ilex cassine, southern holly, (in hedge), Clethra 
acuminata, southern pepper bush; Quercus virens, live oak 
in magnolia cemetery, Charleston, S. C., Cornus florida, 
flowering dogwood—four slides showing flower, fruit and 
tree in winter and summer; Azalea nudiflora, pinxter flower, 
Crataegus coccinea, white thorn; Oxydendrum arboreum, 
tree andromeda. 
American Herbaceous Plants.—Galax aphylla, Osmunda 
cinnamonea, cinnamon fern; physostegia virginiana, limo- 
dorum tuberosum, grass pink; Trillium grandiflorum, Sarra- 
jienia flava, yellow pitcher plant;Cimicifuga raeeinosa, Ameri¬ 
can bugbane, Lilium carolinianum, Carolina lily; Convolvulus 
bona-nox, wild morning glory. 
BUSINESS MOVEMENTS. 
Mr. 1). W. Wittpenn of the firm of McHutchison & Co., 
of 218 pulton Street, New York, sailed for Europe on the 
S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II., on July 12. The trip was under¬ 
taken in the firm’s interests. 
