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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
in breeding the plum. They started this work using a 
Japan-American cross originated by the late Prof. J. L. 
Budd at Agricultural College, Ames, Iowa. From this 
base they have been at work for the past twenty years, 
and during this time have made hundreds of crosses and 
selected the cream from many thousands of seedlings. 
They now have 65 new varieties that are nearly through 
the testing period. The fruits run large to extra large, 
and of most excellent flavor and appearance, just the 
kind to compete with European and other foreign types 
of this fruit. 
A very interesting experiment well under way, was 
the crossing of the English Walnut with the hardy native 
Butternut. The Gardners have 45 trees eight years old 
that are perfectly hardy having already gone through 40 
degrees below zero without touching them in the least. 
The trees show the English walnut in wood and foliage 
but have not fruited as yet. Some interesting results 
are expected from these trees. 
Mountain ash are grown in large quantities. The trees 
as shown in photograph were planted eight years ago. We 
have a row on both sides of our main driveway and they 
make a very pretty effect at all times of the year. 
The Gardners invite nurserymen and horticulturists, 
especially the skeptical ones, to visit their grounds dur¬ 
ing fruiting season, which is any time during August, 
September, or before heavy freezing weather in late Oc¬ 
tober. They will have over 50 acres set solid with ever- 
bearing strawberries the coming season. 
Picking Everbearing Strawberries in October at Bert Baker’s, 
IIoosic Falls, New York. 
The last berries were picked Thanksgiving Day. 
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 
By Bert Baker. 
The Everbearing strawberry is probably the 
greatest and most valuable introduction in small fruits 
for many years. Fresh strawberries can now be grown by 
anyone, who has even a small plot of ground, for nearly 
five months in the year. They require no different 
treatment than ordinary strawberries, excepting the sea¬ 
son the plants are set the blossoms should be kept picked 
off until the fore part of July, then in from three to four 
weeks, depending on the weather, they will begin to fruit 
and will continue until the ground freezes, the next 
spring they begin to fruit the same time as the common 
varieties, and they are very heavy spring croppers. After 
this crop they are idle but a few days before they begin 
fruiting again and continue until heavy frosts. 
We have had considerable experience with them for 
the last six years, and have been very successful in grow¬ 
ing them. This past fall we picked 170 bushels of berries 
mostly Superb and Progressive, these are the varieties 
which succeed best with us. 
FIRE AT THE ENID NURSERIES, ENID. OKLAHOMA 
A fire presumably caused by boys playing with 
matches caused the destruction of the packing sheds of 
the Enid Nursery Company, Enid, Oklahoma, on Thurs¬ 
day, March 9th, entailing a damage to the amount of 
$4,000.00. One shipment of trees for New Mexico just 
ready to be shipped was entirely burned up. Otherwise 
the stock consumed consisted of alfalfa hay and kaffir 
corn. 
The loss was very serious at this time of the year as it 
almost destroyed the three baling machines and all bur¬ 
lap and packing material. 
Good work by the firemen saved the west end of the 
nursery building, which was partly of cement, from de¬ 
struction. Fortunately no damage was done to the 
office, which was directly north of the destroyed build¬ 
ings and only a short distance away. 
J. A. Lopeman, proprietor, states that there will be 
little or no delay in shipment as the packing will be done 
out of doors until better building can be erected. 
