Oregon Nursery Co., Portland, Oregon Sept. 8 1939. 
Knowing Mr. McDonald, we planted 100 Perfection apricot trees in the spring of 
1937 on his recommendation. Represented as what might be called a brand new find 
of its kind, we were concerned as to w'hether it would be just another good apricot, 
however two years after planting we harvested apricots, every tree bearing some fruit 
of a sort which after they had been picked and shown to people, we found that most 
folks would not believe they were apricots, until we had reassured them and they had 
tasted them. 
Their size is so phenomenal, with uniformity in color, texture of the flesh, and 
keeping qualities, certainly entitles them to the name, Perfection. 
Lincoln Wheeler, Scappoose, Oregon. 
Oregon Nursery Co., Portland, Oregon Phoenix, Arizona, August 28, 1939. 
In regards to the Perfection apricot. My trees as you know were just 2^ years old 
at last bearing season. Owing to our long growing season here we were able to pick 
about a lug or 25 lbs. from each tree. 
These cots run larger than any grown here in the valley and production, so far, is 
up to any other variety we grow. The trees I have on my place are to date larger than 
any of my other apricot trees and all are the same age. 
There is another marked difference in the Perfection trees at blossom season. The 
Perfection trees started to bloom with one of our earliest apricot trees and continued to 
bloom beyond our latest varieties. This assures us of a crop every year regardless of 
late frost. We are well satisfied the way the Perfection trees are showing up here, 
and in our estimation they are the coming apricot. 
Yours truly, 
R. R. McKay, Rt. 10, Box 485 
The Oregon Sunday Journal, Portland, Oregon, July 23, 1939 
BIGGEST APRICOT IS PRODUCING AT SCAPPOOSE 
. Samples of the wonderful Perfection apricot that created so much excitement here 
during the last two years, have been received from some young trees at Scappoose. The 
fruit came from the Lincoln Wheeler place there, which contains 100 trees of the new 
variety. They are two years old and are expected to grow' their first commercial crop 
next season. 
The Perfection apricot, which originated on a tree at Waterville, Wash., grows to 
the size of the average peach of this territory. The tree is being distributed by M. 
McDonald of the Oregon Nursery Company and demand has exceeded supply by a 
heavy margin. 
The original tree at Waterville has been producing record-sized fruit for 27 years. 
Independent Enterprise, Payette, Idaho, Thursday, July 27, 1939. 
CHAMPION APRICOT BEING DISPLAYED 
A species of Probdignagian apricots, called the "Perfection” were being exhibited 
around Payette this week by Col. L. V. Patch while residents scoffed at the idea that 
the fruit he had were "cots.” 
More than twice as large as the average apricot, and about the size of the average 
peach, the fruit comes from a tree that was only two years old, Colonel Patch said. 
Although there were only a few of the fruit on the tree, the size was prodigious. 
One of them, no larger than the rest measured eight inches in circumference. 
Colonel Patch said he was planning to plant some more of the same type of trees. 
Hillsboro Argus, Hillsboro, Oregon, July 20, 1939. 
Samples of Perfection apricots, a newly developed variety of a fine color and size 
almost that of a peach, are shown at the Argus. They were brought in by Miss 
Florence McDonald, who explained that these were grown in the test orchard of Lincoln 
Wheeler at Scappoose, Oregon. The trees are property of the Oregon Nursery Co., in 
Portland. 
