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NOLALLIE Be aban: 
A Cross of Young x Black Logan 
Far Outyields Boysenberry 
In Santa Barbara Olallies yielded 3 times as much from a 
one-year old planting as a much larger planting of Boysens, 
Producing about 2 12-basket trays per plant. Next.year they 
Should do much better as they have over twice as many and Jar- 
ger canes. They were 3 weeks earlier than Youngs and 5 weeks 
earlier than Boysens, the first picking made the last week in 
April, the early pickings bringing $5 per tray, being the only 
berries on the market. except strawberries. And in spite of be- 
ing 5 weeks earlier than Boysens the Olallie crop lasted til] 
after the Boysens were all gone. 
In Riverside Co. Olallies outyielded Boysens 2% to 1; in 
Orange Co. they yielded 15 tons per acre, with demand much 
larger than supply. 
A Seattle grower wrote: “Your Olallie berry is the finest 
blackberry I have ever grown, and on account of its habits I 
thoroughly enjoy picking them.” 
Wi Lis amse¢e Son. Prod. CosnaiisA. a terminal Market stated: “We 
could have sold thousands of trays more of the new Olallie 
berry) thi s\ipasty.season« (Because of its. choice color, large 
Size, exquisite taste, lack of seeds and plump firmness, these 
berries proved top quality. Being first on the berry market the 
demand for Olallie berries will continue to be far greater than 
the supply for years to come.“ 
Cleugh’s Frozen Foods of Paramount stated: “Definitely there 
is a strong demand for Olallie berries among the frozen fruit 
operators. These new Olallies freeze firm and do not bleed, 
making a top pack. Where introduced to the ‘pie trade’, the 
demand far exceeds the supply. Much more acreage is needed to 
fill the demand.” 
Olallie ais resistant. toa verticilljum wiltand sunscald, to 
both of which Boysen is subject, is said to Stand more cold 
than Boysen and Kayberry and resists adverse soil conditions 
far better than Boysens, raspberries, strawberries, etc. Ber-- 
ries are easy to pick, firmer and better keepers and shippers 
than Boysens, wel] adapted to canning and freezing and are de- 
Jicious fresh and in pies, cobblers, jam and TeLeye 
PRICES OF PLANTS 
5, $2.50; 10, $4; 25, $8; postpaid 
20, $12; -100,,,.$.17,..50;,.1000, $125; F.0.B, 
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