. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. re Rome Beauty. White Winter Pearmain. Deliciousand Gano. Pears—White Doyanne, Seckle, Clapps Favorite. Peaches—Peaches as a rule should not be grown in the higher ele-vations of Eastern Oregon, but occasionally such varieties as Alexanderand Amsdeu do very well. The Gobbs apricot is often successful. Cherries—Lambert and Bing for sweet, and the Early Richmonland Olivette for sour. Raspberries—Cuthbert and Turners Red. Blackberries—Any of the standard varieties, such as and Eldo


. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. re Rome Beauty. White Winter Pearmain. Deliciousand Gano. Pears—White Doyanne, Seckle, Clapps Favorite. Peaches—Peaches as a rule should not be grown in the higher ele-vations of Eastern Oregon, but occasionally such varieties as Alexanderand Amsdeu do very well. The Gobbs apricot is often successful. Cherries—Lambert and Bing for sweet, and the Early Richmonland Olivette for sour. Raspberries—Cuthbert and Turners Red. Blackberries—Any of the standard varieties, such as and Eldorado. Gooseberries—Red Jacket and Champion. Strawberries—Clarks Seedling. Warfield and Bederwood. Varieties for Hood River. The varities considered best ft)r llooil River are: Apples—Yellow Newtown. Spitzenberg. Ortley. Jitnathan. RedCheek, Arkansas Black. Pears—Anjou is the leading variety, and seems to grow varieties Avorth trying would be the Bartlett and Patrick Barry. The varieties at Mosier are similar to those at Hood River. Very VARIETIES AND ENVIRONMENT 55. Apple tree. Rogue River Valley, Oregon. This photo took first prize at tlie NationalApple Show at Spokane for the best photograph of a single apple tree. few other fruits are grown in this district. Raspberries—Cuthbert. Strawberries—Clarks Seedling. In the upper Hood River Valley it is still in an experimentalstage. The Winter Banana seems to do well, and it may be that theDelicious will be good for that district, also the Jonathan, Gano, etc. In the vicinity of The Dalles we find a district especially adaptedto peaches, prunes, cherries and grapes. The district above TheDalles is being cultivated to apples, varieties of which are given in alist attached hereto. For peaches, the principal ones are Early Crawford. Late Craw-ford, Sahvay, Elberta, Muir, Orange and Lemon Cling. For cherries, such as the Bing and the Lambert do well. For grapes, such varieties as the Tokay and ^Muscat a


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