The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-26
SACALINE.
The New Forage Plant Would Better
Be Handled Cautiously.

Be Handled Cautiously.
Burton, Wash. Oct. q. 1895
To the Editor: did not think when
sent my little "squib' in regard to SAGA
line" TO your valuable paper last spring
that il would make a commotion the
world over But the result convinces mo
that anything that goes into the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer ia as likely to be heard
from in Russia as anywhere else, and as
I have my potatoes dug and don't feel eH-
actly like digging stumps / Will proceed
10 notice a few suggestions made 70 You
from Mr. a Blanc & Co, of Philadelphia,
who seem 70 have been hit and rather
hurt by my innocent remarks.
All that I did wish to say was 10 eau
ton my now neighbors in Western Wash
ington about accepting the glowing state
rnerts published by those who were in
terested in the sale OF the roots and seed
until the matter had a fair trial, and 1
shall be satisfied IL my humble remarks
had the desired effect.
In Mr. Blanc's letter TO You OF May u.
1895. he very sagely concludes that never
have seen the plant and consequently
know nothing about 10. / rise 10 explain
At the time that Prof. ]. l.. Budd. of the
Iowa state agricultural college, made his
trim 20 Europe and Russia some thirteen
70 fifteen years ago. in the interests or
horticulture and pomology. I was then
lege. and. for one, was largely responsible
for the venture. A Mr. Gibbs. OF Canada,
who wished TO secure additional varieties
Of hardy fruits 10 stand the climate or
our Northern states and Canada, ana
knowing Mr.. Budd's reputation and ex-
tanetve knowledge and acquaintance with
horttculturfsts the world over. had kindly
offered 10 defray a large part OF his ex-
penses IL hts classes could be arranged
and he be granted a leave Of absence
Horticulturists generally know the result
Of that trip and the interest that was
awakened at that time has never abated.
until now in Iowa. where they thought IL
inposSible to raise orchards AT that time,
they now raise their own fruit ana export
a good deal Among the different fruits.
etc. in the collection was towering
shrub known as "SacAline." and the pro
fessor pointed 70 out 10 me on my nrst
visit TO Arnes after the trees imported had
hAen oct cut and were growing II was
brought as "A kind Of novelty. ana not
az n forage plant. When the attention or
the public began 10 BE- called 20 IL wrote
10 Prof. J. l. Budd. a. Au7es. Ia. 20 fnd
ont what they knew about 10 and ~ they
could recommend Il and had roots or seed
70 snare. and received the following:
Iowa Agricultural College.
Department OF Horticulture.
&c. ". Tenney. Burton. Wash.--Dear
Sir. Your favor a. hand. We have no
.xra-fance at all with Sacaline as for
ga r,lart We have only tested 81 as n
ornamental plant for the lawn We VIII
test II for forage this season and SHAH be
egss 20 r.7,ort 10 YOU II you write next
@au Meanwhile we do rot wish 20 in
aorea or recommend the plant In any way
"a a forage plant, and have no plants or
seeds for sale. IL Is a very strong grower
ard enaures drouth well: but Il spreads
t.,st., f-,,r, the roots and very likely viii
n. difficult TO eradicate IN crop rotation
Hence II might prove 70 be much more or
a rank weed than a forage plant, ana 50
Tor this and some other reasons we advise
,ro,, - wait until tho experimental sta
,tous have a chance 10 determine is Mt
,,ass or unftness for this purpose Yours
truly. =. i nc -,
rwiIt say IN conclusion that ] would he
clad 10 learn through the Post-lnteilf-
renr~r OF the success or failure OF airy
one who has tested the plant the past