The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-09-15
N THIS department will be found
valuable article entitled 1.-The

veteran in horticulture, II. H. van
Deman, of Washington, ID. G. 1t Is
well known to most readers or Inc
Ranch that there is no higher authori-
ty on the American continent in mat
ters pertaining to horticulture than
the writer of this article. He is the
Judge of fruits at the Lewis and Clark
fair and filled the same position at the
Pan-American fair at Buffalo four
wears ago 1t is very evident that
only men of the very highest stand
ing in their departments are called TO-
fiji such positions and especially Tor
the second time. 1t is the privilege OF
the writer to meet Prof. Van Deman
daily during the progress of the Port,
land fair. The Ranch feels honored
to have the privilege of publishing tnlS
article. The horticultural editor Will
keep the original manuscript as a
valuable souvenir of the Lewis ana
Clark Centennial fair.
Some one may want to ask why 1t
should be considered fraud 10 sell d
seedless apple? 1t is not. IL any
one wants to sell a seedless ana
worthless apple it is no fraud, II II
is sold without any deception. Inc
fraud in this case consists in trying
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the seedless apple trees to the unln'
formed in such matters under the
claim that the apples which these
trees will bear are a very rare ana
valuable fruit destined ultimately 10
largely supercede our standard ap
nIos IF the vendors of these trees
would wait till the people could settle
the value of this new old thing no
harm would be done. But it is per-
fectly clear to many OF us tnat the
aim is to rush these trees onto the
market under false claims. 1t mas
been abundantly shown that TINS SEED
less apple has no merit but lts nov
elty. and in reality is not justly en-
titled to that, for, as Van Dennan
shows, it is not new thing at all
and not an originatiOn OF }. +. open'
Ger, of Colorado
On the 28th day of August we un'
hacked a box of the Arkansas blaoh
ennIes that was just out OF cold stor-
ape Not one unsound apple was
fonnd in the box. This concluslVely
shows that this apple behaves we'll IN
cold storage. Another point In taVor
of This apple is the fact that some OF
tbom were taken out of cold storage
about the middle of July when we
were having some very hot weather
and thew kept in fine condition for SIX
weeks II is very doubtful ii there is
another apple in the catalogues that
can show as good record SO ldl do
keeping is concerned. 1t would not De
of much Importance to know tnaC Ihe
Arkansas Black is such fine keeper
unless it is good in quality. A rock
will keep for ages, but that is nothlng
in its favor so far as eating 1T is con,
cerned. The LAWYER keeps We'll
enough but never gets fit to eat. H.
r. Van Deman said OF it one DAY not
long since: at keeps well betore you
eat it and very nearly as well allel
YOU eat it," But the Arkansas blach
is a good apple at any time AFTER Tue
picking season, but grows somewhat
better with age. Some apples lose
flavor with age. This is true OIL inc
Snitzenberg. A gentleman from Bos.
ton called on me the other day and
wanted to taste one of our Spitz that
had lust been taken out OF cold stor'
age. He expressed disappointment at
tbe flavor. | tried it and found that
the annie was quite insipid. Fearing
that the man would charge up tnls
moor taste to irrigation or to our Gil
mate in the northwest, l cut an Ar
kansas Black and the man SAID ne
had never tasted a better apple. TINS
was September 1. An apple OF such
fine appearance that will keep SO well
and is of good quality must take high
rank among apples. This apple IS
not well known east and it may be
true. as some claim, that it does not
do well in some localities, notably IN
California But such Arkansas Blacks
as we raise in Washington and oregon
must take high rank among the valua-
oil applac Of the United