The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-03-16
THE CORELESS APPLE
Gkows ON BLosSoMLEss TREE
AND is A WONDER.
May Prove Solution of Goblin Moth
Evil-Likely to Cause Revolu-
ton I'm the Apple
Market

The coreless apple has at last been
produced. IL is regarded as the worlds
greatest discovery In horticulture and
in fruit growing circles is called tho
wonder Of the age" II the fruit is OF
high quality. of good salahle size and
color aud late keeper then Il will revo-
lutionlze the commercial apple growing
industries everywhere, writes Samp-
son Morgan. In Nineteenth Century. II
IL is not full-sized apple, then, despite
the fact that il possesses one-fourth
more solid flesh than the seedy apple
of equal proportions, Il cannot be ex-
pected TO supersede such mammoth
though seedy varieties as the Blen-
helm Orange, Golden Noble, Bismarck
or Peasgood's Nonesuch.
The flavor OF the coreless apple is be
yond question. II Il proves as large as
its rival trees producing the new won
der. which is a winter variety, will be
planted by the million In the CONNER
cial fruit fields at home and abroad.
Even II the seedless apple justified all
that has been said by It's best friends In
It's praise. there Is little likelihood OF its
impeding the profitable sale OF ordinary
apples Of high grade.
Its introduction would however, ruin
the sale OF common out-of-date vari-
eties OF fruit and insure the destruction
OF millions OF worn-out. moss covered
and profitless trees which for years
have encountered thousands Of acres OF
some Of the richest aud most productive
land IN the world. In that sense the
coming OF the coreless apple would do
untold good 60 many landowners. cul
tivators and public consumers COM
bined.
Why should We not possess a coroless
and seedless apple. since the seedless
orange Is unQuestionably the largest
most expensive and best fruit of SIS
class obtainahle? The new apple. which
Is both ooreless and soedless. was in
troduced by an old fruit raiser. For -
years ne experimental to obtain The
fruit As the result OF seeking to- So
cure the scediess apple. a blossomlcs7
tree has been developed 10 bears
stamen and a very small quantity OF
pollen. The Importance Of such devel-
opmens d. apparent The cold spells
do not affect tho fruit and the apple
grower has little 90 fear from late spring
frosts which In most years do much
harm on the fruit farm
The tree Is described as tiossomless
the only thing resembling "a blossom be-
ing a small cluster OF tiny green leaves
which grow around the newly formed
apple and shelter o. Being devoid OF
blossoms. IL Is claimed that the fruit of
fcrs no effective hiding place In which
the Goblin moth may lay its ergs, which
60 usually does On the open eye Of the
fruit The devastatious of the Goblin
moth are SO extensive that in the aggre-
gate they causes losses lu Great Britain.
ON the continent and I'm the United
States exceeding s25.o00.Co0 year. IN
some English countries ! have known
the apple crop TO be reduced hy over go
per cent by the yoracious grub OF this
pest
am not In strict accord with the pre-
Queer OF the new apple when he claims
absolute immunity from the ravaeo OF
the Goblin moth ON account Of the lack
of blossoms making % almost impossible
for the pest 20 deposit its eggs in the eye
of the apple In my tests proved con-
clusively that the eggs are sometimes
laid on the skin Of the apple also. But
with no petals and the use Of insecti-
cides. by spraying the grub could read
ily be destroyed.
In the plantations where the corelcss
apple trees have been grown no Goblin
moth has made It's appearance. II Is
said that so long as they are isolated
from seedy apple trees there Is no possi-
bility OF the moth attaching itself 20
them. there being nothing in the way Of
perfume - flower to attract Il.
The e, .or Of the new apple is red. dot
ted with yellow on the skin. As with
other varieties, 30 with the seedless APP
pie. a slightly hardened subttance makes
It's appearance at the navel end. But
this can be obliterated by culture The
originator OF the coreless apple states
that the further I'VE get away from the
original Eve trees the larger and better
the fruits become In every way.
Whether the Spencer seedless apple Is
actually seedprOOf time alone can prove.