The Delta independent., 1905-11-17
SEEDLEsS APPLE AGAIN
". F. Crowley Writes very la1esest-
ing ArtieIe and Says \ +
Not Z Fake.

Not Z Fake.
In response to your request focs the
facts regarding the Spencer seedle ap-
pie as result of my recent invssg ga
ton of the same, herewith pres TO
you q sample Of the fruit and . fey OF
the chief features Of the propositia
The apple il practically seedIssstapd
coreless. occasional specimens I'VE
seeds like other varieties. Mr.. E4sL.
Green, secretary Of the Spencer { ID
less Apple company. and nsrss N
of considerable experience. holds Z ehe
theory that these seeds are the = 9lt
Of cross fertilization in cases whet re
imperfect blossoms Of the 5000
pie receive the pollen from blpaso of
other varieties on adjacent tress- "
of our seedless fruits, notably the =
oranges. Thompson's sesdlass = y
seedless Sultana grapes, sssds oec -
some specimene. At times The !
are but partially formed and q
times they are of full sire and psF
The same thing occurs IN the -
apple and this fact has led 10 muee -
favorably comment in the.varicusn q.
papers that have given the mattuq 5
tention.
The people who are expsoit e
seedless apple at first made sons - -
ridiculous claims for it. which h6N
verted to their. detriment. Ths St
of these was the claim that the Z 3
having no perfect blossom would ~
mune from the attacks Of ths g.
moth. The fallacy Of this claim -
patent At once to any well intoe1
horticulturist and It has since beea ~
mated from all literature sent ont.
Sssdlsss apples have been comneA
thru sppas history. but none have
beosght to light which win spp!s
>ksopsaesesss6lsssA @s16asAg =
It Is an apple Of better quality than
the Ben Davis. but not equal to the
winesap. In sire II eosnparss with the
Jonathan. being little larger than the
Janet which It somewhat resembles in
color and shape. It ID moro highly col
ored than Jonathan, bat has q speck on
the skin quite similar.
The worst fault Of the apple is the
depth Of the calyx. And in fact like all
seedless apples il Aas . sort of double
calyx. In some specimens this fault is
the blossom end being filled out
equal to any of the best varieties. By
selection in Psspegation. the apple can no
doubt be greatly improved and may some
day take its place among commercial
sorts, but At the present time would re-
gard it n . novelty among fruits. Far
from being . rank fake, I would pro-
nounce It . valuable acquisition 10 the
list Of ssw varieties. and something
which evsry true planter win be glad to
have at least two or three trees.
Another fact of interest to Colorado
people Who read the syndicate ne~spap-
or stories now going the rounds in which
the sesdless apple proposition is de-
~ = stock -jobbing scheme with
nothing behind Il, is the class of people
who own stock in the company and who
have Lent their support to tho various
which are growing some p
ooo. .o00sf the trees for delivery IN the
fall Of 1905 and spring Of 1907. Among
them are B. 7. Blair. register Of the U.
s. land Office. at MontrOse; I. N. Bunt-
ing, editor and proprietor Of the Daily
md mayor Of the town Of Grand
Junction. VIM. Bomgardner. one Of the
best known and best informed fruit
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