The Glenwood post., 1905-11-25

holds to the theory that these seeds
are the result of cross fertilization in
cases where the imperfect blossoms
of other varieties on adjacent trees.
In all our seedless fruits, notably the
naval oranges, Thompson seedless
and the seedless Sultana grapes, seeds
occur in some specimens. AT times
the seeds are but partially formed
and at other times they are of full
size and perfect. The same thing
occurs in the seedless apple and this
fact has led to much unfavorable com
ment in the various newspapers that
have given the matter attention
The people who are exploiting the
er ridiculous claims for it. which
have reverted to their detriment
/ The worst of these was the claim that
the apple having no perfect blossom
would be immune from the attacks of
the Goblin moth. The fallacy of this
claim was patent at once to any well
informed horticulturist and it has
since been eliminated from all ltera-
ture sent out.
Seedless apples have been common
all through apple history, but none
have been brought to light which will
approach the Spencer seedless in quail
ity and size.
1t is an apple of better quality than
%hn Rnv I,,S q
Winesap. In size it compares with
the Jonathan, being Il little larger
than the Jeniten which it somewhat
resembles in color and shape 1t is
more highly colored than the Jona-
than, but has speck on the skin
quite similar.
The worst fault of the apple is the
depth of calyX. And in fact like all
seedless apples has sort of double
calyx. In some specimens this fault
is missing, the blossom end being
filled ont equal to any cf the best va
rieties. BY selection in propagation
the apple can no doubt be greatly i'm
proved. Far from being rank fake,
1 would pronounce it valuable ac-
QUESTION to the list of new varieties,
and something which every planter
will be glad to have at least two or
three trees.
Another fact of interest TO Colorado
people who read the syndicate news
paper stories now going the rounds in
which the seedless apple proposition
is denounced as a stock jobbing
scheme with nothing behind it, is the
class of people who own stock in the
company and who have lent their sup
port to the various companies which
are growing some 1000, 600 of the
trees for delivery in the fall of 1906
and spring of 1907. Among them
are B. p Blair, register of the U. s.
land Office at Montrose; l. N. Bunting,
editor and proprietor of the Daily Sen
tinel and mayor of the town of Grand
junction. William Bomgardner. one
of the best known and beet informed
fruit growers in the state, and who
lives near Grand Junction and within
one quarter of mile of John F.
Spencer, the originator Of the seedless
apple, and others Besides these l
met dozen or more other prominent
and respectable business men of Grand
Junction who are stockholders in the
company
Among the hardest knockers against
the Colorado proposition have been
some of the large nurserymen who
failed to secure stock Of Mr.. Spencer
apple. In three or four years time
when the stock has been disseminated
through the various state companies
organized for that purpose, we will see
all the leading nurserymen, the ones
who are knocking now, advertising the
Spencer seedless apple and lauding il
to the skies. No intelligent frli.
grower is going to plant an orchard of
seedless apple trees, especially when
the stock costs him $2.0 per tree.
Many trees of less real merit than
this one have been sold for those prices
to Colorado farmers. | am glad to
see Colorado turn the tables on the
eastern fruit growers and let them pay
for the novelty originated within our
state. F. W. CROWLEY.
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