Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-30
THE SPENCER sEeoLEss APPLE.

The. seedless apple as = CONNER
cial product is assured, aud IN all
probability will In q short time rev.
the apple industry to the
same extent that the seedless orange
has monopolized the markets Of the
world.
Every one is familiar with the
seedless. or navel, orange. but the
seedless apple Is a new fruit ON the
market. This marvellous improvement
on the common apple. fulfilling in let
ter as well as In spirit. the Jest of the
school boy who proclaimed that
there amt going to be no core"
would seem 70 indicate that the new
apple will eventually monopolize the
markets OF the world for reasons
which the appended data clearly
point out
BY way OF Illustration It may be
said that the seedless and coreless
apple follows closely the analogue
presented by the seedless orange. and
is in fact prototype Of the latter
When the seedless orange was intro
duced to the public 1t was regarded
In the light OF horticultural wonder
for II there were no seeds, by what
nncanny method was their kind pro-
pagated? Shrouded In mystery such
as this, It required some little time
for the matter of fact virtues to i'm
press themselves. and the real mer-
Its of the fruit to become known, but
when once eaten its subtle qualities
we're forgotten. and Its advantages
were quickly appreciated, and from
that day to this the old-fashioned va
riety with It's multiplicity Of seeds
has suffered severely, having been al
most driven from the market and left
all but out of the race.
Now let US ascertain the real diff
ference between the two varieties OF
the orange, as the comparison will
serve useful purpose when the old
and new species of apples are being
similarly considered. The reason that
seedless oranges are universally pre-
ferred to those that contain ovules Is
not because any saving is effected,
but simply that the seeds are in the
way. The ordinary apple presents an
wholly different aspect. for the seeds
are inclosed In hard seed pockets that
represent at least one-fourth of the
apple, and which cannot be utilized
In any way as an article Of food,
whereas In the seedless variety these
disagreeable features are entirely
eliminated.
The beginning of the seedless ap-
pie dates back only few years, and
therefore its Ahistory is very brief.
All the credit for the propagation OF
the apple thus far belongs to Mr..
John F.. Spencer OF Grand Junction,
Colo, who struck with the success
of the seedless orange. believed that
similar results could be obtained with
apples. After years of experimental
research he succeeded in producing
five trees that bore seedless and core.
less apples, and from this little
group there has budded thousands OF
trees. which at present constitute the
entire seedless apple stock of the
world. and from these trees all ne
rest of the world must be supplied.
The apples, which are OF a beautiful
dark red color with strawberry dot
are of good size. comparing with
the Jonathan. The meat is solid and
very juicy. In flavor 1t resembles the
New York Baldwin, but more juicy
and higher flavor. 1t is winter
apple, maturing late In the fall, and
is one of the very best keepers
grown.
The Spencer Seedless Apple com
pany OF Colorado, whose main ONCE
Is at Denver. are growing these trees
at Grand Junction. Colo, and Provo,
Utah. and are now taking orders for
the trees for fall and spring delivery
Frank Hartman is making the canvass
for the Durango country.
AS this il the frst year that any
Of these trees have ever been placed
on the market. the supply is limited,
and those wishing to plant these
trees should place their orders at an
early date. as the orders will be filled