The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-01
HORTICULTURE
r. wALDEN.

1.-The peach-apricot" | stated that april
cots and peaches sometimes came
from the same seed. l knew better
than this for it is the peach and
nectarine that sometimes come from
the same kind of seed. The peach
and the apricot belong to the same
genus, which is called prunus, but
are of different species, the peach
being prunus Persica and the apricot
is the prunus Armeniaca. But the
peach and nectarine belong to the
species prunus Persica, hence, the
nectarine is only a variety OF the
peach (See Gray's Field, Forest and
Garden Botany, p. 144.)
knew this when I wrote of the
"peach-apricot" just as we'll as | do
now, but my mind played me trick.
The statement that the peach and
nectarine both will grow from peach
seed may be called in question. Very
we'll. Our experience in having nee
tarines among our peach seedlings is
so common that we can not account
for this in any other way and as the
nectarines is only variety OF the
prunus Persica there is nothing I'M
usual in such an occurrence. IL any
one is able to refute my statement
am perfectly willing to have him do
so.
Recently in the union depot in Sc
attic a gentleman came to me and
said: SIS this not Mr.. Walden?"
Being informed that he was correct
in his surmise, he informed me that
he knew me by my picture in The
Ranch. This is a trivial matter and
would not be mentioned here but for
the fact that it presents an Oppor-
tune time to say something about
"The Ranch family" 1t is no uncom-
mon thing to have some one come to
me as this man did, whom l learned
to be Mr.. Putnam, of Skagit county,
Wash. This occurred frequently while
I was in attendance at the Lewis and
Clark fair at Portland last year. Now,
| wish to say that l am always glad
to meet the members of "The Ranch
family" The greatest reward any
one can receive is to have people
say to him-"You have helped me-"
There are some kinds of rewards
worth more than money-and this is
one of them l am always glad to
meet those who read The Ranch and
can say that they have been helped.
We want "The Ranch Family" to
know that we are here to serve and
are glad to have their inquiries come
in, or are equally glad to have them
hold personal interviews.
Recently l read in the papers re-
port from Germany detailing to some
extent the manufacture OF alcohol
There alcohol is not "denatured," for
there is no revenue tax on alcohol or
any kind Alcohol according to this
report sells in Germany for 20 cents
per gallon. 1t could no doubt be
made as cheaply here, and perhaps for
even less on account of so many or
our fruits and potatoes going to
waste. 1t is used extensively for fuel
and lighting purposes and to some ex-
tent for motive purposes. 1t Will
doubtless be as cheap here when the
conditions are the same and will be
used for the same purposes.
In Germany there are many small
stills and the farmers make their
waste fruits and potatoes into alcohol.
But that cannot be done in this coun-
try. Here no one can run a still
without permission from the govern
ment and all it's products must pass
government inspection. Under the
new law taking the tax off denatured
alcohol there will have to be the US
ual inspection and then in addition
the denaturing must be inspected.
This denaturing will consist in adding
something to the ordinary alcohol SO
it will be unfit and unsafe for use
as a beverage. The government can