The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

anywhere.
Before | leave the matters / have
been considering, l want to mention
one thing by way of criticism. l was
surprised to see so many apples mis-
named. Fairs are educational and
one of the things in which there is
much need of education is in correctly
naming fruits A mistake made at
a State Fair will be perpetuated and
result in much confusion. | am aware
that some mistakes are unavoidable,
and if the ones / refer to were with
new and little known apples l would
not mention the matter, but some old
and wel-lnown apples were wrongly
named. To illustrate, l mention the
fact that l found some three or four
plates named Newtown Spitzenberg,
and every one of them we're red ap-
pies, but anyone who will consult the
standard works on apples will find
this old apple is not red at all, but
when ripe of a golden yellow color,
with few stripes on it. 1t is COM
monty known as the Vandevere or Van
devere Pippin. Another instance of
misnamed fruit was in calling the Che
nango-commonly known as the Che
mango Strawberry-the Early Straw
berry and Sherwood's Favorite. Sher-
woods Favorite is only local name
for the Chenango. One plate Of ap-
pies was named High-Top Sweet.
felt Of them, and they were hard and
evidently a winter apple. The High
Top Sweet-very frequently named the
Sweet June-is a summer apple, and
it's season is given by the best author
tiles as July and August. They ripen
with the Red June. l could mention
other cases of miSnaming, but these
Will suffice.
| am not greatly surprised at these
mistakes, for some one has made
equally glazing mistakes in making
out the list of apples for which pre-,
miums were offered. For instance.
find in the list of apples for plate ex-
hibits that premiums of 81 and so
cents were offered for the Arkan-
sas and further down in the
same list the same premiums
are offered for the Mammoth Black
TWig. Now, it is we'll known that
the Arkansas and the Mammoth Black
TWig are one and the same apple.
The man who made out that list must
be poorly informed in such matters,
or else he forgot. One place in the
list premiums are offered for the Fa
meuse (Snow) and further down the
same premiums are offered for the
Snow. These are not two distinct 9p-
pies, and a premium for one is pc
MUM for the other. Again, we find
premiums for the GenetOn and fur
Their along the same premiums for
Rails Genet Genet, Neverfails). These
are one and the same apple. Again,
we find premiums offered for New
York Imperial (JohnsOn's Fine Win
teri. There is no such apple as the
New York Imperial. The York Impe-
rial is probably meant, but it did not
originate in New York. Taylor, in
the United States Pathological Bulle-
tin, published in 1898, says of the
York Imperial: "The variety bear
ing this name originated early in the
present century on farm adjoining
the then borough of York, Pa. The
attention of the owner, a Mr.. Johnson"
etc. There are other mistakes in the
premium list for fruits, but this is
enough. l do not know who made
the lists, but they are glaringly mac
curate.
Stepping out of the Horticultural
Hall, | saw the sign "Watson's Res
taurant." I looked in at the door and,
sure enough, there was my old friend,
Frank Watson, of Portland, who, with
his brother, Dan, made Watsons Res
taurant of Portland famous as the
best restaurant in the Northwest. l
knew the boys nearly fifty years ago
on their fathers farm in Iowa. Their
sister, Mary somewhat younger than
the boys, also knew very we'll. She
is now with Frank in the business.
Frank informed me that he has COM