The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-08
Z SHOOTS,
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ORANGES

tAN0 f"FtW AfAAH " ~ f1tNfftftf1
"a llttle peach in an orchard grew,
Kissed BY ihe sun and wet BY thc
dew"
llt to one who would sing the praises
4 the farrr, dalniier fruit products
OK our land Ehai more hlting theme
could be chosen than our glorious gold
en-. sun.klssed orangesY Surely TIN
poets frequent mental rambllngs NIT
now and then have found an ideal real
ING place IN the beautiful garden "A
Hesparldes and II % The Greek so
ioufners IN the regions of this delight
ui realm 0ranees sefc veritabic ap.
uies Of gold We may Wen believe thai
umong yields notes waa q sympathetic
ioltlnR which IN good llme he woulu
have elaborated III Elllng recognition
I our universally sell liked orangea.
Sentimental yos; bur history ls the
aradr yrOund of aentimeuialliies and
sentiment must be attributed the
preservation Of cne ~ She Two arst
trees from which secdless orange D
were grown ~ the United States
The event the trausplnniirg Of ihe
zee ltselfook place IN 1908, but %
hulptcG yaw,rer in me land Of
the Golden Gate the simple tahios on
helrcu railing cf the inrlOsufe within
Which the tree noN slnnes may bring
he FIRST YlYld impros9ion Of lhe fact
ud naturally arouse Interest n the
lreamalanOos surrounding H.
The story ui the orange in all ils
completeness would carry u.s. beck be
oud TIE auyeBl Of the Christian era
VIC though we should not emo The
rnli in cha. fullneas Of perleclicn in
which ws see Il today. We would stin
ecagnlse Il from The descriptions g'Y
n and alae from THE supposed San
krIt spelling nagrung ahd the
iiil cloaer naranl Of the Ara5sl
coming down 20 our 9Sn lime ant
MIei consideration Of lta now
1puar aesd.ess oranges It meX ne
aid that commercially Grange culture
aH eAislae IN California only since
s12. until .hai tlile tae bulk af tnc
tangea used IL ihiA country were inn,
rHed from taa Nediicrranefa blood
ranges from Valencia, spain and Nal
q lhr aromatic. delicious litile Ean
ieliDes mud Mendaflns from ~
,iehaals ana lisbon anG the nliicl
ranses from Seville
saedlasa oranges were frsl Intro
Weei Is lhlg country So L p saia
through ghc Joint Efforts of one Wil
iam Saunders. connected wlih the de
a.Df.4.ltt .f as..f fattItnF4. Nee ~
NIB s DTS elaiYe and William KS
udsal former uniled states consul
3 Bahia rfael Nr Iudsoas al.en
ion was 6rs directed % This frul, hy
lallFca of brazi, and whilo tie consul
leemcc & saedless 9rnnae d freak ol
ntnre still with n wise Instinct fos
ne Interesting possibilities Ia arcA
scientific matters, and true inaisn.
Into the economic value cf disco,
ry oi taat SORT be procured q nugabc
u shoots and forwarded them % MI
Saunders et washington, Nap applied
an bis knowledge 70 the ta6.s Of keep
Ing them alive until they could "a
properly eyperinaaied with
The following year drs Tibbetf
wrote Mr. Saunders that her huabene
had purchased land IN sigerside cals
and requested some Grange treae
which would BE- suitable Ter prnpega
tlon -Four oi Tao precious soutl
Anerlcan shoots were turned ever Il
her without much hope Of their egcs
mating goCG their fepatgtidl
Cn the Tibhals ranch the seuf shooie
al go. .t.r4t far nt..t tn.fntaIss t.safsI,.
over but ~ spite o. the vigilance O.
The whole family. QUE 9i the shoot
succeeded In getting itself caien ur
hy caW and another eled for no ap
parent feas0nana then taure were
I've.
Contrary To eqeryh1dys axpeclal
lions these Two shoots continued 20
grow until the bearing age wa
reached and bore soedless fruit. AZ
he second fruliage. awaited with
lfaalhIess interest history repeated
Itself and these seedless oranges still.
remained seedlesH Thay eventually
ame % hp known as Washington Naye'
5fsngea. aud their cultivation has rev.
'luiiDnlsed the galliornla orange IN.
luairy from every viewpoint
In 1908 ai the request ofthe citlzen6
VI Ritersldc. thc one remaining origin.
" lreo from me nibhefs orchard was
ransplamcd 10 the court Of the Glen.
food hotel tal Hiyefaidel where /.
now stande surrounded by q stOui
leaee and hunored bY 8 tablet This
tree Is SIN bearing fruit and Is likely
10 fof many years % come President
Roosevelt waa present at the imprea'
sige ceremony of lfansplzntIna ana
IBIS White House frequently receives q
shipment ol oranges from this ole
nlnnear navel orange tree.
THESE Washington Navel Seealess
oranges are now extensively cultivated
hy The California Fruit Growers Nx.
ghsnee and lha choicest falii Of each
harvest 4 marketed under The nama
of sSunksl oranges This Exchanet
Is made ur 81 5000 orange growers.
and al harvest Time neaFly IhlrtS
llIousand leapie are engaged Ia plchl
ire. safllnR inspecting. etc rho health
value Il oranges Il universal fact.
aud makes tie demand foe them snre
aua STEADY Ii every market SuAkiAt'
lemons. mostly seedlaAk With their
iAlu skins aud Unusual uile|hpaa are
nlso cultivated ~ Ihe Fruit HfnNefs
Exshause NIlh marked Hiseerss auf
fHloY aIl sieHN|Fe aHle