The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-16

sap and the Delicious. Do you think
these two varieties will cross-pollen-
ate each other. If not, what variety
would you suggest as pollenizer?
Please let me hear from you through
the columns of The Ranch as soon
as possible. -
It must be borne in mind that
cross-pollination can be effected only
in very nearly related species. An
apple and pear belong to the same
species but will not cross-pollinate;
the same is true of the cherry and the
plum, they belong to the genus pru-
nus, but differ only in species. All
our cultivated apples belong to the
same species-pyrus amlus-and the
difference is only in variation of the
one species. Hence, all apples will
cross-pollinate provided they bloom
at the same time. It makes no prac-
teal difference what varieties we
plant near each other if they bloom
together. And there is not nearly as
much in this matter of blooming to-
gether as many seem to suppose, for
the reason that no apple tree puts
out all of it's bloom at once, but the
blooming strings along for a week
or more. It has been the theory that
the wind does most Of this cross-pol-
linating, but careful experiments car
ried over many years prove that such
is not the case Insects-the honey
bee most of all-carry the pollen
from one flower to another. Hence
bee culture and apple culture go well
together. Thorough experiments at
the experiment stations have com
pletely demonstrated that many OF
our best apples are self-Sterile. II
we cover a limb in such a way that
no insects can get to the bloom, not
one in a hundred, as a rule, will pro-
duce an apple. Let the insects to an
other limb on the same tree and every
bloom will produce one or more ap-
pies. We scarcely realize how much
We owe the "busy bee" and other in
sects, in our fruit growing. | have
the reports from the experiment sta
tons and could fill columns in sup
port of my statements, but lack of
space now. The lesson we learn is
not to plant your orchards in solid
blocks of one variety Plant two or
four rows of one kind, then the same
of some other and so on throughout
your orchard.
If were going to plant an orchard
in that part of Washington, l should
certainly plant the Winesap and the
Delicious and then l would add the
Jonathan and the Rome Beauty. If
went beyond these four l would add
the Arkansas Black and then I would
try the Esopus Spitzenburg and the
Yellow Newton. The country about
Wilson Creek must be pretty much
the same as the Yakima valley, where
my orchards are planted, so what
would be best for one of these sec
tions would be best for the other.
The horticultural papers report
that Prof. c. P. Gillette of Colorado,
has discovered a new remedy for the
ravages of the codling moth. He
calls it the sulphide of arsenic. 1t
must be some combination of sui
phide and arsenic but he does not
tell how it is made. If it proves to
be a good thing it will not be long,
doubtless, till we know all about its
preparation. In all the sprays for
the destruction of the codling moth,
the thing that does the killing is ar
senic in some combination. The best
combination that has come into gen.
eral use is where arsenic is combined
WITH acetate VI ICdu anu 10 huOWu ia
trade as arsenate of lead. This has
been largely taken in the place Of
Paris green. 1t remains in suspen-
sion better than Paris green and will
not burn the foliage. 1t can be used
without lime but Paris green cannot.
There might be sulphide Of arsenic
that would be as effective in the de-
struction of the moth and harmless
to foliage but these things must be
known before it is extensively used.
About year ago Mr.. H. M. Gilbert
of Toppenish, Wash, expressed his
disapproval of the Delicious apple.
was surprised at this and told Mr..
Gilbert that it was my opinion that
he had gotten hold of the wrong ap-
pie, that is, that some one was mis-
taken and growing some other apple
under that name I did not believe
that any one was acting dishonesty
about this natter and especially did
| believe in Mr.. Gilbert's honesty.
am too well acquainted with him to
believe for a moment that he would
misrepresent anything. l believed
tbat timo would lead Mr. Gilbert or