New-York tribune., 1910-05-22
AN oUTBuRsT OF JOY.

AN w l. SA -NA
.-Ae excitement they created Is tragi-
.,,,3- TIE Farms could scarcely believe
- - s--7s tree had Nfntered in the open
.-s s-ood hardy 20 the tips. But not till
-sas crr,r6 indian Head the testing ground
..- -nA Northwest. triuT1phantly report,
The A-s- crab apples ever produced on this
,,-r ve~e grown This year Ten trees. It
-,e-,s --e~e covered With blossoms til a
,s-s Nav fro=t oulIed all bur few, which
.-lai.nsrel-- developed into six crabs. They
-e-a -~- far-e' SAYS tire report co1npla-
,,-.1-- PIT r,evert1lless they we're perfect
,--,ss The largest vas the size q g pie
cherry
Three ears later the trees we're 80
-es--z with fruit that they had to he
--or-e7 &c keep them from breaking The
fs--r +re0 busted itself With making up
ss-rrre- of felI~ and pickles But far more
,,--9--s~- than the Jelly these tiny fruits
could -~oduce was the promise they con
.sf-45 -- their hardy sap Of a possible ap-
rle f-- the Northwest plains The director
i,oz immediate advantage Of II. lie crossed
re +,e---e5 crab and also It's COUSIN, Pyrus
s.-i-f4o1fs. fruit Z little larger and equally
tsr5r. With q few good eating apples that
-srs sr r=o-utelv hardy. Al Ottawa.
.ro--- --ea~s after 1re frst seed was
.,ar-az -7-eze rror7pt little crossb-eds be
a. - raa- Their fruit was several times
's~es~ and .-7lanv times more palat4ble than
.,s+ ~ -,ef- sour little mother. I T as less
zs--ir~e~- eTveeter and 1uicier, ranking
ys-v fsfr--- with cur standard crab apples
re were s+ once grated on to the stock
~ -tss- ---,-f rareut. the be-ried crab and
ware distributed as fast as nature Tould
permit - The Northwest Farms
r,-ae--1-5-z -beee Farms had been try
Az rh4l- own experiments They were
grating on -ourE trees Of the oerrled
--sr =-.-H table APPLES and crabs as haa
----=s NOS nearly hardy through the
-7-- r--e-= And they were raising seed
,-zs f-.rs them. too, in the hope that such
q s-r,-vel might prove stronger than 1he
rs-ert tree Zach Of these ventures turned
cut successfully. apples not hardy on tne.T
cv- roots ~roved % be 50 on the 7Tooo o.
re +o--gr crab rec Seedlings Of crabs thar
lad sr---~-nez came up and themselves
l-e6 Best ct al. snugly hecged within
n, l.t-.e utots that had been made reaoy
To- thelr reception. the new crossbreos re-
ga q r=z~. Each cf the NorthHest farms
roul3 boast - orchard
THEIR HOPES BORE FRUIT"
The director was not satisfied yet. As
ts -s7- crosses fruited. he continued 10
v-~k O. some h saved The seed as II
tood--r.re was likelihood that u might
s1--- e..E f---her from the original tiny
Esnd~--re~ crab. and. while retaining her
hardness. show nearer approach 10 the
81. of re other grandparent.
This hore has scst been realized l-as'
Hspte-rher the first OF these seedlings OF
gseEIlrgs % show a. increase n size over
Is parent crosses frui:ed n the cross
trsd orchard From one tree I pluckec
ssrersl larger around than a good sized
sgg handsome dark red fruit slghus
sEI-irgert sun. but making close ap-
1rosch ~ good dessert apple There Is
very promising group of second crosses
crosses with good Eastern table apples
o. -la 1rst hardy cross-wlicn are Jus'
Lsginrt-g 70 show fruit TIE fruit Is larger
{, almost every case than that q the hrs'
coss T-He-rer the race VIII be sufficiently
hardy can be determined only by the or
ossl cs the winters at Indian Reac.
Anothcr cross On the Wild EuropeaE
spple. F.--s r1slus, IS being worked or
Eac may snow good results.
disease known ss twig blight has an
nos-sd 1Ee experimenters IN recent 5ssrS
4 attacks the trees a. the tips Of thsi
f-22ches arI has Z fatal progress. Many
- the Tz11sble cyossbreds have peer
killed by IT The blight-rroof trees are
os!rg cultivated a. the basis Of variety
fbst viii be unaffected by disease ana colc
saa VIII supply the Northwest with coca
tsTge. juicy apples.