The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-26

/ have noticed recently that the
Department Of Agriculture, Washing
ton. ID. C., has brought about very ef-
fectively the Misrepresentation of or.
chards In some localities. misnam-
ing and shipping certain varieties OF
apples to the Eastern markets under
different name than what the yarI-
ETY. really Is. namely: Take the old
Ben Davis variety. Some sections
have shipped IL under. the name OF
Oregon Red: in another locality Il
has been called the Colorado Beauty,
and another section has named II the
Kentucky Red Streak Some apple
sections. as well as some nursery
men. have been trying to Introduce
the well known Gano rs the Black
Ben Davis. There are other misrepre-
sentations that I could mention. but
shall refrain from doing so, but I as
sure you that ! am glad that the work
Is being looked into by our Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
In this connection viii say that |
have had numerous Inquiries with ref.
erence to the Colorado Orange apple,
and am glad to set forth the follow
ing facts with reference to this genu.
Inc variety as to It's origin and how II
received Its name.
Mr.. Jesse Frazier. who took up a
/ homestead at Florence. Fremont coun-
". Colorado. planted and grew the
first commercial orchard In Colorado.
having brought the trees from Mis-
souri, In an OK wagon In 1864. In try
ing to establish an orchard Mr.. Fra
zier met many reyerses by reason OF
inexperience In orchard growing un-
der new conditions. and especially on
account OF the rayages OF the Insects.
grasshoppers. apple beetles and other
bugs and worms which always infest
new country while undergoing the
process Of subduIng the soil. etc.
This Colorado Orange apple. how
ever. was not the result from any OF
the trees first planted by Mr.. Frazier.
but as trees died in the orchard he
replanted with trees along In the early
10's from stock that he had gotten
from nurseries IN Missouri and Iii.
nois, and some OF the later planted
trees died, as well as those that died
from the original or FIRST planting.
Some OF the trees planted along be
tween the years is73-7s died down
to the ground. and naturally threw up
new growth from the stock beneath
the ground and below the bud or graft
W ntn Ont Vi intrt EDIUuIH l0Oktu
healthy and contained large leaves.
Mr. Frazier told me that he let IT grow
10 see what II might turn out to be,
and from one Of these shoots grew
this chance Seeding. and when ] first
noticed II In his orchard In 1885 II
was a tree eight or ten feet high and
about three inches In diameter, and
did not show a very Vigorous growth.
This / account for by the reason that
the orchard had not been cultivated
regularly. However, as ! had been In
the fruit and orchard growing business
all my life. was attracted by this
singular apple. and had never seen
anything like II before; and, as had
then commenced to plant a large acre
age OF orchard and nursery on Lincoln
Park. Canon City, Colorado. ar
ranged with MIR. Frazief for the ex-
elusive right to propagate. grow and
Introduce this apple. We talked two
or three different times as to what we
would call II. | wanted to name II the
Frazier Seeding. but his modesty
would not permit OF this, although II
am sorry that did not insist on that
name. and we finally decided on the
name COLORADO ORANGE; FIRST,
because OF its Colorado origin; sec
ond. because II had the color OF an
orange.
OF coures the introduction Of new
variety was slow In those days, by not
having more wood with which 10 pro-
pagate. However. from year to year.
increased my plant, and have grown
and sold thousands OF these trees
throughout the state. and an thor
oughly convinced that It is he best
winter apple for the mountnln regions
that has yet been introduced. Il y not |
success. however. above oJboo foot
The same might be said. hoUDvogs ~ |
any other variety. Az Ia 49, fhlo /