South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-23
MANY new BRANDS
OF APPLES APPEAR
Productions Usually Acciden-
tai Seedlings Without
Known Percentage.
by III. II. SWAIN
President Indiana Horticultural So
ciPfy


New varieties OF apples are being
introduced each year by enthusiastic
originators or discoveries and more
or less extravagant claims Of super
iority are made in an effort to estab-
lish a place for them among the
standard varieties The promoter OF
these new fruits Is seldom satisfied
10 tell "the truth. the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" about the
variety ne is seeking TO Introduce. In
order 20 induce the public TO buy
they must be better than any other
known variety. They are always of
finer quality more prolific. and bear
at an earlier age than the standard
varieties commonly grown. Probably
90 percent of these new intrOductions
disappear I'm a few years and give
place TO more or less worthy success
sors.
These new productions sra IN
nearly all cases accidental seedlings
without known parentaEe. This is
equally true of nearly all the older
standard varieties they are discovered
seedlings which showed exceptions ]
merit and were usually preserved hy
some enthusiastic amateur to be
later taken up named and introduced
by an enterprising nurserymau who
is often given the credit for creating
"a new variety.
Occasionally one OF those newer
production jumps into popular favor
recausc OF superior merit while
others are brought 10 the attention
~ the public by skiiful advertising
slow I'm Developing.
the apple on account of the length
Of tIrne taxes 20 produce bearing
tree from seed has developed vsrie-
ties more slowly than most other
fruits. but a nuu6er OF varieties have
bacn added 20 our lists IN compare
lively recent years which bids fair 20
fake their place among our standard
sorts
Most apple consumers have come
10 know the StarSs Delicious which
has c5.ne into prominence in recent
wears as dessert apple, native o.
Iowa. i- has found congenial condi-
tons in the apple regions OF The
northwest and has become popular
I'm the markets OF the whole country.
Another variety which has found
couCeniaI conditions in the north
west is the winter banana q Hoosier
r~oduct originating in Cass county
ON the farm OF David Flory near Lo-
-ansport II is a splendid apple in
all respects and has found special
favor in the large markets as des-
Sprt fruit. selling in New York city
n few years ago as high as So a
BOX The Meyer is another Indiana
annie 81 real merit IL originated In
wabash county. and was introduced
By a. y. Mover OF Laketon. While
II has been known for a number OF
years it has not been az widely dis
trihuted as il deserves. IL is an oN-
ccedingIv productive variety OF very
fine quality and deserves wider rec
IGNITION than So has been given
An Ohio production called Ensee
probably Seeding Of the Rome
Beauty has become quite popular in
the southern Ohio hills and is being
tested IN many Other localities IL il
an apple OF wonderfully fine ap-
pearance and promises 20 take a
prominent place among the standard
commercial varitles The Turley r.
another Hoosier production Of more
than ordinary merit and Is unique tn
that % did not happen "a most
varieties do 10 was the result Of the
work OF the state horticultural So
-iety's experimental orchard where
q very large number az seedlings
we're crown n an Effort 70 get the