392 State Horticultural Society. 



THE GANO APPLE. 



The Gano apple and its distribution over this western and 

 southwestern country is a matter so plain and so certain that we 

 here give some facts in regard to how the State Horticultural So- 

 ciety has had so much to do with its discovery, its first propagation, 

 its distribution, its popularity, its name and its synonyms. 



The apple was propagated by Mr. Ely Jacks in 1838 or 1840, 

 in Howard county, Mo. Trees were planted from this nursery 

 near Parkville, Mo. In the early seventies some of these apples 

 were brought to the attention of the Society, and shown at their 

 meetings by Mr. Gano of Parkville, and was named "Gano" by the 

 Missouri Valley Horticultural Society. 



In 1884 some of the Gano apples were sent to Charles Downing 

 and Marshall P. Wilder, and they both pronounced it a distinct 

 variety under its name "Gano." 



In this same year a committee, consisting of J. C. Evans, W. 

 G. Gano, F. F. Fine and Prof. S. M. Tracy, recommended that the 

 trees be distributed through the State Society by L. A. Goodman, 

 Secretary. All the scions which Mr. Gano could secure were given 

 to M. Butterfield, nurseryman, Lee's Summit, for propagation. (See 

 report of 1884.) 



In 1887 a committee reported on the apple, "yellow, nearly 

 covered with dark red ; very handsome ; stem long, slender, set in a 

 deep narrow basin; calyx moderately deep; round ovate; medium 

 to large; flesh pale yellow, mild sub acid; quality excellent; season 

 with Ben Davis ; tree strong upright grower, somewhat diverging ; 

 full and regular bearer." 



In the spring of 1887, these "Gano trees" were sent out to 

 twelve different State Horticultural Societies, and over twenty local 

 Horticultural Societies in different states, more especially Missouri, 

 Kansas and Arkansas. 



The following letter was sent with each package : 



"Lee's Summit, Mo., April 7, 1887. 

 Dear Sir— By instructions of the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society, we forward to your address, by express, today, one bale 

 containing "Gano" trees. Trusting that they will reach you 

 promptly and in good condition, I am. Yours truly, 



M. Butterfield. 



