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to relieve our horticultural literature of this worthless material, ami our 

 pockets and our grounds as well, from such bootless expenditure and labor, 

 by strangling it while yet in its incipiency? 



The process thi'ough which so important and desirable a result may best 

 be accomplished ii is not my province to determine, but the great and ever 

 increasing mass of worthless material of this character annually foisted upon 

 a too credulous public, together with the cost of purchase, propagation and 

 •cultivation, represent an amount of expenditure so vastly disproportioned 

 to the resultant values, that, while we, doubtless, should most heartily en- 

 courage the origination and introduction of worthy novelties, their intro- 

 duction to the public should be most carefullj' guarded, as a means of 

 securing the rejection of the unworthy. 



DISCUSSION OX MR. LYON's PAPER. 



Jlr. Caywood, of New York — The benefits of association are well 

 known to all, and to no business will more benefits accrue than to 

 the horticulturists. Co-operation is a great help to us. \ desire, 

 specially desire, to ask how can we dispose of those worthless 

 new fruits mentioned in the paper? 



Mr. Wik-o.c, of California — Twenty years ago I had expei-imental 

 gardens. I tried everything that was recommended. I found in 

 the Atlantic States a class of very good fruits ; in the central States 

 ■another. 1 found that if I took something without indorsement I 

 was likely to succeed ; but after all I find it best to cultivate 

 A^arieties suited to our climate rather than to run after introduced 

 sorts. I find that much depends on soil, locality and climate. New 

 ■Jersey and Ohio can not make rules for each other's government. 

 Conference will assist us to reach general knowledge in these 

 matters. 



3Ir. Hollister, of Missouri — If you will go to the grocer's stand 

 and find what he demands, and ])lant such varieties, you will suc- 

 •ceed. 



President Earle — We must also consider the ])roductiveness as 

 Avell as the salable qualities. 



Mr. WiUiami<, of New Jersey — Tn our State we have found it 

 most difficult to agree upon a fruit list, owing to the great variety 

 of soils. We have reduced list areas to the size of counties, but 

 €ven then growers won't agree. Tn the county of Essex one man 

 made more nionev on the (Jrcat American than on anv other vari- 



