120 American Horticultural Society. 



We must adapt our plautiug to our circumstances. Adaptation is 

 our key-note of success. The Duchess is the type from wiiicrh we 

 are to expect satisfactory results. 



Mr. Patt())i, of Iowa — I live in Northern Iowa, in the same lati- 

 tude as Mr. Kellogg. My experience is different from his. Or- 

 <'hards on hio;h lands do well. A neitrhbor with six acres of orchard 

 on high land makes more money fi-om it than from the rest of his 

 farm of thi'ee hundred and seventy acres. We grow the Fameusc, 

 Talman, Willow, Soj)s of Wine, Red June, and even the Rawles 

 Janet. These varieties will not do on low land. AVhile the AVil- 

 sou strawberry may do well in Wisconsin, it will not do with us. 

 Green Prolific is more valuable, when fertilized by the Red 

 Jacket. While we of the North may find the Russian apples valu- 

 able, we must not ])ut our wdiole trust in them. They are too low 

 in quality for American tastes. 



3//-. Plumb — I predict that our best results from the Russians 

 will be through the infusing of new blood into our seedlings. The 

 Wolf River and Wealthy are seedlings of Russian jiarentage. 



Mr. iH/cC^ar^, of Michigan — The Wild Goose plum has been as 

 great a failure with me as with jNIr. Kellogg. 



3fr. Johnson, of Illinois — Do I understand that the two gentle- 

 men disagree as to the value of the Duchess? 



3Ir. Kellogg — Yes, sir. You can prove anything in Wisconsin 

 regarding apples. The Duchess, good in tree, is poor in fruit, as 

 now attacked by the gouger. 



Mr. Collins, of New Jersey — The Duchess will not stand our sum- 

 mers. 



J/r. jRo6/so», of Kansas — In selecting peaches for cold climates 

 select those with small buds and slender wood. They are much 

 hardier than those of rank growth. The Snyder blackberry will 

 need no winter protection. My Wild Goose plums give me a crop 

 two years out of three. I think there are different varieties sold for 

 the Wild Goose by different nurserymen. 



3Ir. Beatty, of Kentucky — I raised curculios until I dug uj) my 

 strawberries in my orchard and turned my hogs loose. 



President Earle (presenting some apples which were badly scarred) 

 — These apples have been stung by the curculio. 



