ANNUAL MEETING. 53 



We learn that this company lias thus far consumed 25,000 bushels of apples this 

 year, thus by their enterprise opening - a wide and constant market for the orchardists 

 of their region. 



Mr. M. B. Bateham, Mr. E. Bradfielil, and Prof. W. J. Beal had been asked 

 by sonic parties to present to the Society seven varieties of grapes which they 

 would recommend to the general grower. They were each to make a list with- 

 out consulting each other. The result was as follows : 



Mr. Bateham's List. — Lady (white), Eumelan, Hartford, Delaware, Concord, Salem, 

 or Agawam, Iona, and then added as an eighth, Catawba. 



Mr. BradficlrPs List. — Adirondac, Concord, Hartford, Isabella, Delaware, Iona, 

 Clinton. 



Prof. Bears List. — Concord, Agawam, Delaware, Clinton, Hartford, Adirondac, and 

 Iona. 



From these lists it will be seen there are four varieties mentioned by all, viz. : 

 Concord, Delaware, Hartford, Iona. 



The Treasurer then made a brief report, showing the amount on hand in the 

 treasury to be 1336.05. 



The Society then chose one delegate to attend the annual meeting of the 

 Ohio Horticultural Societv and one to attend that of the Western N. Y. Horti- 

 cultural Society. Mr. C. W. Garfield, of the Agricultural College, was chosen 

 delegate to the former, and Mr. H. Dale Adams to the latter meeting. 



Mr. Bateham, of Ohio, then by request gave a short address upon 



PLUM CULTURE AND THE CUECULIO. 



He stated that from the best information, there were now planted in orchard 

 form in Ohio about 150,000 plum trees. About two-thirds of these orchards, 

 or 100,000 trees, are located in live or six counties in the southwestern quarter of 

 the State, — adjacent to Cincinnati ; and the majority are of the Damson vari- 

 ety, with perhaps one-fourth Wild Goose, and other varieties of the Chickasaw 

 family. The other 50,000 trees are of the European class of plums, including 

 the German Prune, Lombard, Orleans, Jefferson, Yellow Egg, Imperial Gage, 

 Heine, Claude, etc. ; a majority of these orchards being in the northern half 

 of the State, but some of them also in southern counties. The planting of 

 Damsons has been going on quite actively for ten or more years past; but more 

 especially the past three to five years ; and of the finer plums most of the plant- 

 ing has been done within three years, but the chief stimulus was given by thft 

 success of a few orchards that had already come into bearing, and by which it 

 was shown that the curculio could be easily and cheaply combated, on a large 

 scale, by the well known jarring and catching process, with the proper appa- 

 ratus. For the past two years the plum crops have generally f ttiled, in conse- 

 quence of late frosts in spring ; and this has had the effect to check planting, 

 which was otherwise likely to be overdone. 



Most of the Damsons are of the Shropshire variety, as it is found preferable 

 to the others. The trees are propagated by grafting or budding on to seedling- 

 peach roots, quite down to the ground. The union of the wood seems to be 

 perfect, and the growth and productiveness all that can be desired. If planted 

 a good depth, the plum usually puts out roots of its own, and thus all doubts 

 are removed about durability. The oldest trees of this character in Ohio have 

 been planted nearly 20 years, and seem as healthy as any on original plum 

 roots. Trees of the Wild Goose and Chickasaw varieties are now propagated in 

 the same way, and planters say they would as soon have them as any grown on 



