66 STATE HORTICULTUBAL SOCIETY. 



This is becoming quite a fruit and vegetable-growing place, on ac- 

 count of large canning establishment commenced last year. I have put 

 out quite a variety of fruit this spring, and want to keep up with the 

 best methods of culture. I will not be able to attend the semi-annual 

 meeting at Harrisonville — too far off. 



Query 1. Can I dissolve Paris green ( for spraying ) by using con- 

 centrated lye ? 



2. Will London purple dissolve well enough in water ? 



3. I have the " Boss " nozzle — what is the best one ? 



These queries and a '• diagnosis " of the diseased raspberry twigs 



may be referred to the meeting. 



Wishing you a successful meeting, I am 



Yours truly, 



G. W. Waters. 



Answers by L. A. Goodman: The disease is anthracnose. Eem- 



edy: Spray with Bordeaux mixture. The blackberry rust should be 



treated the same. 



1. No; you cannot dissolve Paris green in lye. 



2. London purple is held in suspension, not entirely dissolved. 



3. " The Boss," " Nixon," " Yermorel," " Cyclone," are all good. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Speer — On account of the anthracnose I have failed of late 

 years, and given up the growing of the raspberry. I should like some 

 information as to how to fight it successfully without too much expense. 

 It has been gaining headway for the last few years, until it has nearly 

 ruined all the plantations near us. 



Mr. Chandler — Has grown the raspberry successively for the last 

 seven years, and finds it one of the best paying crops he can grow. 

 Likes Hopkins best. 



The blackberry is free from rust on his place. Snyder is his best. 

 Taylor is his next. Erie winter-kills. We have cleared up wild land 

 for our berries and they have done well. 



Easpberry is rather more profitable than blackberry. 



Maj. Holsinger — Mr. Chandler is an example of what may be done 

 in horticulture. He took a very poor, worn-out farm, hilly and rough, 

 and has made more of a success than any of us. 



Snyder is the only berry that is free from rust ; thinks we must 

 select varieties that will withstand these diseases, and then we will 

 not have to fight them so much. 



Prof. Keffer — Does not think where soil is richest that the anthrac- 

 nose is worst ; does not agree with Maj. Holsinger that we cannot 

 fight the disease successfuly ; thinks that it can be prevented. 



