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inwardly, better dig it up and throw it away, and plant another that is 

 sound — you will make by it. To say that the heart wood is non-essential 

 is to misstate the facts. To avoid the suckering of the Morello and Early 

 Richmond stocks spoken of, I would recommend planting seeds of Ma- 

 haleb and Morello, and budding or grafting upon the seedlings ; as,these 

 are not as liable to throw up shoots as those are which are propagated 

 from suckers. 



DISCUSSION ON NEW FRUITS. 



The Secretary — Mr. President : It seems to me proper that we 

 should discuss the subject of iWre' Fruits. It is desirable that we know 

 if there are any new fruits that are superior to those we now have. I 

 suggest that we take up this subject of new fruits. 



The President announced that such would be the order, unless ob- 

 jected to. 



Mr. Wier (of Marshall county) — I have the Lady grape from Mr. 

 Campbell, of Ohio, and I have reason to believe that it is a valuable 

 addition to our list of grapes ; it seems to have all the merits that have 

 been claimed for it. I have had it but two seasons, and have not fruited 

 it yet, but I saw and tasted the fruit in Chicago, and think well of it. 



Mr. Starr (of Alton, Jersey county) — I examined this grape in 

 Chicago with a great deal of care and interest, and I confess I was disap-. 

 pointed in it, and do not think it is what Mr. Campbell claims for it ; it 

 has a foxy flavor. I think the Elvira, in the hands of Mr. Bush, of Mis- 

 souri, is much superior to the Lady grape of Ohio. 



Dr. Humphrey (of Galesburg) called attention to the Siglar grape, 

 as he had done on former occasions. He thought it a very fine grape; it 

 had been tested for five years, was comparatively hardy, and has never 

 failed to give good crops of the best of fruit. 



Mr. Galusha — I have eaten this grape grown in Galesburg, and to 

 my taste it is not altogether a pleasant grape ; while it is rich and sweet, 

 it soon cloys; it is not refreshing, like many other varieties of grapes. 



Mr. Wier — Tastes differ very much. I know parties who will eat 

 the Clinton and call it good, preferring it to the Concord. Others take 

 the Concord before almost all other varieties. The Isabella is a very un- 

 pleasant grape to eat for some, but it suits my taste better than the Con- 

 cord. And so there is no end to the diversity of tastes in eating grapes. 



Mr. Hammond (of Warsaw) — A few years ago we thought that we 

 had got by the discussion of the varieties of fruits — but we now find that 

 we need new and hardier varieties. There is an apple among us, called 



