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becomes totally useless. Sometimes the blossom-buds were destroyed 

 in the winter and dropped off like peach-buds. 



Mr. Durley — I can only say that I planted the Elton, with all the 

 best cherries I find on this list, about sixteen years ago. They were 

 dwarfs and standards both. I can now say that the Early Richmond 

 and May Duke do well, but from the others I" never obtained three 

 bushels of cherries, all told. 



Mr. Weir — Did not all the stems of the trees die on the south side? 



Mr. Durley — No, sir ; I think not. 



Mr. Wier — I find a few of these cherries as hardy or hardier than the 

 May Duke, top-grafted on the Early Richmond, and putting the graft 

 in the branches of it on the north side. I know we have trees which 

 have borne fruit every year for eighteen years. All the protection they 

 have is another tree on the south. It does not appear to matter what 

 the protection is, if there be a little protection on the southwest side of 

 the tree. I have a Governor Wood planted in that way, and eveiy 

 portion of it for six years has been as good as the Early Richmond 

 alongside of it. I am speaking of what we call second bottom — rich 

 heavy soil. 



Mr. Murtfeldt — I would suggest the propriety of confining the dis- 

 cussion to one variety at a time. 



Mr. M. L. Dunlap — The Secretary of the Indiana State Horticultural 

 Society, Mr. Ragan, is here, and he can give us some information. 



Mr. Ragan — I came here for another purpose than to educate this 

 body. While I regret the feeling against heart cherries, yet we, as 

 a body, should be very careful in recommending something so little 

 adapted to our climate, and encourage men to buy varieties that will 

 not do them good. The May Duke l)elongs to the sweet cherry class : 

 we have had partial success with that, but with that exception there is 

 not one worthy to be placed in any class. 



Mr. Huggius — From experience and observation, I find that they do 

 well on the north side of a river. The trees I planted myself have 

 lived and flourished well for more than twenty years. Therefore I 

 would recommended that position for family use. 



