STATE HORTICULTURAX, SOCIETY. 71 



This three-days' wind formed the nidus on the fruit. I attribute it to 

 the bruising of the fruit by the wind. 



Dr. Hull — This rotting of the cherry I am quite familiar with. It is 

 sometimes caused by the Curculio, and sometimes it is not. I lost some 

 this last year by the water standing on them say twentj^-four or forty-eight 

 hours. I had an idea of pasturing my ground, with a view to feeding 

 pigs, but if the gentleman can talk this np, whj' it will e"nable me to 

 keep the cherries. [Laughter.] Some one remarked that their wild 

 cherries were stung by Curculios. The Curculio they brought is entirely 

 different from the Plum Curculio. 



Mr. Riley — I really do not know much about the Curculio in the wild 

 cherry. The one in the cultivated cherry is the common Plum Cur- 

 culio. 



Mr. Keith — I think there is no doubt it was caused this season by 

 wet weather. That was the fact in Cook county, 



Mr. "Woodward — About this cherry. I have them in bearing, both 

 upon the Mahaleb stock and on the Morello. Those on the Mahaleb are 

 perhaps a little sweeter than the other. 



Mr. M. L. Dunlap — Dr. Furness, of Indiana, where we get our 

 cherries from, is here, and I would like to hear from him. 



Mr. Galusha — It looks to me as though we were wasting time. We 

 all know all about the cherry by experience and observation for a great 

 many years. Enough have been planted to supply all the markets, and 

 it seems to me that unless something new about its character and dis- 

 eases is mentioned, we are spending our time to no purpose. 



Mr. Bliss — I wish to say something about this cherry. A man from 

 the east will first fill his mouth full, and the sharpness of the flavor he 

 does not like, but a great many think if they can get the Early Rich- 

 mond to can, it is all right. Let us have this criticism go with the 

 recommendation of the cherry. In canning, it has not the life of the 

 Morello. 



Napoleon. — Dr. Hull — That variety seems to be remarkably hardy. 

 There are two trees standing which I planted ten years ago, from which 

 the parties who own them tell me they pluck eight bushels annually. 



