SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 357 



Windsor has not fruited yet but promise well. 



Do you ask are we tired plantino; trees? No, Sir!! Not as 

 long as there is a "button on our coat," but it is rather discouraging 

 sometimes to get scalded by nurseries, supposed to be reliable, but 

 then, perhaps, we will get around after awhile. 



DISCUSSION. 



D. W. Scott — I have had some experience with the Lieb cherry. 

 It was first brought into our section by Mr. Soulard. It is dark 

 purple; very fine flavor; pulpy, and delicious. The leaves are larger 

 than the Early Richmond. I think the Early Richmond will do 

 better on their own roots, judging from my experience with them. 

 We make the root cuttings in the fall, and put them in a barrel with 

 sawdust or light earth; keep them in a cool place, and plant out in 

 the spring. 



Mr. Kellogg — I think the DeSoto is a good plum, and I believe 

 we have condemned the Miner plum because we did not know how 

 to grow them. I find that it will do well when planted with other 

 varieties, as it does not fertilize itself. 



Prof. Budd — The pollen of the Miner is as perfect as of the 

 DeSoto or any other variety, but it does not fertilize itself on account 

 of the pollen blowing away before the stigma is ready to receive it, 

 hence it does not fertilize itself and needs other varieties planted 

 with it. The Wolf plum bears on all soils; does not seem to need 

 fertilization, as some other varieties do. 



Mr. Scott — I believe Prof. Budd's points are well taken, as the 

 Miner blooms full every year, and it is a Hirifty, healthy grower, 

 which goes to show that there must be some difficulty in the fertiliza- 

 tion. I think there must be some defect in the blossom of the Leib, 

 as it blooms full every year, but does not set any fruit. The DeSoto 

 that are put on the market are somewhat mixed, as they do not repro- 

 duce themselves from the root, as was first supposed; thus a good 

 many were marketed which were not genuine DeSoto, 



Mr. Cotta — -The first DeSoto I got were from Elijah Hale, Lan- 

 sing, Iowa. There were a few culls put in by mistake, which I think 

 were not genuine DeSoto; probably were mixed in the manner Mr. 

 Scott spoke of. I have the genuine DeSoto now. They are very 

 easily" identified. 



