WARSAW HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 415 



NOVEMBER MEETING. 



The November meeting was held in the Society's rooms, with a 

 good attendance of members. 



On call of the President the following standing committees re- 

 ported: 



VEGETABLES. 



Mr. Hoi)})e — Notwithstanding the severe drouth, garden vege- 

 tables have been very good and abundant where the soil was rich and 

 the cultivation good. Late potatoes are rotting badly. The cab- 

 bage worm has done but little harm, and I think its race is about run. 



ORCHARDS. 



Mr. Brown — I have come to the conclusion that we can not ex- 

 pect to grow perfect fruit without fertilizing and cultivating the or- 

 chard. Clover is the only grass that should be grown among trees, 

 and this should never be taken from the ground. I find that insects 

 trouble both tree and fruit less where the orchard is cultivated than 

 when in grass. 



Mr. Rockwell — I have visited a great many orchards this fall, 

 and found the best fruit, and least insect work where the orchard was 

 in clover, and left on the ground. The old orchards are all death 

 struck and the wise man will now plant to be ready for the demand 

 that will arise when the old orchards are gone. 



Mr. Hammond — I agree with Mr. Rockwell that now is the fa- 

 vorable time to plant orchards. Not only should the commercial 

 fruit grower prepare for the sure demand, but every farmer in the 

 State should plant trees to take the place of those that are going to 

 decay. 



Mr. Brown — It is held by some nurserymen that budded trees 

 have no dead wood at the point of juncture and are then superior to 

 root grafts. Here are two trees, one an ordinary root graft the 

 other a budded tree. You will observe that at the point where the 

 bud is inserted is a small patch of dead wood, while the junction of 

 the root graft is perfect. 



