280 TRANSACTIONS OP THE KANKAKEE 



discussio:n' on the essay. 



President Barnard — In our neighborhood the owners of fruit 

 gardens are putting out young plants, as the essayist advises. 



A. H. Burt — As Doctor Small is a nurseryman, modesty pre- 

 vents him from saying some things that I would add. In starting 

 your fruit garden it will prove most satisfactory to procure good 

 plants from some reliable nurseryman. 



L. E. Cunningham — I last season sent off a long distance for 

 Gregg raspberries, and the plants are doing very poorly. I attribute 

 this to the difference in soil. Would advise getting plants from the 

 nearest reliable grower whose soil is similar to that in which you 

 wish to plant. 



T. C. Dickinson — It is cheaper to get plants from neighbors 

 when good ones can be obtained. 



H. S. Bloom — Renew currants often. 



L. E. Cunningham — Renew raspberries every five years and 

 strawberries every three years. In regard to grapes. Is there any- 

 thing lost by keeping the old root or parent stock and cutting them 

 back, which would be a renewal of tops but not of roots? Some of 

 my best fruit comes from vines treated in this way. 



Milo Barnard — I am trying this experiment in my vineyard 

 this year. 



VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES. 



T. C. Dickinson, having been previously appointed to open this 

 this discussion, stated that in his remarks he would confine himself 

 to the varieties that he had tried and succeeded with and considered 

 suitable for the farmer to plant. He then proceeded as follows: Of 

 potatoes, for the main crop, Early Ohio I consider the very best 

 early; Whipple's Seedlings for late; for trial. Beauty of Hebron, 

 Clark's No. 1, and Improved Peachblows are highly recommended. 

 Peas: D. M. Ferry & Co.'s Extra Early are good; McLean's Little 

 Gem is one of the best; for a late kind, the Champion of England; 

 for trial. Bless' American Wonder and Culverwell's Telegraph. 

 Beans: D. M. Ferry & Co.'s Golden Wax; Ivory Pod Wax is about 

 two weeks later; Royal Dwarf Kidney is the best late beau I have 

 raised; for pole beans Dreer's Improved Lima. Tomatoes do not 



