STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 7J[ 



Mr. Nelson — I use in place of tallow, linseed oil. I think it is 

 better. The wax works better. 



Mr. Coopkr — I would infer from the remarks here made, as well as 

 from my own observation, that the object in wrapping is to hold the graft 

 in its place, and cover the cul portion, and that is all that is necessary. 



Mr. Phenix — Not only in reference to grafting but also to budding^ 

 we hear it said it is necessary to exclude the air. We do not find this 

 necessary at all. ^\'e make no attempt to wrap the bud air-tight; we tie 

 with cotton string and do not care to exclude the air. We think this 

 practice cheaper and pleasanter. The old practice of waxing is a te- 

 dious and miserable process. 1 have seen buds set even without tying* 

 but 1 do not recommend it. 



Mr. D.\ggv — I am satisfied that notion of excluding the air is a 

 kind of delusion. It is not necessary. 



Dr. Humphrey — If you have a small cion and small root you must 

 tie ; a large root does not need tying. 



Mr. Nelson — I have tried some experiments in this thing of fitting. 

 The graft will often grow without fitting the barks of root and cion as 

 generally recommended. I have taken pains not to have them fit, and 

 have had them grow, and you will find where you examine a package of 

 grafts, that many of them do not fit, and yet the most of ihese grow. 

 But I do not recommend this kind of practice. 



Mr. Galusha — It is well known that the cirulation of sap is be- 

 tween the bark and the wood, and if the joining is close and neat, the 

 cion and root will unite readily and in a short time; but if the barks of 

 the root and cion do not coincide at any point, they will still unite, after 

 a time, provided these parts are not So far apart as to be beyond the 

 reach of the granulations which are formed on both cion and root in the 

 process of cicatrizing, for whenever they meet, the union is soon effected. 

 These granulations — except in very strong roots and cions — rarely extend 

 more than the sixteenth of an inch, either way, from the inner bark. 



But I suggest whether we are not losing sight of the points that it 

 was intended should be discussed. I know that, in getting up this pro- 

 gramme, the design was to have such parts of this subject discussed as 

 would show how to propagate and grow nursery stock so as to produce 

 the best orchard trees; I think we should not lose sight of this in this 

 discussion. 



