INDIANA HOKTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 619 



jrrowu plaut. I thinls it is a good idea to move plauts just as sliort a 

 distance, and plant them within as few hours from the time of taking 

 up, as you can. I think this is right, and that is one reason you can have 

 better success with the plants that are home grown than otherwise. 

 I believe in this doctrine. 1 would practice it wherever possible. 



Mr. Henry: I would like to ask Prof. Troop if he will make a state- 

 ment as to what he is doing now. 



Prof. Troop: I will not give results, but I will say that last spring 

 we started an experiment along this line. We sent to Kellog to get four 

 different varieties of his pedicreed stock, and we got some other varieties 

 from a dozen different localities— from four or five different states— 

 and we planted them all out together on the same ground and gave them 

 the same treatment, and in a year or two we will say something in 

 regard to the result of this experiment. At the present time I do not 

 see much difference. 



The only advantage that I can see in raising our own plants is that 

 we can set them out the same day. The trouble is that we are not 

 always ready for the plants when they arrive, and we have to heel them 

 in for some time. 



Rev. Talbert: I will say that when I raise a propagating bed for 

 planting I will dig the entire row up and throw every plant that is not 

 worthy of being set out, and only set out the very best. 



Mr. Williams: When you have a plant bed it throws out runners. 

 Where will you get new plants for starting? I will not use an old plant 

 to set out a new bed. Do you have any rule by which you cultivate? 



. Rev. Talbert: To illustrate. I want to set out a lot of plants next 

 spring. This spring I will set out plants and next spring I "oill take 

 up the row and throw away all the weak plants. I will leave the plants 

 that are well rooted. I have had poor plants sent to me, but 1 will not 

 put them out unless I have nothing else. I only put out good plants. 

 The plauts that I set out I take from those that have never produced 

 berries, and I follow this plan up year after year. 



Prof. Troop: Do you take the first new plants that are made? 



Rev. Talbert: Yes. sir, I take the strongest plants. 



Mr. Van Deman: I think Mr. Heniy told us something of value some 

 time ago, and that is to take a forked hoe and go into the patch and 

 pull up the runners by the roots and only leave the strong plants. I 

 know the common practice is to cut off the runners. Others will come 

 out if you do this, but if you follow Mr. Henry's suggestion they will 

 die and never amount to anything, and the mother plant will be a great 



