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30. Selection of Varieties; How to Plant, Pick and Store the* 



Apple, 



Hon. W. R. Barnhart, Greensburg, Pa. 



31. Should Our Legislature Enact a Law Kegulating the Shape 



and Size of Fruit Packages? 



For General Discussion. 

 SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION. 



32. Can Hill Culture of Strawberries Be Made Profitable on an Ex- 



tensive Scale? 



33. What is the Proper Season to Prune Grape Vines? 



34. What is the Most Favorable Soil and Location for a Peach Or- 



chard? 



35. Name the Hardiest and Best Varieties of Strawberries for Gen- 



eral Culture. 



36. Best Vines for Home Adornment. 



37. Shall Pennsylvania Fruits Be Represented at the Paris Exposi 



tion in 1900? 



38. The Canker Worm. W^hat Are Its Habits and the Best Metl^ 



ods of Destroying It? 



39. What Can Be Done in Pennsylvania to Secure a More Perfect 



Nomenclature in Fruit? Should Misnamed Varieties, Although 

 Best Entered for Competition, Be Ignored by Judges at Fairs, 

 or Should the Proper Names Be Affixed and Prizes Awarded? 



40. Finely Ground Bone Meal Applied to Small Fruit Plants in May 



Has Proven Very Satisfactory, but Some Recommend Liquid 

 Manure. Which Is Preferable and JMost Advantageous? 



41. What Are the Best Varieties of Apples to Plant for a Commer- 



cial Orchard in Pennsylvania? The Fruit Is to Be Shipped 

 to Philadelphia and Pittsburg Markets. 



42. Fruit Trees and Vines Were More than Usually Exempt During 



the Past Year from Ravages of Injurious Insects. Can this 

 Be Attributed to the Spraying Done in Previous Yee.rs, or 

 Was It Due to Climatic Conditions? 



43. Can the Evaporating of Fruit and Other Products Be Made Profit- 



able in Pennsylvania? 



44. Is the Horticulturist and Fruit Grower Reaping His Just Share 



of the Prosperity that Is Abroad in the Land? If not, WTiy? 



45. Has Floriculture Received the Attention and Encouragement 



that It so Fully Merits? Can not this Society Devise Some 

 Plans to Increase the Interest in this Popular Branch of Hor- 

 ticulture? 



46. Should the Ben Davis Apple Be Planted in Pennsylvania? 



47. What Are the Best Hardy Roses for General Cultivation? 



