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  were 
  delicious 
  persimmons 
  that 
  were 
  quite 
  edible 
  before 
  frost, 
  

   they 
  are 
  probably 
  the 
  two 
  furthest 
  north 
  persimmon 
  trees 
  in 
  

   the 
  world. 
  I 
  went 
  a 
  little 
  way 
  around 
  Devil 
  Lake, 
  and 
  found 
  

   pawpaws. 
  They 
  are 
  a 
  very 
  good 
  fruit 
  when 
  cultivated. 
  The 
  

   idea 
  of 
  preserving 
  the 
  soil 
  and 
  not 
  sending 
  it 
  all 
  into 
  the 
  Lakes 
  

   and 
  down 
  into 
  the 
  Gulf 
  of 
  Mexico 
  — 
  that 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  idea 
  of 
  Prof. 
  

   Smith's. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Gardner: 
  I 
  submit 
  that 
  that 
  Battle 
  Creek 
  woman 
  should 
  

   start 
  a 
  new 
  breakfast 
  food. 
  (Laughter.) 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Corsan: 
  Every 
  second 
  year 
  there 
  is 
  an 
  immense 
  crop 
  

   on 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  persimmon 
  trees; 
  they 
  are 
  a 
  male 
  and 
  female, 
  I 
  

   think. 
  You 
  can't 
  see 
  the 
  branches 
  for 
  the 
  fruit, 
  and 
  the 
  ther- 
  

   mometer 
  there 
  falls 
  to 
  22 
  degrees 
  below 
  zero. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  You 
  can 
  graft 
  the 
  male 
  trees 
  with 
  pistillate 
  

   grafts 
  if 
  you 
  want 
  to, 
  or 
  you 
  can 
  transfer 
  grafts 
  both 
  ways. 
  

   The 
  persimmon 
  and 
  pawpaw 
  will 
  undoubtedly 
  both 
  grow 
  at 
  

   Toronto. 
  They 
  are 
  not 
  indigenous 
  there 
  because 
  of 
  natural 
  checks 
  

   to 
  development 
  in 
  their 
  sprouting 
  stage, 
  but 
  if 
  you 
  buy 
  Indiana 
  

   stock 
  for 
  Toronto, 
  such 
  transplanted 
  trees 
  will 
  both 
  grow 
  there, 
  

   I 
  am 
  sure. 
  This 
  is 
  not 
  quite 
  relevant 
  to 
  Prof. 
  Smith's 
  paper. 
  

   It 
  seems 
  to 
  me 
  that 
  Prof. 
  Smith 
  gave 
  us 
  a 
  very 
  comprehensive 
  

   resume 
  of 
  facts 
  bearing 
  upon 
  the 
  situation, 
  perhaps 
  not 
  par- 
  

   ticularly 
  calling 
  for 
  discussion. 
  We 
  are 
  very 
  glad 
  to 
  have 
  his 
  

   arraignment 
  of 
  facts. 
  

  

  The 
  next 
  paper 
  on 
  the 
  program 
  will 
  be 
  that 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Deming. 
  

   While 
  Dr. 
  Deming 
  is 
  getting 
  ready, 
  I 
  would 
  like 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  trees 
  

   shown. 
  Mr. 
  Jones 
  will 
  speak 
  about 
  his 
  pecans, 
  these 
  specimens 
  

   of 
  young 
  trees 
  here. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  These 
  are 
  pecans 
  that 
  Mr. 
  Roper 
  brought 
  up 
  

   from 
  the 
  Arrowfield 
  Nurseries. 
  (Here 
  Mr. 
  Jones 
  described 
  the 
  

   trees.) 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Would 
  those 
  trees 
  grow 
  after 
  they 
  have 
  

   been 
  dried 
  as 
  much 
  as 
  that 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  I 
  don't 
  think 
  so; 
  pecans 
  don't 
  stand 
  much 
  drying. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  No, 
  unless 
  you 
  cut 
  off 
  all 
  the 
  roots. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  If 
  we 
  should 
  dig 
  up 
  a 
  tree 
  like 
  this 
  and 
  cut 
  it 
  

   off 
  a 
  foot 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  down, 
  would 
  it 
  be 
  all 
  right 
  to 
  transplant 
  it? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones 
  : 
  Yes, 
  if 
  your 
  season 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  too 
  dry. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  What 
  has 
  been 
  your 
  experience 
  with 
  the 
  

   Stringfellow 
  method 
  of 
  cutting 
  off 
  every 
  single 
  root 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  We 
  cut 
  the 
  tap-roots 
  off, 
  but 
  leave 
  an 
  inch 
  of 
  

   the 
  lateral 
  roots. 
  

  

  