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begun by my predecessor, Prof. J. W. Clark. He collected together 

 about 130 Darned varieties of the strawberry grown in Bmall ])lat8. From 

 the seed of some of these he grew 0000 seedlings. 



AVarfield, Crescent, Bubach and Gandy were the kinds mostly 

 used. In the whole 0000 there is not a single variety better than its 

 parent. Only one hundred of them seem worthy of trial. I sent 

 some of the fruit of these seedlings to Chillicothe last summer. We 

 saved all these seedlings to test them another year. Possibly a second 

 ,vear may develop qualities which the first season did not reveal. I 

 question whether it is a profitable line of work for the Station to carry 

 on. Seedsmen and nurserymen have done much work along this line. 

 In planning work for the future I have had this ,in mind, not to do 

 work that others were doing. It is necessary to test the adaptability 

 of fruit to different sections of the State. What succeed at Columbia 

 may not do elsewhere. I expect and hope to gather there a very large 

 collection of fruits. We should have a very extensive collecHon of 

 ornamentals, also shrubs and flowers. We want to test the fitness of 

 these to our climate and soil, and also to study the diseases and insects 

 which prey upon them. 1 think the Station will make of this a most 

 careful study. 



When we have a large collection of apple, pear, peach, cherry, 

 plum and other trees, and small fruits, the insects and diseases will 

 surely come. 



It takes but a few words to outline this policy. It will require a 

 very long time to make a study of the problems which arise. I believe 

 there should be a remedy for the pear blight. Scientific men have 

 worked upon this subject for a long time. As orchards increase their 

 enemies will increase. Every year will bring new troubles. We hope 

 to be able to help you to a remedy. May I hope to have the assistance 

 of the members of this Society *? I have already met with a kind 

 reception. 



J. C. Evans — In regard to the origination of new varieties, it is 

 what we want the Station to do. The State Society suggested that 

 line of work to Mr. Clark. We trust Prof. Keft'er will continue in the 

 same line. We were proud of the strawberries from Columbia shown 

 at Chillicothe last summer. The sight of such fine fruit made us glad 

 that we had suggested such a work to Mr. Clark. 



L. A. Goodman — It seems to me that Prof. Keffer loses sight of 

 the facts to be learned from these seedlings, or from growing more 

 seedlings. It does not matter so much if the seedlings are good or 

 bad, but the question the Society would like to know is the results of 



