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prefer Paris green to London purple because it has proved less harmful to 

 foliage. 



Mr. J. F. Taylor: Some years ago I hurt the foliage of plum trees by 

 use of Paris green. But in view of the success of Bordeaux mixture upon 

 grapes, I this year added Paris green to it and sprayed my plum trees 

 when the fruit was the size of peas, and again a week later, and had no rot; 

 but there was not much rot on anything this year. I used Bordeaux mix- 

 ture three times on sweet cherries and there was scarcely any decay. I 

 then took the lime water, st 1 ained, and to 200 gallons of it added one 

 pound of green or purple and put on peach trees and no harm ensued. I 

 find no difference between Paris green and London purple when used with 

 lime water. I feel safe as to hurting the foliage with either. I used very 

 little Paris green and cleared cherry trees of slugs at a single application. 



Mr. Hawley: I use and find effective, simply the dust of slaked lime 

 for slugs on pear, plum and cherry trees. 



EVILS OF PREVAILING METHODS OF SELLING NURSERY STOCK. 



Under this title Mr. Roland Morrill of Benton Harbor, read the 

 appended paper: 



In preparing a paper on this topic I must confess I am at a loss as 

 to whether it should be called the evils of present methods of selling or 

 of purchasing nursery stock, but we all know that there is something rad- 

 ically wrong in the business, as the cry of disappointment comes to us 

 from every quarter, and it does seem as if the matter needs a little airing. 



The trouble seems to arise both from the cupidity and " cussedness " of 

 some of those who grow and sell stock, and from the ignorance and indif- 

 ference of some purchasers. A combination of both invariably results in 

 serious loss to somebody, and either one or the other may result in disaster. 

 We will in the first place state that we consider good, reliable nurseries as 

 absolutely essential to the fruitgrowing industry, for we have no faith in 

 the ability of most men to grow their own stock, although some men advo- 

 cate such a course. We would far better leave that part of the business 

 in the hands of the trained nurserymen, where it properly belongs, as a 

 matter of expediency and economy; but when he introduces methods of 

 doing business which result to our disadvantage, it is time to call a halt, 

 for he depends on us for a reward of his labor, and our success or labor 

 depends largely on his integrity and skill. 



So we will first call attention to certain wrongs which he often perpe- 

 trates on us; and then to methods by which he assists other people to 

 swindle us outright. First, we will call attention to the substitution clause 

 found in most nursery catalogues, in which the nurseryman claims the 

 right to fill our orders with varieties other than those ordered, in case he 

 does not happen to have the variety ordered. Now, just think what an 

 outrageous proposition this is, anyway. Suppose, for instance, you order 

 a thousand Baldwin apple trees, and he has a large stock of Greenings, 

 and fills your order with them. How would you like that? Of course you 

 can forbid substitution, but right here our ignorance and indifference 



