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yet failed to find a single person who pronounced the bearing qualities satisfac- 

 tory. 1 do not wish to discount the Greening, it is my favorite if it would 

 bear; I only speak of it since it is one of our most prominent and acceptable 

 varieties. 



President Lyon thought he would rather grow Baldwin trees to sell for 25 

 cents than Eed Canada trees for 81, but he believed with good care the Ked Canada 

 would pay better than the Baldwin. The latter drop badly when ripening 

 and are troubled much more by the codling moth. 



!^[r. "Whitehead of New Jersey: — In New Jersey the Baldwin apple is not a 

 winter apple. In southern Ohio it is not as good as the Konie Beauty. In 

 northern Ohio it is more hardy. 



Mr. "Wilde of Berlin, said Baldwins in his localitv would not stand the 

 winters unless top-grafted on hardy stocks. 



President Lyon remarked that all trees were more tender root-grafted than 

 when grafted in the top. 



GRAPE VINE FLEA BEETLE. 



A few larvae upon vine leaves were shown by Mr. Bradfield of Ada who said 

 they were becoming quite troublesome with him and Prof. Cook gave the fol- 

 lowing notes : 



These little beetles and the grubs which come from their eggs are becoming 

 quite a serious Y)est. Two years ago Mr. Bradfield sent me sj^ecimens in June 

 with a letter in which he expressed strong fears for the future of grape cul- 

 ture, unless the little leaf -eaters could be vanquished. One year ago Mr. "\"an 

 Aukcn, of Lansing, sent me the beetles in May, which he reported as gouging 

 out the buds of his vines much to their injury. This year I have secured the 

 beetles from Three Rivers, St. Joseph county, from Howell and from Y])si- 

 lanti. 



EEASONS FOn HOPE. 



These pests- seldom continue to exist in sufiicient numbers to work serious 

 damages many years in succession. 1 know of vines that suffered greatly in 

 1876, but which have been almost free ever since. But if all places arc not so 

 fortunate, we still have only to know how in order to quickly banish these pests 

 of the vineyard. 



XATUKAL HISTORY. 



The little blue beetle, hardly one-fourth of an inch long, hibernates during 

 the winter, in cornices, under boards, etc. Early in May it comes forth with 

 the buds of the grape, which it appropriates as a sort of wedding cake, for now 

 are the days of love-making and marriage with these beetles. The beetle 

 jumps about lively, which peculiarity gives the name to its genus, HoUica, 

 Its brilliant blue color gives the name chalybea to the species. They soon pair 

 and the clusters of yellow eggs are glued to the under side of the grape leaves. 

 Soon the dark grubs appear and may be found of various sizes in late May and 

 early June. From the middle to the last of June they descend to the earth in 

 which they form earthen cocoons. The pupa? are yellow. In July the beetles 

 are seen again, but now the leaves are grown, and as the grubs do not appear 

 again no special danger will result from their presence after July 1st. 



