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pits of May Duke cherry, and of some of the best of the seedling peaches. 

 With the product of some of them I hope to surprise you in the not very 

 distant future. 



The question of pollen influences is a vital one in connection with this 

 subject. How long may the pollen be detached from the stamens or anthers, 

 how far carried by the wind or otherwise, and still retain its vitality or fer- 

 tilizing power? Does the tree or vine, whose seeds have been once impreg- 

 nated by pollen from an inferior sort, forever after retain a taint of that 

 blood in its system, as is the case in the animal kingdom? 



I have no doubt, if we could isolate our trees or vines as we can our live 

 stock, shut them up as it were, and so prevent impregnation from roadside 

 scalawags, we could in time establish certain strains or breeds which would 

 be just as certain to reproduce their kind as do our domestic animals, the 

 Normans, Shorthorns, or Merinos. We can do much toward that end by 

 planting only the best varieties and in as large and solid blocks as possible, 

 and keeping all frost seedlings and inferior sorts at as great distance as may 

 be. Seeds taken from such plantations would almost invariably produce 

 good fruit, with the chance that is always before the experimenter ia this 

 line of producing a superior sort. 



MORE ABOUT GRAPES. 



Resuming the discussion of grapes, H. Dale Adams said he agreed with 

 Mr. Lanuin, the Wordcn for black, Brighton for red, and Niagara for white. 

 Rot is the worst enemy to the grape; thinks rot more likely to apppear in 

 vineyards than on single vines. The grape will grow and thrive on level 

 ground provided the water does not come too near the surface. The wild 

 grape grows on wet soil and bears annually. 



W. A. Brown : The grape-vine will not do as well on low or level ground as 

 on elevations. 



Joseph Lannin: The vine on southern slopes will blossom early in spring* 

 and is sometimes injured by late spring frost. A northwest slope retards the 

 blossoming in spring ; prefers that from the fact that it is much more safe. 



J. C. Gould preferred a northern slope. It retards blossoming. The grape 

 crop had been a very large one and prices ranged low, yet he considered grape 

 growing fully as profitable as cultivation of other fruits. 



INSECT ENEMIES OF THE APPLE. 



W. A. Smith, of Benton Harbor, gave a talk upon insect enemies to the 

 apple orchard. He commeuctd by saying those enemies are very numerous 

 and apparently on the increase; they commit depredations on both the tree 

 and fruit. The borer and the codlin moth are the worst enemies with which 

 the fruit gi ower has to contend, the latter doing the most damage and requir- 

 ing the greatest amount of diligence to destroy. If some means is not used 

 to destroy them or prevent their work upon the apple, they threaten to largely 

 reduce the amount of apples grown and compel the fruit growers to sufiPer 

 great loss. Every precaution should be used to prevent the ravishes of this 

 terrible pest. The ground in the orchard should be kept free from rubbish, 

 such as bark, boards or logs. The bark on the trunks of the trees, well up 

 among the limbs, should be scraped oli". This will (lestroy the hiding places 



