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had seen the most wonderful changes in varieties and number of them. 

 He described the manner of hybridizing the grape. 



Mr. Munson, who has been studying *the grape so long and who 

 has done so much in hybridizing, thinks it will yet bring out the 

 grapes we want. As for himself, he must confess that he has failed to 

 get just what he wanted all in one grape. The study we are making 

 now is in the right direction, and we shall yet solve the problem. He 

 mentioned Herman Jager, of Neosho, and Jacob Eommel, of Morrison,, 

 as efficient co-workers in Missouri. 



"APPLE-GROWING" — A PAPER BY MR. DAN CARPENTER, BARRY, MO. 



Discussion : Mr. Howell, of Texas, claimed that Northern Texas is 

 also an apple orchard, and he has produced as fine apples as were ever 

 grown in Missouri. 



Mr. Smith, of Indiana, thinks that we hardly appreciate the apple 

 tree. We should plant them along the highway ; and related the fact 

 that he had done so, and the public used them as they wanted them ; 

 he thinks nothing ever paid him so well. 



Prof. Brunk thinks portions of Texas are good places for orchard 

 growing, and portions are not. 



Mr. Onderdonk, of Texas, likes Lincoln apple as one of the best. 



Planted fifteen years ago eight varieties, and found only four or 

 five which are good and profitable. Jones' Favorite, Summer Queen,, 

 are among them. 



Mr. Goodman stated that large portions of the State of Missouri 

 were especially adapted to apple growing. If any one thought that he 

 could grow any varieties at all places, they were mistaken. Some spe- 

 cial varieties are genuine market apples in Missouri and will pay, while 

 there are hundreds of varieties that will never pay. Among the money- 

 making varieties are Grimes, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Winesap, "Wil- 

 low Twig, Minkler, York, Clayton, Gano and Ben Davis. 



Whenever you succeed in finding special apples adapted to special 

 localities, then those are the ones to plant. There are being found all 

 over the southern country a number of apple seedlings which are val- 

 uable, and in time will extend the apple growing to a larger portion of 

 the states but to think now that Texas or the south land is an apple 

 country is a sad mistake, as the report of Mr. Onderdonk of Texas 

 shows, in spite of the fact that they can grow apple trees ten feet high 

 the first year. 



At four or five years the tree stops growth nearly and becomes a 

 dwarf; they should be planted fifteen feet apart each way. His report 

 also on the testing eighty varieties and find only four or five varieties,. 



