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his greatest enemies (the dreaded grape mildew and black rot) under 

 control, and may prevent their ravages by timely applications of the 

 copper salt remedies, which have so largely been experimented on, and 

 with generally favorable results during the last two years. 



If, as I am almost convinced, this hope shall be verified, oar finest, 

 choicest and most delicate table grapes, as well as many additional 

 valuable wine grapes, will be grown successfully, not only in Missouri, 

 but through a vast extent of our country, where the grape has hitherto 

 been considered a rather unreliable fruit, and American grape culture 

 will take a development that will place it high in the ranks of our na- 

 tional grape agricultural industries. 



As to the copper salt remedies before referred to, full directions 

 for their preparation and proper application can be obtained from 

 Department of Agriculture at Washington, which, under the direction of 

 the late Commissioner and Secretary, and former President of this 

 Society, the Hon. Norman J. Colman, of Missouri, deserves the highest 

 ■credit for the great attention which it has given to this and other 

 matters pertaining to practical horticulture. In view of this, and in 

 further view of the excellent administration in general which he has 

 given to his department throughout the term of his office, I beg to con- 

 clude my remarks, Mr. President, by moving that we, as his brother 

 nurserymen in convention assembled, express our recognition by an 

 especial vote of thanks or approval to Norman J. Colman for the ser- 

 vices which he has rendered as the head of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture. He is a member of our fraternity of whom we may all feel proud, 

 and of whom none need feel jealous. 



G. E. Meissner. 



CAN PLANTS BE ACCLIMATIZED? 



The above question is one which ought to be answered for this 

 locality, as well as for other parts of Canada. If it can be answered 

 in the affirmative, then we could probaly grow in this Dominion all the 

 tropical and sub-tropical perennials, trees and shrubs whose fruit and 

 flowers are so attractive to the eye, and so pleasing to the palate. If 

 in the negative, what time, labor and expense would be saved in plant- 

 ing varieties of the vegetable kingdom unsuited to the locality it is 

 desired to grow them in, when a thermometrical test would settle the 

 whole question. 



