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were any other grapes iu market in that region. I thought they 

 were Concords at first, but Mr, Lewis Chase told me they were 

 superior to Concord in flavor, as I would readily discover if I had 

 the two varieties together for comparison. 



Mr, Pearce. I got sixty roots of Moore's Early from Massachu- 

 setts for a customer. Trimmed them myself, and next season they 

 were fifteen days earlier than the Worden, They are a favorite, 

 and will be planted largely. 



The Secretary, This, in connection with Mr. Greenman's state- 

 ment as to the Worden, would place Moore's Early twenty-five 

 days earlier than Concord, Allowance should be made for difier- 

 ence in some unstated conditioMS, as probably no one would claim 

 that earliness for Moore's Early, 



Mr. Gould, I have seen Worden at Excelsior. Grape is large 

 and quality fine; superior to Concord, and Concord is a splendid 

 grape. Worden is larger than Concord; see no defect in it. 



Mr. Pearce, Some Wordens have been badly ruptured, 



Mr. PefFer, During the frosty night of May 23, I was out till 

 2 o'clock building fires around my vineyard. Temperature was 32 

 degrees at my house, 30 degrees at vineyard. Do not think the 

 fires did much good. Some of the vines had made considerable 

 growth — 8 or 10 inches. These killed. Those that had made but 

 an inch or two of growth were not injured at p11. Some thought 

 they were hurt, but afterwards found they had wood enough. 



Mulching being mentioned as a means of retarding growth and 

 avoiding frosts in the spring, Mr. Kenney said he had used bagasse 

 to mulch his Transcendents and they were free from blight. 



Mr. Sias had used bagasse as a mulch for trees and was pleased 

 with it. 



Mr, Pearce thinks bagasse or straw for mulch will prevent 

 blight, but it should be put on thick — say four to six inches — so as 

 to retain a constant moisture. 



C. F. Miller. If bagasse mulching will prevent blight it will be 

 a great advantage. Mulching is much better for trees than culti- 

 vation in protecting them from the effects of hot weather. 



Mr. Pearce. The sun does more harm to fruit trees than cold 

 weather. 



THE PEWAUKEE APPLE. 



Mr. Phillips, This apple was originated by our friend Pefier. 

 It is a seedling of the Duchess and the Northern Spy. Is not 

 hardy in all locations, but if any of you have got a location where 



