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under ordinarj^ conditions. This is probably the case with all the 

 varieties of grapes in which the Vitis Labrusca enters largely into 

 the parentage. That this is so with the Moores Early is shown from 

 the perfect form of its fruit clusters, in which scarcely a flower fails 

 to produce a well developed berr3^ 



The lack of fruit on the Morris Earh^ grape seems to be due, first, 

 to the frequent lack of development of those prominent buds, often 

 called fruit buds, from which the fruiting canes grow each year ; 

 second, the fruit buds not being so abundant as in some other 

 kinds. It is the quite general opinion of many growers whom I have 

 consulted, and in accord with our experience at the Experiment 

 Station, that it requires that more wood should be left in pruning 

 than do most of the kinds commonly grown; and that under close 

 pruning it is generallj^ a light cropper, while under long pruning 

 it is quite uniforml}' productive. 



SUMMARY. 



(1.) It is conclusively showii that the Moores Early grape is not 

 dependent on foreign pollen for fertilization. 



(2.) The Lady, Agawam and Ives Seedling are also independent 

 of foreign pollen for the production of fruit. 



{3.) The Lindley and Brighton grape must be fertilized with 

 foreign pollen in order to be productive and, consequently, where- 

 ever planted, should be near some of the strongly staminate kinds^ 

 and sliould never be planted alone. 



GRAPES. 



QUESTION. 



"What is the best system of training grape vines to produce 

 the best results for a long term of years?" 



Gen. C. C. Andrews: Before that question is answered, I 

 would like to ask Prof. Green what is understood by "long 

 pruning?" 



Prof. S. B. Green: A long cane instead of a short one. Or- 

 dinarily, a grape vine will bear ten times as much as it ought 

 to bear. It is found that the pruning adapted to the Moores 

 Early applied to the Concord would yield only half a crop. 



Gen. Andrews: Does this refer to the number of leaves left 

 above the bunch? 



Prof. Green: No, it refers to the pruning in the fall. 



Mr. S. P. Jennison: While we are on this question of train- 

 ing, I wish to say that I promised Mr. Hillman to send the plan 

 I saw used by Mr. Brown, of Wacouta county, and I will make 

 a brief statement if the society will listen. His plan saves the 

 putting up of a trellis or any other support. He makes a sup- 

 port for each vine, and he makes it by taking a piece of board 



