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leaves and shade for the fruit. I think it has been pretty well 

 demonstrated that by lifting the trellis well from the ground 

 you secure some comparative exemption from mildew. 



Mr. Plants: Any one who ever visited Lake City and saw 

 the elder Mr. Doughty's grape vines saw readily the advan- 

 tage of having the vine up pretty well, so as to let the sun strike 

 the roots. He illustrated it in last year's book — the society's 

 annual report — and it gave me an idea in regard to putting the 

 vines up higher, so as to give the sun a chance to strike the 

 ground. 



President Underwood: There was a point made here by 

 some one with regard to the shyness of Moore's Early and, per- 

 haps, some others in fruiting. I was struck by an article in one 

 of our horticultural journals this fall, giving the experiments 

 made at one of the Eastern stations — I think it Was the Geneva 

 station in New York — and it gave a very clear account of the 

 experiments that had been carried on with regard to fertili- 

 zation of grapes. It made it appear that it is almost as essen- 

 tial that we plant grapes intelligently with regard to proper 

 fertilization of those kinds which have pistillate blossoms and 

 are imperfect in pollen, as it is necessary in regard to the 

 planting of strawberries. This journal gives a list of the vari- 

 eties that are perfect in their blossoms, and also of those 

 varieties that are imperfect. It appears that most varieties 

 are imperfect in their blossoms, which makes it necessary to 

 have varieties near them that have perfect blossoms and furnish 

 plenty of pollen. I thought at the time that if that was the 

 case, here was something that the grape growers ought to 

 understand more fully, giving it at least as much attention as 

 they do when they plant strawberries. 



Mr. Murray: Is Moore's Early given as imperfect? 



President Underwood: I think it is, but I have not the arti- 

 cle in question with me. I wish I had. I am sure it is one of 

 the reports of the Geneva station. 



Mr. Wedge: Speaking about the Moore's Early being a shy 

 bearer, I will say that at the northern Iowa meeting, which I 

 have just attended, one of the strong points made was in regard 

 to pruning the Moore's Early — that it should be pruned long; 

 that there should be very little of the wood cut off, as com- 

 pared with the other varieties. Prof. Budd especially empha- 

 sized that point. 



Dr. Frisselle: I have had a little experience with the Moore s 

 Early. I should recommend pulling them out in order to insure 



