MEETING OF THE QUEBEC POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



were killed outright The injuries were 

 so irregular, as to varieties, that no defin- 

 ite conclusions could he drawn with 

 regard to the hardiness of individuals. 

 As a general rule, cherries on their own 

 roots had been less injured than grafted 

 varieties. The same was true of plums. 

 In the case of apples, the hardiest varie- 

 ties, as a rule, had suflfered less than the 

 tenderer kinds, but owing to the fact that 

 the greater part of the injury was due to 

 root killing, the question of hardiness or 

 tenderness of the top did not play a very 

 important part. 



Wm. Patterson, of Clarenceville, in a 

 paper on currants, spoke' strongly in 

 favor of Moore's Ruby. Prof. Waugh, 

 of the \'ermont Experiment Station, in a 

 thoughtful address, classified the Ameri- 

 can plums. He was of the opinion that 

 varieties of the Niagara section ol Pru ti- 

 ns Americana would be of greatest value 

 to fruit growers in the province of (Que- 

 bec and in the Ottawa Valley. The 

 varieties of Chickasaw or Atigustifolia 

 type were now being largely planted in 

 Maryland and in the Chesapeake Penin- 

 sula. 



In speaking of the newer varieties of 

 strawberries, Mr. Craig recommended 

 Bissel, Scarlet Ball and Buster. He was 

 of the opinion that these were decided 

 acquisitions to the list of varieties adapt- 

 ed to commercial culture. 



"The Planting of Orchards," by R. 

 W. Shepherd, brought out a good dis- 

 cussion, the general trend of which went 

 to show that apple trees were being 

 planted too closely at the present time 

 in the province of (Quebec. He advo- 

 cated a distance of n feet apart each 

 way. 



An interesting talk on " Ornamental 

 Trees and Shrubs " was given by Wm. 

 Craig, Jr., of Abbotsford. His remarks 

 were illustrated by specimens of tree and 

 shrub growth from Gibbland Farm. 

 Among the varieties of ornamental trees 

 of beautiful foliage and adapted to the 

 climate of Quebec, he recommended 

 Schwedler Maple, Kentucky Coffee 

 Tree, Honey Locust, Cut Leaf Birch, 

 Golden Arbor Vitas, Golden Retinos- 

 pora, Concolor Spruce and Austrian 

 Spruce. 



Mr. C. P. Newman, of Lachine Locks, 

 gave useful information upon cider 

 making. His paper went to show that 

 summer apples were of little value for 

 this purpose and that the best cider was 

 made from the firm-fleshed winter vari- 

 eties, such as Pomme Grise and fiolden 

 Russet. 



The question of how local Horticul- 

 tural Societies might aid the Provincial 

 Association was discussed by T- ^L Fisk, 

 of Abbotsford, and a resolution was 

 passed appointing a committee A-hose 

 duties it would be to formulate a scheme 

 for the organization of local associations 

 and their affiliation with the Provincial 

 Society Bee keeping was treated by 

 Gilbert Winter, and the President spoke 

 interestingly regarding tomatoe culture. 

 A number of members took advantage 

 of their proximity to Newport to visit 

 the orchards of the veteran fruit grower 

 of Newport, Dr. Hoskins. It was a 

 pleasure to meet the Doctor and to look 

 with him through his large orchards of 

 selected hardy Russian varieties and 

 native Vermont seedlings. Scott's Win- 

 ter and Longfield were two striking vari- 

 ties in these orchards. 



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