QUESTION DRAWER. 



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Orchards," by Judge F. Wellhouse, Fair- 

 mount, Kans. 



" The Mangfo ; Its Propagation and Cul- 

 ture," by Prof. E. Gale, Mangonia, Fla. 



** Loquat Culture," by C. P. Taft, Orange, 

 Cal. 



One evening will be devoted to a joint 

 session with the National Bee Keepers' As- 

 sociation, during which the following topics 

 will be discussed : 



"Spraying Fruit Trees in Bloom," by 

 Prof. S. A. Beach, Geneva, N. Y. 



" Bees as Fertilizers of Flowers," by Prof. 

 James Fletcher, Ottawa. Canada. 



The discussion of these topics will be led 

 by Mr. R. M. Kellogg, Three Rivers, Mich. 



Other topics will be announced later and 

 a detailed program mailed to all members of 

 the society and delegates to the meeting, as 

 well as to such persons interested as request 

 it of the Secretary. 



Delegates have already been appointed 

 by more than twenty State and Provincial 

 horticultural societies, and the indications 

 are very favorable for a large attendance. 



The fruit exhibit of the society will be held 

 in the Exposition Horticultural Building, 

 space having been generously granted by 

 the Exposition authorities. Exhibits en- 

 tered for the Wilder Medals of the Society 

 will also be eligible to Exposition awards. 

 Those contemplating the exhibition of fruits 

 should make early application for space to 

 the Secretary. All persons interested in 

 fruits and fruit culture are welcomed to 

 membership. 



Announcement of hotel rates, meeting 

 place and other details will be made it an 

 early day. 



The officers of the Society are : Presi- 

 dent, Chas. L. Watrous, Des Moines, 

 la.; First Vice-President, Thos. Meehan, 

 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; Secretary, 

 Wm. A. Taylor, 55 Q. street northeast, 

 Washington, D. C; Treasurer, L. R. Taft, 

 Agricultural College, Michigan ; Chairman 

 Executive Committee, Chas. W. Garfield, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



^UEgTI®^ PI^AUiK, 



Crown Grafting. 



1234. Sir, — I saw article re crown grafting 

 recently in Horticulturist. Do you consider it 

 perfectly safe to cut off a tree from 5 to 8 inches in 

 diameter, at 3 to 5 feet from the ground and insert 

 the crown graft? Is such work ever done? Or 

 is it preferable to cut off one or two leading 

 branches one year and the others the next year ? 



Yours truly, 

 Iroquois Out. A. B. Carman. 



Crown grafting is not as good as cleft 

 grafting, except in the case of large limbs, too 

 old to split. These can be most successfuly 

 done in this way, the growth of the young 

 scions soon covering the sawn surface, 

 which they could not do if the wood were 

 cleaved'. Another reason for describing 

 crown grafting is its simplicity. Anybody 



can do it, and he needs no special tools, and 

 no wax. All he needs is a scion, some string 

 and paper, some mud, and a sharp saw. 

 The method is quite successful, as a large 

 number of old trees, crown grafted, testify 

 at Maplehurst. 



Grass Dying. 



1235. Sir, — Can you tell me the cause, and if 

 so, a remedy for dead spots of from eight to ten 

 inches in diameter appearing in my lawn ? The 

 house was built last summer and earth from the 

 cellar with the addition of fresh earth to fill 

 up, was graded and put in good shape last 

 fall. This spring I sowed bone dust, and a day or 

 two later grass and clover seed mixed. It took 

 well and grew splendidly, making a fine lawn 

 which I have mowed several times already. 

 Lately, however, the dead spots spoken of have 



