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the winter a foot longer than I intended to leave it; and in the 

 summer I would cut away the rest and put on a little mastic to 

 protect it. 



Mr. Robinson, — That is a \)ad doctrine, for those spurs would 

 never be cut away. 



The Chairman. — If large limbs are cut off in winter, there is 

 more external injury to the tree; but if you cut them in the 

 summer I think tliere is an internal disease, which, in its ultimate 

 effect, is still worse. May we not lay it down as almost a uni- 

 versal rule, not to cut off large limbs ? Even if you buy a j^lace 

 which your predecessor has neglected, is there not a better way? 



Mr. Carpenter. — I tliink it would be better to trim off the 

 small shoots and leave the large limb. 



THE PEACH. • 



Dr. Trimble called attention to the failure of the peach from 

 the yellows. He suspected the j'ellows to be a disease origina- 

 ting from the ravages of the peach worm. If so, it might be 

 necessary to change the stock in order to obtain healthy trees. 



Mr. Carpenter attributed the disease to planting the peach 

 upon exhausted soils, or in not properly supplying it with nutri- 

 ment. 



Prof. Mapes attributed it to the use of putrescent manures. It 

 is essential to the healthiness of the tree that it should be rightly 

 planted, and that it should be well cultivated. 



Mr. Smith, from Connecticut, said that he was convinced from 

 his own experience, that the yellows may be communicated from 

 one tree to another while they are in blossom. A trfee, therefore, 

 afflicted with the yellows, should not again be allowed to blossom 

 near other trees. There had been a secret method of curing the 

 yellows communicated to him by the inventor, and referred some 

 time since to a committee of this Club. But the inventor having 

 since died, the matter did not come before them. 



NEW FRUIT BASKET. 



Mr. Robinson called attention to specimens of quart fruit bas- 

 kets, sent by the maker, Mr. Henry Mellish, of Walpole, N. H., 

 who furnished them for $2 per gross. Thes are cheap enough to 

 go with the fruit. 



Subject for discussion. — The subjects, " Sweet Potatoes," and 

 " Sorghum " were continued. 



Adjourned 



