TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING. 203 



So far as the college block is concerned, I may say that 

 later should I find the trees are too close for convenient 

 working- and the varieties are worth saving, 1 should go m 

 with a man, horse, and set of blocks and thin out by pulling 

 up, and replanting in a new location. 



President Rogers: What varieties are you setting out? 



Prof. Gulley : I have often used the dwarfs as fillers 

 and such standard varieties as Wealthy, Duchess, etc. If I 

 were planting a whole orchard of Dwarfs I should put in the 

 same varieties as I should use in the standard. For fillers, 

 there is no question but what they can be used and used sat- 

 isfactorily. 



Mr. Rice: Is there any danger of setting those trees 

 too deep? 



Prof. Gulley : Well, I don't know. I have gone down 

 at least a foot above the bud, and they are doing as well as 

 the rest. I onlv went a foot because I had that much. If 

 there had been another foot, I would have gone that. 



A Member : Isn't there danger of planting so deep that 

 they will make new roots and form a standard tree ? 



Prof. Gulley : No, sir, they will make the roots all 

 right, but I have no fear about forming the standard, they 

 will only grow stronger. 



A Member: If you were planting an entire orchard of 

 that stock would a'ou plant them as close as 11 feet? 



Prof. Gulley: If I had plenty of room I would give 

 them a little more, 12 or 15 feet at least. I think those ^Ir. 

 Wood spoke of w^ere 15 or 16. 



Vice-President Drew : The society is very fortunate 

 in having re-elected Mr. Rogers as president for another year. 

 I w^ant to call on AFr. Rogers at this point to say a word or 

 two. 



