48 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



cially true of the Bangor Horticultural Society and the Portland 

 Horticultural Society, organizations that have been active factors- 

 in promoting the culture of fruits and flowers. Many from these 

 organizations have been identified with the Pomological Society. 

 Dr. James C. "Weston of Bangor was the Society's first correspond- 

 ing secretary. There were others from the Queen City who bore 

 an active part in the early history of the society. Dr. Weston in 

 the Transactions for 1876 contributed a memorial sketch of Albert 

 Noyes and on the pages immediately following was a memorial of 

 himself written by Mr, Sawyer. 



THE BENEFIT DEllIVED BY TOP-GIJAFTIXG THE BALDWIN. 



By Fkaxk Bowman, Eureka. 



The Baldwin is the most popular apple grown in Maine, and in 

 commercial importance it h- ads the list. The tree is wonderful for 

 its productiveness. It is al?o possessed of a most excellent feature 

 in having a rich, heavy and healthy foliage, which insures a crop 

 of fruit free from scab or rust Although but half-hardy, the 

 Baldwin tree is tenacious of life. Its thick bark protects the sap- 

 wood and preserves the dormant buds, for these are observed to 

 spring out and form bearing limbs when there is but little woody 

 substance to build on, thus renewing and prolonging the usefulness 

 of the, tree. 



The weak point in a Baldwin tree is its soft and spongy wood, 

 the cells of which are ruptured and destroyed by severe freezing. 

 There are in consequence very severe losses in some localities 

 among newly planted Baldwin orchards. The stem or trunk of the 

 young Baldwin tree until of two or three inches in diameter is the 

 first part to show its half-hardy nature. 



Now, we cannot change the nature of the tree, but we can in a 

 great measure remedy this most discouraging feature simph' by 

 setting hardier sorts and changing them into Baldwins when of su t- 

 able size. Of the hardy sorts of stock to graft the Baldwin on the 

 seedling is the best. The seediing tree at 10 or 12 years of age 

 will be possessed of more of the elements of substantial durability 

 than the grafted tree. The limbs are more firmly attached to the 

 body. The i'oots have extended to a greater distance. This fact 



