February 1, A. D. 1906. 



Subject: — Revision of List of Fruits Recommended by the Worces- 

 ter County Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Hadwen. The subject for to-day is the revision of the 

 list of fruits recommended by the Horticultural Society. The 

 first speaker was to be Mr. E. M. Bruce of Leominster but he 

 is unable to be present. 



I have had a little experience in growing apples. Sixtj- 

 three years ago I planted the seeds from which my orchard has 

 been grown. The seeds came up, I budded the trees and 

 planted them. I have about twenty acres of apple orchard. I have 

 had an opportunity of trying many kinds; too many, more than 

 I would recommend. While I have tried a great many kinds I 

 have settled down to a few. For either domestic use or profit, 

 apple culture gives as good an opportunity in this section of the 

 country as any fruit we have. It is perhaps better for people 

 who are going into apple growing, either for market or for domes- 

 tic use, to find out what apples are adapted to their own locality. 

 Some are found to do well in cultivated ground, others in un- 

 cultivated or grass ground. It is only by experience that each 

 person can determine his own conditions of soil. If one grows 

 apples for the market he must find which apple will afford him 

 the greatest profit or an apple that is demanded by the public. 



Nature seems to have demon.-5trated pretty clearly that ap- 

 ples that have their origin in certain sections do better in these 

 sections. We have found out that apples that have originated 

 in Massachusetts sometimes do better than some that have their 

 origin in the West. Our exhibition tables demonstrate the 

 apples that we cultivate for domestic use and for the market. 



A list of apples was recommended by this society in 1892-3. 

 Since then a number of new kinds have come up. Some of 



