28th January, A. D. 1904. 

 LECTURE 



BY 



F. A. WAUGH, 



HORTICULTURIST, MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



Theme: — Stock and Scion or some Facts and Theories about 



Grafting. 



He spoke of experiments which have been made at the Col- 

 lege to ascertain the best methods of grafting. Until a few 

 years ago the impression among horticulturists was that, 

 while the scion had a strong influence on the stock, the stock 

 had little or no influence on the scion. Nothing could be 

 further from the tiuth, for recent experiments have shown 

 that in order to produce the best results as much attention 

 should be given to the stock as the scion. The principle is the 

 same as governs stock breeding. 



He told of results obtained by grafting the peach on its 

 own root, plum on the peach, and plum on three varieties of 

 plum, one American and two European varieties. In this con- 

 nection he explained how to get the earliest, latest, best keeping 

 and most beautiful fruits. He advocated the dwarfing of trees, so 

 that they might l^e within easy reach of the sprayer, particularly 

 those which are troubled with San Jose scale. 



In Vermont there had I'jeen numerous experiments made by 

 grafting Mcintosh scions on crab apple stock, resulting in a 

 remarkable improvement of the Mcintosh, the fruit ripening two 

 or three weeks later than on common stock, fruit of superior 

 quality and keeping much longer. 



Discussion followed. The principal speakers were, 0. B. 

 Hadwen, James Draper, Arthur J. Marble, S. H. Record, S. B. 

 Parsons, A. A. Hixon. This was a very interesting and instruc- 

 tive lecture. Prof. AVaugh spoke witliout notes, and declined 

 at a later date to wi'ite it out. 



A. A. HIXON. 



