1912-13] FRUIT BUD FORMATION 5^ 



Germany was the first to produce the sugar beet, and raised 

 the standard of purity of the sugar produced from this beet 

 from 22% to 25%. This plant is now cultivated extensively 

 in California and our southern states. 



Denmark raises the primrose, the Chinese variety of which 

 is grown successfully in England, more so, in fact, than it is 

 elsewhere. 



Holland has more success in raising spinach, cauliflower, and 

 cucumbers, than she has in anything else, except, of course, 

 her bulbous flowers, the tulip, the narcissus, and others. Hol- 

 land is known as the "Vegetable Garden of London," because 

 she supplies most of the vegetables for that city, 



Norway and Sweden raise a great deal of grass which is used 

 for hay. Sweden raises a goodly amount of grain to supply 

 the foreign markets. 



Thursday, March 14, 1912. 

 FRUIT BUD FORMATION 

 Prof. B. S. Pickett 



The second speaker for the second session of the Massachu- 

 setts Fruit Growers Association's annual convention, was Prof. 

 B. S. Pickett, of Durham, N. H., under the auspices of the 

 Worcester County Horticultural Society. 



Prof. Pickett gave a very interesting lecture, not only on the 

 subject announced. Fruit Bad Formation, but on the relative 

 values of different methods of planting and caring for fruit- 

 bearing trees. 



He spoke at length upon the difference in the growth of two 

 trees, both planted under the same conditions, cared for in 

 the same way, but one was planted in tilled soil, while the 

 other was planted in grassed land. The tree grown on tilled 

 land was of fine appearance, its branches well leafed, while 

 the other, grown on grassed land, was stunted in growth. To 

 prove his point, he showed not only one, but many slides on the 

 screen, of two trees, or two sets of trees, planted under the 



