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cucumber tree) make good stocks for all deciduous magnolias. 

 The umbrella varieties have more roots and are more easily 

 transplanted. 



DiSCUSSIOK. 



Mr. Dawson exhibited many drawings illustrative of the several 

 methods of grafting and budding which he described. He also 

 brought a large number of living plants, which had been budded 

 or grafted, and which represented not only all the methods of 

 which he had spoken, but the practical application of each to a 

 great variety of plants, including evergreen and deciduous, hardy 

 and tender, trees, shrubs, and vines. At the conclusion of his 

 lecture, many from the audience gathered about him, to examine 

 his exhibits ; to question him as to details ; to witness the practical 

 illustrations which he gave, and to hear his explanations of 

 details as he performed the operations. 



Shield budding, he said, should be the method used on most 

 nut-bearing trees, as it proves the most successful one for them. 



Where one has a rather light sandy or gravelly soil to be used 

 as a fruit garden or orchard, he thought Pyrus betidcefoUa would 

 be the best stock on which to work pears, being naturally adapted 

 to thrive in such a soil. 



In grafting beeches the work should be done near to the surface 

 of the ground, to secure the best results. 



Never bud or graft grape vines, until the stock plants are in full 

 foliage ; otherwise bleeding may ruin the whole work, and even 

 kill the stock plant. 



MEETING FOR LECTURE AND DISCUSSION. 



Saturday, March 16, 1895. 

 A meeting for lecture and discussion was holden today at eleven 

 o'clock, the President, Nathaniel T. Kidder, in the chair. 

 The following paper was read by the author : 



Some Notes on Tomatoes. 



By W. M. MoNSON, Horticulturist to the Maine State College Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Orono, Me. 



Next to the potato, the tomato stands, perhaps, at the head of 

 the list of garden vegetables in commercial importance. In 



