32 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1895. 



took to Canada. I went into a restaurant at Toronto, beside me sat 

 two sons of the Emerald Isle ; after giving my order I reached over 

 and took a branch of the beautiful White Plume. One of them cried, 

 " O Mike, Mike, watch the lad ateing the bouquet." Such a plant as 

 that I think should be encouraged as much as possible. 



I also find in the cauliflower another delicious plant. I have always 

 loved Peter Henderson, who introduced the White Snowball cauli- 

 flower. If we grew a few less cabbages and a few more nice, early 

 cauliflowers it would be more profit to the grower. Potatoes, to- 

 matoes and squashes will always be in the market. We can improve 

 in quality, size and color. 



It is well that the seeds which are sent out by our congressmen can 

 be sent to the experimental stations to be tested before they are put 

 into the hands of the growers. I hope that this good work will go on ; 

 and from the hands of the persons who conduct the Worcester County 

 Horticultural Society, one of the first in the land, we may hope for 

 good fruits. May success attend their efforts. 



Mr. Charles Greenwood. Mr. President, — I must certainly ex- 

 press my appreciation and pleasure for the paper that was read by Mr. 

 Kinney. He has expressed my ideas very w^ell in the general tone of 

 his paper in regard to the varieties of the market. I notice one 

 thing in his paper, one departure from his usual line, in regard to 

 fertilizers. We all know what to expect from the Kinney family, the 

 senior or the junior. They advocate the commercial fertilizers ; but 

 in the paper to-day I gleaned that they are not wholly given over to 

 their exclusive use but recognize the value of the use of stable ma- 

 nure. In regard to that, it depends very much on the soil as to which 

 shall be used. In my own case I find that stable manures are more 

 satisfactory, and I shall probably use less of the commercial fertilizers 

 this year than I have in any previous year. I shall, however, this 

 year, use the special fertilizers for potatoes with no stable manure. 

 But the majority of my soil being rather moist, it needs a mechanical 

 action of the coarse manure to lighten the soil ; and on such soil I 

 don't think the application of the chemical would be at all satisfac- 

 tory without vegetable matter, which the stable manure affords. 



Question. Won't you tell us why you use more stable manure ? 



Because I think I can better afford to use that. 



Question. Is it for cheapness or for quality? 



I might say, for both, being as near the city as I am, it is better to 

 have the team at work and drawing the manure at the price I can ob- 

 tain it than pay out the money for the commercial fertilizer ; but I am 



