and close up to a chestaut grove when the snrphis plant food is 

 rapidly taken up by the roots of the latter and the trees make but a 

 moderately vigorous growth. These trees planted from 5 to 20 

 years have borne good crops for several years. The wormy fruit 

 has grown less in amount each year since regular spraying has been 

 practiced and the crop has been one of considerable profit. Care- 

 ful experiments show that the monilia which sometimes causes the 

 fruit to rot on the trees or very soon after picking can be largely 

 prevent^l by spra^nng after every rain with the copper sulfate solu- 

 tion 3 ounces to 50 gallons of water. Of the sweet varieties the 

 past season the Napoleon and Gov. Wood were the most satisfac- 

 tory, and the Early Richmond and large Montmorency of the sour 

 kinds. 



GRAPE. 



164 varieties growing; 110 fruited in 1899. 



One hundred and ten varieties of grapes fruited the past season 

 and the crop as a whole ripened better than for many years. Little 

 or no rot or mildew appeared where the vines were sprayed. It may 

 be said in this connection that of all the fungous pests attacking 

 fruits, those injurying the gra[)e can be the most certainly controlled 

 by spraying. The varieties giving the most satisfaction were the 

 Concord, Worden, Wiuchell and Delaware of the older sorts, while 

 of the newer well tested kinds, Campbells Early is the only one that 

 can be strongly recommended for general cultivation in Massachu- 

 setts. The especial merits of this variety are that it ripens from 

 a week to ten days earlier than the Concord (as early as Moore's 

 Early), the vine is vigorous and productive, the fruit is large and 

 showy, the skin tough, pulp rather firm and sweet but the seeds 

 separate readily, and it hangs long on the vine without dropping. 

 Unless it develops some weakness not yet noticed, it should be 

 grown extensively in Massachusetts in place of Concords, AVordena, 

 or any other black grape now grown. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



25 varieties growing; 18 fruited in 1899. 



Of the new varieties fruiting, none can be recommended above 

 the old standard sorts, Agawam, Snyder and Taylor. The 

 Eldorado is, perhaps, quite as hardy as any of the above and the 

 fruit is of fine quality but not quite equal in size to the above in 



