6o The Connecticut Pomological Society 



must recognize in each other an agent for the prosecution of 

 the world's business, and by mutual concessions and thought- 

 ful consideration render each one useful to the other in the 

 furnishing of earth's most delightful products to the con- 

 sumer. 



In the evolution of a wider horticulture, general -purpose 

 things will naturally drop out. This is just as true in our 

 occupation as in the work of the stockbreeder. The Jersey 

 cow for cream and butter takes the place of the general- 

 purpose animal, regardless of the fact that she will not turn 

 out a very good carcass for beef near the end of her career. 

 The breed of sheep that will produce the finest lambs for the 

 early market, and thus bring the largest profit for the smallest 

 outlay, will supersede the other animal that produces a fair 

 crop of wool and a fair grade of mutton. So in our field the 

 type of carrot that is a fair table product, and if not used for 

 that purpose will do well as a stock product, will not answer 

 the purpose, because the consumer calls for the finer quality 

 of goods for his table, which can never be raised profitably for 

 animals. The beet that produces the largest percentage of 

 sugar is devoted to the sugar interests, while the variety that 

 has the fine color and the delicate flavor must be grown for 

 the connoisseur's table. We cannot choose the sweet corn 

 that is only fairly sweet, but grows to a large size, with the 

 view of turning it into ensilage if not used for the table, 

 because the market demands the highest quality in corn for 

 the table and for the can. The apple that is pretty good for 

 culinary uses, has fair quality for dessert, and has pretty good 

 shipping qualities, is not the apple for the future. The 

 dessert demands the best, the culinary use demands the best, 

 the distant market demands just as good quality as it can get, 

 but the shipping quality must be the leading attribute. We 

 cannot ignore these conditions, but we must adopt them, and 

 suit ourselves to them in our career as horticulturists. 



Specialties suited to the location are the order. Cranberry 

 marshes that are admirably adapted to the growing of this 

 delicious fruit must not be drained so that the land can pro- 

 duce cabbages, because the cabbage suits itself to a wider 

 area. The quality of soil suited to the growth of celery will 



