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clay soil and I get that anthracnose I think very readily on 

 such varieties as that. I do not think it is as good as some of 

 the other varieties and it usually brings about half price in the 

 market. 



On motion of Mr. Hale, duly seconded and passed, the Society 

 voted to commence the morning session on Wednesday at 9.30. 



Evening Session— 7.30 P. M. 



President Piatt called the meeting to order at 7.30. 



The President : First we will take up some of the questions 

 on our list. "Is the Jonathan apple preferable to the Baldwin or 

 Sutton for Connecticut orcliardists ? if not, what is?" 



Does anyone know enough about the Jonathan apple to answer 

 that? One of mv brothers has some trees 25 years old in Mil- 

 ford. He seems to think they drop early. It is a very high 

 colored apple, however. They are the only trees I know of. 



Prof. Powell: I might say just a word on the Jonathan. 

 In New York, in some parts of the State, for the last few years 

 thev have been including the Jonathan as one of their main 

 apples in planting young orchards. It is an apple of very high 

 quality and under proper conditions does very well. It is an 

 apple that keeps in storage well and out of storage well. It 

 keeps into February or March. It is not a very strong growing 

 tree. It is rather of a drooping habit, yet you can make a very 

 strong tree out of it. People like the Greening or the Sutton, 

 but when vou can get this fruit they are good strong bearers 

 and it is fruit of the highest quality. 



Mr. Kelsey : I would like to say that some few trees that 

 we have are doing very nicely. I believe it is a good apple, but 

 I would not advise anybody to set out the young trees. I think 

 top-grafted trees will give better results than the Jonathan. 

 I think if it is top-grafted I have every faith that it will prove 

 to be a very valuable apple in the State. I know that it has 

 kept well and I believe that it will kee]) as well as some of the 

 other varieties. That is a desirable quality, and it is a bright, 

 shiny, well-appearing apple. I am very much pleased with 

 it. I believe the Sutton is worth a good deal more if you 

 can make it grow well. If it's going to Ik mean about that 

 we have got to have something to take its place. I have some 



