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to change the character of the fruit? Xot in the least. If 

 the fruit, in flavor or appearance, was changed by the stock 

 upon which is is worked, would not the pear show it when 

 worked upon a quince stock? You will see by this tree that 

 roots have come out from the scion (shows tree) which would 

 be sufficient to feed and build up the tree without the root 

 upon which is was grafted. Now the fruit of a tree started 

 with this small root cannot be influenced by the root, for 

 the roots are the underground part of the one tree, and the 

 fruit it produces is absolutely true to its kind. Thus it is 

 that this fruit of Mr. Meeker's, grown from trees propagated 

 from scions taken from nursery trees seventy-five vears or 

 more down from the parent stock, are as typical Baldwins, 

 no doubt, as those grown upon the original Baldwin trees. 



That the stock of a properly grown nursery tree changes 

 the character of the variety grafted upon it, there is not 

 the slightest reason for believing. The best trees to plant are 

 those grown in a nursery, on a dry soil, making bright yellow 

 roots, a firm, hard wood that will stand the winter frosts, 

 and that will not shrivel up from a day or two of exposure. 



Trees taken from a pasture, reset and top grafted, is a 

 slow and an expensive way to get an orchard of the best 

 fruit. 



Do not buy any trees and set them in poor or wet ground, 

 and neglect to feed and cultivate them, for they will not pro- 

 duce thoroughbred apples ; neither be led into buying trees 

 from plausible statements made by nurserymen, for, with 

 the great competition there is in this line of trade, it does 

 not tend to make saints of them all. any more than it does in 

 some other lines of business. 



Know your men from whom you buy. and remember, that 

 he who buys a good tree and plants it has as much, or 

 more to do in making it a "thoroughbred tree" when it bears 

 than has the nurseryman from whom he buys it. 



President Eddy: As it is near time to adjourn for din- 

 ner, it has been suggested that we defer the remaining address 

 on this morning's program until afternoon. If there is no 

 objection, the Society will now take a recess until 1.30. 



