l66 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



are not surrounded by brick walls, neither do we have to 

 tramp on cobble stones when going- to dinner; instead, we 

 have the pure air to breathe, a carpet of green to walk upon, 

 and a canopy of blue over our heads; and the songs of the 

 birds to cheer us. What vocation furnishes pleasanter sur- 

 roundings and associations than these? 



Discussion. 



Question : How do you grade the No. 2's for size ? 

 Mr. Winsor: 2^/^ to 3 inches, the maximum size. 

 Question: What are your No, I's? 



Mr. Winsor : They are 3 to 4 inches for Greenings ; the 

 Baldwins not quite as large. I had an old Greening orchard 

 in a badly neglected condition when it came into my hands. 

 By good care it is now in fine condition and it is wonderful 

 to see the change. 



Question : Did you cut back the tops of the Green- 

 ings any or leave them their original height? 



Mr. Winsor: They never were very tall, but I make it 

 a practice to keep the top down ; on most of our apple trees 

 we pick the fruit on short ladders. I think our longest lad- 

 der is 18 feet. In my young orchard we can pick with a 12- 

 foot ladder. From above, the tops of the trees look as 

 though they had been mowed ; they are as smooth as a lawn. 



Question: Do the tops get tremendously thick? 



Mr. Winsor: No, sir; if so, I take them out. We 

 must have plenty of sunshine ; that is one of the elements 

 for making color. 



Question : You heard Mr. Repp's remarks about not 

 trimming trees when they are young. What do you say 

 about that? 



Mr. Winsor : I believe in pruning. I begin to trim 

 them as soon as they are set. 



