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The President. The question of Mr. Atherton was 

 answered previous to his coming into the room, but lor his 

 benefit I will say that the opinion of those who have had ex- 

 perience in the matter is, that it is better to graft in the 

 branches, and that is the general practice, unless in shaping 

 the tree, it becomes necessary to take the whole top oft*. 



Oakes Howard of Winthrop. I wish to say a word in 

 relation to the sunscald. The question has been pretty thor- 

 oughly discussed, and the opinion is that we suft'er more or 

 less bj' it. Now, what I wish to know is, in regard to a 

 remedy. 



The President. The point is very practical ; but this dis- 

 cussion is taking too much lime. I Avish to call your atteix- 

 tion to another question just now propounded, and ask the 

 opinions of gentlemen upon it. I will ask of Mr. Carr 

 whether he prefers to set grafted trees or seedlings? 



Mr. Carr. I prefer the seedlings. I don't want a tree 

 grafted until it is set. 



Mr. Pope ? 



Answer. Seedlings by all means. 



JVIr. KoBBiNS of Winthrop. I certainly should favor the 

 -seedling trees, and also grafting in the limbs, although I have 

 had .some success with trees grafted in the nursery. 



F. M. Woodward. I set seedling trees mostly, and pre- 

 fer them. There is a point which I wish to present, and that 

 is, why you graft in the body of the tree? I would never do 

 so if 1 could avoid it. 



Mr. Floyd. I prefer seedling trees, by all means. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



'■- liesolvcd, That this society recommend the setting of scedfing trees, to 

 be grafted in the limbs or stock, rather than trees grafted in the nursery." 



The President. We will now take up the subject of Crab 

 Apples. First, we have a paper by Dr. Reynolds, and after 

 that we will devote some time to discussion of the subject. 



