so STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



much fear as is evinced by many ; but in our deep snows is it 

 always advisable to lay our plants to the east for the sake of 

 getting the west winds? We find there is a tendency with the 

 deep snow to flow down hill just as there is with water, and my 

 practice is to lay them in the direction of the slope rather than 

 against it so that the snow may work down over them. 



Another point which I want to bring out is in the care of some 

 of these trees that we get through our tree agents. Many times 

 good trees have been carted around the country for hours, and I do 

 not know but I may say for days at a time, until they are not fit 

 to set Many times such a tree as that may be saved if you will 

 put it right into the ground, — bury it root and top — and leave it for 

 a week. Moisture will gradually be taken up and the tree may be 

 saved by giving it that treatment, whereas if we set it immediately 

 in the ground it will be lost every time. 



The Japanese plums are not sufficiently tested in this State to 

 warrant our placing our whole reliance on them. They have been 

 fruited to a very limited extent, and they are very attractive in 

 appearance ; but for the general use of the farm, for the farmer's 

 home garden, I think we cannot place full dependence on the 

 Japanese plums. The varieties which have been named are the 

 best of that class, — the Burbank, the Abundance and possibly the 

 Willard ; but we want some hardier sorts. The Lombard is every- 

 body's plum; anybody and everybody can grow the Lombard. 

 And another plum which is of superlative quality is the McLaugh- 

 lin. We know that is hardy and it is one of the best plums that is 

 grown for home use ; and the Bradshaw is always good. I should 

 advise planting some of these hardier varieties which have been 

 well tested, for main dependence. 



Ques. Will you not include the Moore's Arctic for the farmer? 



Ans. Yes ; the Moore's Arctic is a very good plum for canning 

 and is very hardy. Perliaps I would include that for those who do 

 not exercise the care necessary to grow some of the more valuable 

 sorts, but it is decidedly second rate in quality. 



I also wanted to speak of the matter of gooseberries. The Red 

 Jacket gooseberry is a new^ thing and we will have to pay S3. 00 

 per dozen for the plants, and I should not advise making that the 

 leading variety of gooseberry. We have the Downing, which is 

 one of the most satisfactory varieties of the native type ; and if we 

 want an English gooseberry we know thst the Whitesmith has been 



