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wet subsoil were more subject to black-knot than those in well 

 drained ground, and believed that by thorough underdraining and 

 watchful amputation the disease could be kept in subjection. Several 

 speakers stated that the black-knot was very abundant in some 

 sections upon the wild plum and wild cherry trees, and particularly 

 so on the IManitoulin Inlands. 



The Secretary stated that some twenty years ago he had noticed 

 the black-knot was very abundant on the wild plum and cherry about 

 Orillia, and from there to Cold water. It was not now so prevalent in 

 the Niagara District as formerly. 



Several members brought plums to the meeting having the gum 

 exuding from the fruit, and otherwise defective specimens, some of 

 them showing the marks of insect depredations, in order that they 

 might be examined by those who were familiar with the work of the 

 curculio, but very careful examination failed to discover any evidence 

 of the presence of tlie curculio. Plum growers at Owen Sound may 

 congratulate themselves that the curculio has not yet found his way 

 to their plum trees. President Dempsey remarked, in this connection, 

 that in Prince Edward County they had found the rotting of fruit on 

 trees before ripening a much worse evil than the curculio. The 

 curculio could be kept in subjection by jarring the trees and catching 

 the insects, but that no method had yet been discovered of preventing 

 the rotting of the fruit. 



The subject of the borer in apple trees was next considered, but 

 the discussion revealed the fact that it had not been troublesome at 

 Owen Sound, but one person having ever seen any in his apple trees. 



The discussion on the grapes best adapted to this section of 

 country revealed the fact that quite a number of varieties can be 

 grown and ripened. Mr. Brownlie had grown the Eumelan, Delaware, 

 Massasoit, and Concord. He remarked that the Eumelan succeeds 

 well, and that he had not found it subject to mildew ; that the Concord 

 in some few seasons had hardly ripened, and that it was not wise to 

 plant varieties which ripened later than the Concord. Other members 

 had also grown the Champion, Creveling, Clinton, Brighton, Burnet, 

 Hartford Prolific, Northern Muscadine, Eogers Nos. 3, 4, 9, 14, and 

 Salem. It was remarked that at Owen Sound the Burnet did not 

 ripen any earlier than the Concord. 



