76 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



REPORT OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GRIMSBY FRUIT 

 GROWERS' ASSOCIATIOK 



BY LINUS WOOLVERTON, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO. 



A special meeting of the Grimshy Fruit Growers' Association ^vas 

 held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday, March 31st, 1880, at 10 o'clock 

 A.M., for the purpose of discussing (1) "The most profitahle varieties 

 of fruits for planting in this section," (2) " The Yellows, its nature and 

 remedy," and (3) " The most desirable flowers for indoor cultivation." 

 The attendance was very large and enthusiastic. 



After the President, Mr. A. H. Pettit, had appointed a committee 

 on fruit, consisting of Messrs C. P. Carpenter, Dennis A^anduzer and 

 E. Moyer, tlie first question was taken up, viz : "The most profitable' 

 varieties of apples for cultivation in this section." 



It was ably introduced by Mr. E. J. Woolverton, who read an 

 interesting paper, in which he embraced the origin of the apple, its 

 great importance as a staple fruit, and its longevity. It was on account 

 of this quality of the tree that a most careful selection of varieties 

 was so important to the planter. He thought very few varieties best 

 for profit. He named five varieties as his choice, in the order of merit, 

 for profit alone, viz : Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, Northern Spy, 

 Roxbury Russet and Swaar. 



Mr. Dennis Vanduzer gave a list of about forty varieties he was 

 testing. Among others he mentioned the Red Astracan as first for 

 profit in his estimation. He picks over his trees nine or ten times, 

 as fast as they color, and ships them by express. The Baldwin is the 

 most profitable winter apple. The Swaar is a poor bearer and a 

 miserable grower. The Wagner has too many mis-shapen specimens. 

 Grimes' Golden, sent by the Ontario Association, is a slow grower; it 

 bore twelve apples in 1879 ; fine dessert; good keeper, but he did not 

 consider them profitable. His choice was, for summer. Red Astracan 

 and Duchess of Oldenburgh ; fall, Gravenstein and Colvert ; winter, 

 Bald win,, Greening, Northern Spy and Golden Russet. 



Mr. L. Woolverton would only plant six varieties for profit, viz : 

 in order of merit, Baldwin, Northern Spy, King of Tompkins County, 

 Roxbury Russet, Red Astracan and Gravenstein. He valued the Spy 

 and King because they yield yearly crops. 



