10 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Floriculture, twelve classes ; Arboriculture, three classes ; Pomology, four 

 classes ; Appliances, six classes. The special faultiness of this was shown 

 to be the great prominence and diversification of the grape culture groups 

 (which include seven classes wines and brandies with appliances for express- 

 ing juice of the grape, fermenting, stoning, racking, bottling, and packing), 

 the subordination of pomolog}^, the restriction of horticulture to the kitchen 

 garden, etc. Strong resolutions were passed condemning this wholesale 

 advertising of Californian wine-making. I enclose herewith cop}^ of circular 

 sent out to other societies, also copy of the objectionable grouping and 

 classification of Department " B." 



The evening of the first day was mainly devoted to the discussion of 

 the Forestry question, with various suggestions foK encouraging planting 

 and preserving forests, particularly on our poor sandy lands. Several very 

 interesting papers on forestry were read. 



The morning of the second day was devoted to celery culture. Two 

 interesting papers were read relating to its culture, storage, etc., also giving 

 description of soil (marsh land muck, with loose sand and gravel bottom), 

 preparation, etc., and one paper on its cultivation in lona, showing that 

 Kalamazoo was not specially favored above all other places, but intelligent 

 work brought prizes from several State fairs over that grown in the latter 

 place. Without attempting to follow the order of the work, I will only 

 refer to a few things which seem to have especial interest. One of these 

 was Prof. Cook's report of the operations of the currant borer, of which he 

 described three distinct varieties whose work was essentially the same, that 

 is the depositing of eggs in the tender branches, the worm developing in the 

 pith and killing the stalk. He recommended the cutting off of all such dead 

 stems as far down as they were injured, and the burning of the brush to be 

 done just before the opening of leaf. This would ensure comparative free- 

 dom from the insect and worm, and give good crops. 



INFLUENCE OF STOCK ON THE FRUIT. 



Mr. Beecher, of Flushing, read a paper on the effects of stock on fruit, in 

 which he gave detailed experiments and results, extending through a period 

 of twenty to twenty-four years. He worked our tender or poor-growing 

 varieties or hardy varieties that were peculiar for strong or thick matted roots. 

 Those top-grafted on seedlings, were not uniform in strength of growth or 

 hardiness, on wild or cultivated varieties of crab, haw, etc., not at all satis- 

 factory. Duchess of Oldenburgh gave strong deep growing roots with 

 healthy stock. Talman Sweet, fibrous good feeding roots, but his best 

 results were from those worked on the Liscome apple. After twenty-four 

 years' trial there was no difference in measurement of stock and graft, and 

 twelve trees did not vary two inches in diameter. 



Mr. R. Morrill, of Benton Harbor, said that hearing the above called to 



