^arbratr's Jlonlljlg. 



125 



up, as happens in a closed walled garden. On the 

 return of autumn, selections can be made suitable 

 for the various clumps, agreeable to the taste of the 

 part}^ in charge of the arrangement. After running 

 though a course of gaiety, and the season over, the 

 duplicate plants (not required for seed) may be 

 boiled, and economically employed for feeding 

 pigs. — Proceedings of Hort. Society of Edinhurg. 



J^orHruIfuraK J3oHrFS. 



THE BAZAAR FOR THE PENNSYLVAK"IA. 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Most of the Ladies in this and neighboring States, 

 interested in Horticulture, under the management 

 of Miss Percival, are exerting themselves to the 

 utmost to make the fair one or great success. Any 

 one who has anything to contribute towards the fair, 

 w^hich takes place May 29, may send the articles to 

 care A. W. Harrison, 26 S. Seventh St, near Mar- 

 ket, Philadelphia. The proceeds are to be devoted 

 towards the new Hall, which is already nearly fin- 

 ished. We shall give the history of this noble 

 movement some day, with due credit to all engaged 

 in it. Seldom indeed has so great an undertaking 

 been engaged in by men and women with no means 

 but a zealous love of Horticulture, and seldom has 

 such zeal been so successfully rewarded. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORT. SOCIETY. 



DISCUSSIONAL MEETING. 



Dr. Stayman's Essay (see page 99) was listened 

 to by a large an intelligent audience, at the Hall of 

 the Horticultural Society, and at its close, a very 

 animated discussion ensued, which we regret that 

 our space will not allow our giving in full. Every 

 speaker however united in disagreeing with Dr. 

 Stayman, that pruning at transplanting was an in- 

 jury. It was the opinion of the whole of them in a 

 large number of cases, pruning at transplanting was 

 the only way to save the lives of trees that had been 

 injured in digging. 



The instances cited by Dr, Stayman, of trees dy- 

 ing which were pruned, and of trees living when 

 unpruned seemed to stagger the speakers, but it 

 was so opposed to their experience that they argued 

 "there must have been some differences besides the 

 pruning, overlooked by Dr. Stayman ; and others 

 argued perhaps the Kansas district has some pecu- 

 liar action, ' ' 



The proposition of Dr. S. that pruning weakens 

 vitality in some degrees, and often to an injurious 



extent, also interested the speakers, a majority of 

 whom sustained this view of the essayist, although 

 to many of them it was presented for the first tin)e 

 in this shape. The essay was considered one of the 

 most valuable contributed to the Society, and 

 though so many disagreed with some of the views 

 expressed, the thanks of the meeting were unani- 

 mously voted to the author "for his very suggestive 

 essay." 



These meetings are becoming very popular and 

 useful, and as they are free to all, it would be well 

 worth while for Horticulturists visiting Philadelphia 

 to attend them, the first Tuesday evening in each 

 month. 



GRAPE GROWERS' M'TING,LAKE SHOEE.O, 



DISCUSSION ON GRAPE SOILS, PLANTING, CULTURE, 

 GRAPE MUST, &C. 



The annual meeting of the Lake Shore Giape 

 Growers' Association, held at Cleveland, the past 

 month, was very well attended, and gave evidence 

 of no abatement of interest in grape culture, although 

 the past season was quite unfavorable for the crop. 

 About 100 members of the Society were in atten- 

 dance, and a number of visitors from abroad. Be- 

 sides the regular business, much discussion was had 

 on practical topics, of which the following are a 

 part : — 



Oji, Soils and locations for Vineyards. Mr, Bailey 

 of Painesville, read a brief report, giving his prefer- 

 ence, 1st to clayey loam, 2nd loam, 3rd sandy loam, 

 4th stiif clay and last sand. 



This order was dissented from by a number of 

 members, especially from the Western part of the 

 Shore district, and the Islands, many of whom 

 count stiff clay soils the best, especially for the Ca- 

 tawba grape ; and a majority of the meeting were 

 evidently of the opinion that if clayey loam was 

 the first choice, stiff clay should be second, taking 

 the average of experience along the Lake Shore, 

 though many had been quite successful with Cataw- 

 ba, Delaware and other varieties on loamy, gravelly 

 and even sandy soils, where not wet or mucky and 

 not too far from the lake. 



Mr. Griffith, of North East, said he was not ii3 

 favor of heavy clay soils, though such can be made 

 available by deep tillage and underdraining. He 

 preferred some of the lighter soils, as shaley and 

 gravelly drift &c., but did not think highly of light 

 sandy loams. But in his view the grand controlling 

 influences in grape culture are atmospheric. Where 

 these are favorable we can safely count upon fair 

 success, on almost any of the various combinations 

 of soils. He regarded Lake Erie as the great con- 



