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.system of trial experimental stations throughout the pro¬ 
vince. A standing committee on experimental stations was 
oppointed some years ago and it has reported annually, thus 
far without being able to carry its scheme into operation, 
but the outlook now for the successful initiation of this work 
is much better than at any time past. In general, while the 
fruit year was not entirely satisfactory, yet prices kept up so 
well, that the financial returns in many cases were equal to 
those of former years and the outlook on the whole is a 
cheerful one. With a better appreciation of the adaptation of 
varieties to the conditions prevailing in the different sections 
of the province and a closer study of the laws governing the 
success of varieties, the Ontario fruit grower has many rea¬ 
sons for self-congratulation. 
Ottawa, Canada. J. Craig. 
W. N. Y. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The following subjects will be discussed at the annual 
meeting of the Western New York Horticultural Society, to 
be held in Rochester on January 24th : 
“ Grapes—New and Old”—George W. Campbell, Delaware, O. 
“Are Novelties Worth Their Cost?”—Prof. L. H. Bailey, 
College of Agriculture, Cornell University. 
“ The Conservation of Moisture”—Prof. I. P. Roberts,director 
of College of Agriculture, Cornell University. 
“The Art That Doth (not) Mend Nature Hon. Charles W. 
Garfield, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
“Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables”—Dr. G. C. Caldwell, 
Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University. 
“Rambling Thoughts on Horticultural Subjects”-—Hon. J. H. 
Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn. 
“An Informal Talk on Insects Injurious to Fruits”—Prof. 
C. V. Riley, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
“Experiments in Preventing Pear Scab, and the Leaf Spot of 
Plum and Cherry”—Prof. S. A. Beach, New York Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 
“Our Fruit at the World’s Fair. Some Lessons Learned ”— 
George T. Powell, Ghent, N. Y. 
“ Plum Growing ”—S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y. 
“Cold Storage for Neighborhoods”—C. H. Perkins, Newark, 
N. Y. 
“Some Fungous Diseases of Fruits and Their Treatment ”— 
Illustrated with Lantern Slides—M. B. Waite, Special Agent of 
the Division of Vegetable Pathology, Department of Agriculture 
Washington, D. C. 
“Work at the Experiment Station ”—Dr. Peter Collier, 
New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 
“New York Grapes at the World’s Fair”—George C. Snow, 
Penn Yan, N. Y. 
“ Some Native Flowers for Garden Culture ; Where to Get 
Them and How to Care for Them ”—C. C. Laney, Superintend¬ 
ent of Parks, Rochester. 
KANSAS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
At the annual meeting of the Kansa.s State Horticultural 
Society at Holton, Kan.sas, on December 5th, the subject 
of whole or piece roots for apple grafts was discussed. 
Judge Wellhouse, the largest apple grower in the United 
States said the whole root graft is a fraud. In order 
to plant the young tree thus grafted it was necessary 
to dig down into the subsoil or else double up the 
root. The proper graft, he said, was a short piece root. 
The tree could be planted at a proper depth, one eye of the 
scion above the ground and the rest below. The main roots 
would then be formed from the scion and the tree would be 
on its own roots. Colonel U. B. Pearsall of Fort Scott, 
Kan., president of the American Association of Nursery¬ 
men, agreed in this statement, as did Mr. Willis of P'rank- 
lin county. It was stated that one of the tricks of the 
trade was to pick out all the small, inferior roots that would 
not do to cut up for piece-roots and use them for whole- 
root grafts. The question was asked why nurserymen buy 
French apple seed, in preference to seed produced in this 
country. By concensus of opinion it was agreed that the 
French seed germinates and grows better, being .specially 
prepared for nurserymen. The French seed is grown from 
the crab apple and contains more vitality than the apple 
seed. Seedling peaches throughout the state bore much 
better than the budded.varieties. Trees and vines were re¬ 
ported in excellent condition, giving promise of a full crop 
next year. 
nurserymp:n dpaiand protection. 
The annual meeting of the Western Association of Nur¬ 
serymen was held in Kansas City on December 19th. 
Twenty-two firms were represented, embraciag all the ter¬ 
ritory west of the Mississippi river except Texas, Louisiana, 
Colorado and California. 
The following resolution was unanimously adopted ; 
“ Resolved, That the members of the Western Associa¬ 
tion of Wholesale Nurserymen, whose membership repre¬ 
sents firms and individuals growing the greater share of the 
nursery stock west of the Mississippi River, do hereby enter 
our earnest protest against the removal of any of the pres¬ 
ent duties upon foreign grown trees and shrubs, believing as 
we do that the American market should be reserved to be 
supplied by trees and plants grown by American labor em¬ 
ployed at remunerative wages ; that the secretary of this 
association be requested to send the senators from each 
state west of the Mississippi River a copy of these resolu¬ 
tions, and that he also furnish each member of this associa¬ 
tion a copy of these resolutions with the request that each 
member forward the same to thq member of congress of his 
district accompanied by such additional protests as may be 
deemed best. 
The following officers were elected : President, H. T. 
Kelsey, St. Joseph; vice-president, R. H. Blair, Kansas 
City, Mo,; secretary and treasurer, U. B. Pearsall, P'ort 
Scott, Kas.; executive committee, G. J. Carpenter, PAirbury, 
Neb.; D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la.; J. H. Skinner, Topeka, 
Kas.; PC P. Bernardin, Oklahoma City, I. T.; James A. 
Bayles, Lee’s Summit, Mo. 
The next meeting will be held in Kansas City, on the 
third Tuesday in June, 1894. 
During last season about 4,500 car loads of fruit have 
been shipped from California, of which nearly 900 car loads 
went to New York and over 1,800 to Chicago. 
