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“ The more tee know of the way a plant lives, the greater will be our success practically."— Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
Vol. XI. ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER, 190 }. No. 10 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL 
Twenty .eighth Biennial Meeting—New Fruits Recommended for 
Trial — Suggestions on Packing — J. H. Hale Elected 
President — John Craig, Secretary. 
The twenty-eighth biennial convention of the American 
Pomological Society was held in Boston, Sept. 10-12. This 
Society has an honorable and interesting record. It is the 
organization around which centered the interests of Wilder, 
Berckmans, Watrous and other noted leaders in pomological 
research. Only four of the founders are living: George 
Ellwanger, S. B. Parsons, Peter B. Mead and Henry Wood. 
President C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la., presided at the 
Boston meeting. One of the chief features of the session was 
the report of the ad interim committee on examination of new 
fruits. Among the attractive novelties reported were : Hiley 
Peach, introduced by R. A. Hiley, Fort Valley, Ga.; Perfection 
Currant, by C. G. Hooker, Rochester, N. Y.; Headlight Grape, 
by T. V. Munson & Sons, Texas ; Advance Loquat, by C. P. 
Taft, Orange, Cal. The cross-bud pear, Anjou and Josephine 
di Malines, by John Charlton & Sons, Rochester, N. Y., was 
recommended for trial. Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., 
received a silver Wilder medal for an exhibit of 300 plates of 
pears, apples and grapes. Wyman Elliott, of Minneapolis, 
Minn., showed 132 distinct seedling varieties of apple, the 
result of one year’s seed from a single tree of Melinda. The 
pollen parents are given as Wealthy, Duchess, Perry Russett 
and Haas. The seeds were planted ten years ago and there 
are a few trees yet to fruit. It was an interesting demonstra¬ 
tion of how the seedlings of one tree will vary, almost every 
type of apple being represented in the product. 
J. H. Hale, discussing grading and packing fruit said that 
fruit for long distance shipment should be grown for that pur¬ 
pose, on high, well-drained land, a liberal application of potash 
giving carrying quality. He ventured the opinion that fruit 
well-matured on the tree, if rightly handled, will keep better, 
look better and sell better than fruit picked half-ripe. A peach, 
for instance, if allowed to stay on the tree till just ready to 
ripen ; picked into a stiff basket where crushing will not ensue; 
carefully graded by hand and sent to market in a strong, rigid 
package, will keep long and will sell above the market any¬ 
where in America. Mr. Hale also advocated the use of paper 
wrappings in packing fruit. Though it costs more to pack in 
this fashion, the fruit sells from ten to twenty-five per cent 
higher than the market price. In all improvements of this kind, 
the speaker pointed out, the consumer pays the price. 
Space does not permit extended reference to the papers pre¬ 
sented. Secretary Taylor made an interesting report on nom¬ 
enclature. Prof. Bailey discussed “ Schools in Country Life 
G. H. Powell, “ Cold Storage Dr. C. L. Marlatt, “ San Jose 
Scale.” 
Officers elected are : President, J. H. Hale, South Glaston¬ 
bury, Conn.; first vice-president, Charles W. Garfield, Grand 
Rapids, Mich.; secretary, John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y.; treasurer, 
L. R. Taft, Agricultural College, Michigan, and a vice-presi¬ 
dent for each state and province. C. L. Watrous is chairman 
of the executive committee. 
The Society may meet next year in St. Louis, though its 
regular meetings are held biennially. 
CLOSE FRUIT CONTEST. 
Regarding the fruit exhibit at the New York State fair the 
Country Gentleman says : 
The competition between the New York State Fruit Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation and the Western New York Horticultural Society, while en¬ 
tirely friendly and good natured, was sharp in the extreme. For the 
first time in the history of these competitions, the result was altogether 
in doubt up to the last moment. The two exhibits were very closely 
watched in all respects, the Fruit Growers having the advantage in 
quantity, and the Western New York Society an apparent advantage in 
quality. The judge was Prof F. A. Waugh of Massachusetts, who de¬ 
voted the greater part of two days to the award of this one prize. For 
the first time in the history of the fair, the fruit was judged by the score 
card, and this feature proved very satisfactory to every one interested 
in the exhibits. The competition was so close that the result was finally 
decided by a margin of less than one per cent., the Fruit Growers’ ex¬ 
hibit scoring 93.65 points and the Western New York Society’s exhibit 
scoring 91.68. In several sections, particularly pears, peaches and 
plums, the latter society greatly outscored the former. The effect of 
this year’s experience will probably be to call out an even better show 
next year, with the chance of even closer competition. The New York 
State Fruit Growers showed 3284 plates —216 varieties of apples, 113 of 
grapes, 72 of plums, 18 of peaches and 7 of quinces. The Western 
New York Society showed 2296 plates—216 varieties of apples, 157 of 
pears, 26 of peaches, 10 of crab-apples, 50 of plums, 5 of quinces and 19 
of grapes. The magnificent show of the New York Experiment Sta¬ 
tion contained in all 956 varieties—359 of apples, 202 of plums, 179 of 
peaches, 8 of quinces and 100 of pears. 
In the general exhibit there were 4712 plates—2342 apples, 17 quinces, 
642 pears, 730 grapes and 15 clusters of exotic grapes, 247 peaches and 
689 plums. The quality of most of this fruit was unusually good, and 
it made altogether as smooth a lot as one often sees. In the professional 
class, Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry won first on all four classes of apples, 
and William Palmer of Grooms second. In both classes of pears (not 
less than 20, and 10 varieties), the same order was maintained. On 
collections of 10 and 5 varieties of peaches the American Nursery Co. 
won first, with no second. On plums, not less than 20 varieties, S. D. 
Willard won first with a fine collection of 70 varieties ; Ellwanger & 
Barry second with 62 ; Mr. Palmer third with 20. On 10 varieties 
there were the same winners in the same order. On 5, Ellwanger & 
Barry won first, Willard second, Palmer third. On grapes, not less 
than 15, and on 10 varieties, Ellwanger & Barry first, Palmer second. 
The Minnesota legislature enacted as an amendment to a previous 
law a provision giving a bounty of $2.50 per acre per year for a period 
of six years for each acre planted and kept in good condition with any 
kind of forest tree except black locust. This is limited to ten acres to 
any one person. 
