The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-15
Meeting of the horticultural society.

LANCASTER, June 10th, 1865.
Society met pursuant to adjourn
mont, Thomas NJ, Young, OF Rush
creek, being called to the Chair du-
ring the temporary absence Of theVico
President.
Minutes of tho previous meeting
were read and approved. DR.. Thomas
%. Edwards and George Hoffman
were proposed as members and duly
elected. ri .
The subject of injury to vines by
frost was again introduced, Mr.. Bo-
wing giving the result of careful exper-
perimonts as TO the best course to be
pursued-that after close and particu-
lar examination, he had found much
benefit from trimming off carefully
the whole of any shoot that is injured,
Vice President Kinlead inthe Chair,
Mr.. Young advocated tho osamc course,
having adopted it in, 1859, obtaining
good grapes from the second growth.
Mr.. Fetters, at previous meeting,
reported the leaves only of his vines
injured in n portion of his vineyard,
and in a lower portion the injury OK
tending to the fruit and new grown
shoots; cutting the leaves off only
MS the remedy for the'tirst mentioned
injury; cutting away the new growth
wholly from the lower or apparently
more seriously injured portion OF his
vineyard.
lie had now TO regret that he had
not in the first instance applied the
knife to the growth of which he had
only cut off the leaves, as he had found
that this growth, though showing no
Immediate apparent injury, would not
yield him one<tcnth the crop which
those vines from which he had trim
med off the whole of this seasons
growth asinjurcd; had put ont healthy,
Vigorous well-freited shoots, giving
promise of full crop.
Mr.. Wcaklcy, whose vineyard was
all cut down by the frost, had pursued
three courses. 1st, breaking off the
frosted shoots, which he found objec-
tionable on account Of injury likely to
result thereby to the dormant buds
at the root of the new shoots. I'd, cut,
ting off the injnrcd portion only. 3D.
cutting off the whole Of any shoot al
ali injured, except mere stump, there
by avoiding all danger Of injury to The
dormant buds at tho junction of tho
new growth with the old wood--thC
result being decidedly in favor of the
latter course. .
Mr.. Black advocated the same
course, with q very interesting state
ment of the why aud wherefore, clio
sing by introducing the following res
olution
WHEREAS, The opinion of the Soci
f ETY. soon after the late frost was some
what divided in reference to cutting
off young shoots of grapevincs which
were evidently injured by frost.
"Resolrcd, That cur experience nov
teaches us that when there has beer
frost severe enough to freeze the leaves
The correct method is to cut off all th,
young growth to within quarter 0
an inch of the previous years wood
thus concentrating the whole force o
the plant in developing the dorman
buds, from which will be produced th
Same season fruit and good bearlnl
, wood for the succeeding year."
The subject for the day was the Ia
ken Up by DR.. Dennis, who gave h
experience in regard to prevention o
, mildew on goosoberrics, making vari
, Gus statements of success and failure
tho resultc leading to the conclusion
that the remedy is good drainage,
gravelly or sand sub,soil, or otbe
, method to prevent any excess Of mois
, turc in tho earth in which they ar
planted. .t .
On motion, the thanks of the Soci
ETY. were rendered to Mr.. Clark fo
beautiful array of cherries spread OIL
the tablo, consisting of tho followin!
, varieties: From the State Farm-El
ton, Gov. Wood, Ohio Beauty, Early
Richmond, BcIlo de Choisy, Rein'
Hortcnse. .ra.l ..i. .r. .
From Martins Spring Garden
Elton. Reino Hortcnse, May Duke
Knights Early Black, Yellow Spanish
also beautiful white rose, the " Bal
timorc Belle hardy, tea scentel, an(
n vigorous climber. ., ...
f On motion of Mr. Busby, the Soci
city adjourned till the next legulat
meeting, the oath inst, then TO con
tinuc the discussion OF small fruit
'.. J. c, KINKEAD, Y.P.
q John MaccraCken. Sec'y.