New-York tribune., 1869-04-02
THE xEE.YoRK FRUIT GRorERS c1rR.

This Club held a meeting yesterday, ut II,
in their rooms Nos 35 and 81 Park place. Mr. H. B Smith
presiding The attendance rather slm. Mr Carpen-
ter read paper upon the growth and value Of
the apple tree, detailing briefly the process by which s
roots receive nourishment from the earth also by
which sap absorbed the branches into the leaves
IL was always necessary 10 give plenty Oh sunlight 10 the
leaves and branches by trimming ana Iun,ng ana ho
vitality in the branches should be observed IN our
and to the that It's luscious fruit yields
Mr Bsers Of Newark remarked that apples had failed
as crop throughout New Jersey they do not grow now
half az large as they did formerly; the apple growers
were desrous Of seeing the cause Of tins failure detected
Mr. Carpenter considered that the elements during the
past few years mad been uDprlpious that tho failure
proceeded from the severe and habitna easery storms
Of wind and rain occurring precisely at the tune the
trees full blossom. Where the Trees we're sheltered
from the wiud in his orchard he had not only fair but
full crop He convinced that the failure OF the apple
crops aud of fruit generally, during the last few years.
and in part 70 the ravages OF Insects lie had been IN the
practice OF thinning Che fruit on his trees when IL was
about ethrd ehalf grown removing about one
fourth of the apples each tree had resulted In two
fold advantage increase Of size In the fruit and In
Mr smith Cthe Chairman remarked that wherever he
had travelled through NewBDgand during the past year
no lad found various varieties Of the apple tree laden
down with fruit and therefore he thought failure IN the
crop could not attributed TO exposure 20 the weather.
or lie accounted for by blasts wind He had heard it
suggested that very often certain varieties, OWING 10
some deeayng influence TO which they become subjected
in time failed TO produce their quota OF fruit by run
ming out"
Mr. Fuller was totally opposed TO the idea that trees
could die fail TO grow fruit because they ran out
lie thought such theory only 10 be attributed TO
the attempt made by TO qssmilae two things that
could not he kened together VIZ: the growth OF plants
and the growth OF meu, tI
Mr. Crane said his experience in Union and many other
counties OF NewJersey had been that the failure In the
apple crop owing TO the fact that many Old varieties
OF the which had done good duty when e was boy
had now entirely failed TO bear fruit having been
seveiey affected In way other by the Atlantic
which had been Of unusual violence during tho
past five or SIX years. .I... III. .fI ~. ,
Mr. Williams thought the main point % be inquired
into whether the failure Ia the apple crop for the
20 owing the neglect VI man or
the agencies OF nature. lie therefore offered resolution
appointing committee OF three ~ inquire into the mat
Ter and report after full investigation. The resolution
was adopted, and the Chairman appointed Messs VII
liams Fuller and Crane The resolution was afterwafd
amended by the addition OF two other membeIsMessrs
Carpenter and Waitman. ,,-
TIE Chair then produced several packages OF seed for
dstrbutiOn among The members OF the Club aud stated
that all packages OF seed offered Tor distribution must
hereafter he forwarded directly 10 the rooms OF TIC Cb
The meeting then adjourned 90 next TlOrsday al r. NJ,
when 100 packages OF seed will be distributed.