The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-28
FUNGI INVESTIGATION.

% motion of Mr.. Folsom, select COM
mittee was appointed to wait on the Com
missioner of Agriculture to ascertain what
progress had been made in fungi investga-
lions relating to the grape vine, and to
inquire if be had reached any conclusions
available to the association for its public
reports
On motion Of Major King, Prof. Glover
of the Agricultural Department, was in.
vited to read paper at the next meeting
upon the names and character of the de-
structive insects existing in May and June
and Friend Gillingham, description oil
bis method of destroying such insects
AMERICAN PoMoLoGIcAL sooIELY.
The secretary read the following notice.
The biennial meeting of the American Pc.
mological Society will be held at Richmond,
Virginia, September 6 and next. This meet
ing will be an unusually interesting one, and is
likely to draw q large number of fruit growers
together from every section Of the country.
The Southern horticultural press are alive to
tho Importance OF this meeting, and are already
urging fruit growers of the South to make pre-
paration for large display of their choicest
productions, so as to compete for the honors
with the Northern growers, who are in the
habit of making displays at these biennial
meetings. Under these circumstances, with
favorable fruit season, the display of fruit will
be large. There will be unusual interest in
the discussions that are likely to take place on
this subject
The secretary then moved committee
of FIVE, to be appointed by the chair and
announced at the next meeting, to advance
the interests of the association at the meet
ing referred to, and to take into considera-
ton for the action of the association such
steps as seem to be necessary and advisa-
BILE for Its proper representation at that
place.
The president announced that at the
next session paper would be read upon
phosphoric acid, its value as a fertilizer,
by Prof. Taylor.
On motion of DR.. Snodgrass, the secre-
tary was directed to correspond with Mr..
Alden relative to drying fruits.
THE TABLE.
Upon the table were laid by Mr.. j. L.
Smith, numerous pear gratis for gratuitous
distribution among the members, and
specimen Of the pomme de api or lady APP
pie, which apple brought forth high praise,
and was voted into class No. /. Col.
Chamberlain spoke of this apple bringing
SIC barrel, when the spitsenburg by its
side brought but $3.50.
LONG MANURE AND GREASE.
Judge Gray, in answer to question put
to him, stated that he preferred hauling
out his long manure green directly to the |
land, principally because it saved hauling,
and then it operated as first-class mulch;
he said he thought ashes should be placed |
upon the land at once, and not consigned |
to the hen-house and compost heap, and |
he remarked that the practical results OBJ
tanned some times by farmers did not agree
with the views of chemists, and gave as an
that chemists set forth that oil
was not good fertilizer, whereas farmers
found good results from its application,
when used in connection with
other manure.
Prof Taylor explained that grease and
oil, as generally found in commerce, and
specially in the crude form, contained a
great deal of heterogeneous matters in the
orm of albumen, in which form they
would prove valuable fertilizers when COM
,ined with vegetable matter. He stated
hat pure oil was composed of the elements,
arbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, in such
proportions as to constitute simply carbon
charcoall and water. Oil is not easily de-
when used by itself, but will
Ultimately decompose and form in the soil
arbonic acid and water, but we'll rotted
'eat will give the same results
HYBRIDIzING.
Mr.. J.. L. Smith made some remarks
pom crossing fruits, as basis for future
iscusson. He laid it down that the pro-
uction OF new varieties is greatly facili-
atsd by cross impregnation or by ferti-
zing the pistil of one variety with the
ollen of another. This was performed
nth great success by Knights of England.
electing two varieties while yet in early :
over, and before the anthers had burst I
nd discharged the pollen, they cut out
18th a fine pair of scissors all the stamens.
aving the pistils untouched. When the
igma became mature, which was indi-
lied by its glutinous surface, they trans
FRED the pollen of the other sort by the y
pint OF cameps hair pencil or feather. 4
be seeds parteok of the nature of both d
arents, and the trees growing from them =
reduced fruit of intermediate varieties.
1t is said to have been the practice of
,uths in England, 10 their sports, years
70, to take the branch Of an apple tree. I
hen in bloom, which bore white apples, !
d to throw it on tree in bloom which in
re red apples. The result was that the W
piles would be red and white. Thus an b.
termediate variety was produced by Of
anting the seed of those red and white is
pies. tits suggested that healthy, hardy, IL
nual-bearing varieties of the highest ex-
lence be used. The seckel pear, which =
. brittle stem, and is sometimes blown r
before maturity, may be crossed with L
} Josephine de Mslines, hardy annual bs
riety, with a strong stem, that is not ;,
'wn off by storms, &c., &c. re re
sRAFTING NoN-BEARING MALE GRAPE est
VINES. III
10 answer to the letter of DR.. Hootee. pc
ing if non-bearing male grape vine :
be made to produce fruit by grating
IN 1t q bearing vine of both sexes, Dr.. n
wlsnd said he had had good success in 1
grating of the grape vine by making in
tings of other varieties. He desired to 7
pagate in the fall or early winter, by b W.
cling them in box of damp sand in ests
ar during the winter, and in an ice ia1,
al