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pertaining thereto. There is something very pleasant to me in the expression 

 which I often hear on the part of married people, even witli children in their 

 own household. " I am going home thanksgiving," or " I shall spend a few 

 days at home next month," referring to childhood's home, which is their 

 home still. We cannot any of us do too much to make our home attractive 

 to the children. I tell you it is nothing against a family that they prefer to 

 be at home than elsewhere. Neither riches nor poverty can insure a love of 

 home, but a right heart and a proper regard for the desires of the children, 

 and an appreciation of the wants of child life. 



The lion. H. R. Lovell made a few remarks upon the legal aspect of tree 

 planting as ordered by tiie Legislature. In his opinion the barking of a maple 

 tree is a fit subject for profanity, even in a Sunday-school superintendent. He 

 argued for a law compelling the setting out of trees, sucii law to make it the 

 duty of the highway overseer to see to the proper care of tliose trees. But 

 yet, he thought, the better way would be to educate the children to love and 

 care for trees, as a pleasure and with pride. 



"W. W. Hilborn, of Arkona, Canada, presented a short statement concerning 



SMALL FRUITS AT ARKONA, CANADA. 



I have tried a great number of varieties of raspberries, and find the 

 Mammoth Cluster and Gregg, with a variety found growing in an old planta- 

 tion about five years ago (more hardy than cither of the above, strong grower, 

 very productive, size of the Doolittle, and ripens with that variety, and will 

 stand carriage better), to be the best black sorts, and withCuthbert andTurner 

 for red, will make up a list that will give the best satisfaction for i)lanting, 

 either for home use or market. 



For hardiness, great productiveness, and good quality, the Snyder black- 

 berry stands at the head of the list with ns. It is the only blackberry that we 

 make calculations on getting a good crop from every year. 



We have some forty-five varieties of strawberries growing. The Wilson is 

 perhaps the best of the fully tested varieties for distant market, but for near 

 market (say within fifty miles), and for great production, hardiness, and early 

 fruit, we have nothing that will equal the Crescent Seedling. The Captain 

 Jack is a good berry, but it often parts from the hull in picking, which spoils 

 it for market to some extent. The Kentucky is the best late; Sliarpless is 

 gaining in favor. It may be possible but not probable, that we will find some- 

 thing more valuable than tiie above varieties in the Manchester or James 

 Vick ; what few we had in fruiting of the Manchester this season, had the 

 same fault of the Captain Jack, parting from the hull. Cumberland Triumph 

 and Kew Dominion are good. There are also some of Mr. Arnold's seedlings 

 that promise well, of which Bright Ida is the strongest grower of any sort on 

 our grounds; productive and of good quality; I think it will be valuable. 

 But the sort that comes the nearest to perfection (in my estimation) in large 

 even size of berry, form, color, quality, and growth of plant, is the Warren. 

 I have not fully tested it as to productiveness, but think it will produce equal 

 the Cumberland Triumph or xSliner's Great Prolific. All visitors we had at 

 fruiting time pronounced it the best berry tliey ever tasted. It is also a 

 splendid grower on our soil, which is a strong clay loam. 



The Alaj-vin, which has been recommended in some localities in Michigan as 

 a late berry, is such a poor grower it is of no value with us. We grow by the 



