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bearer, fruit always fair, but not of the best quality, excellent keeper. 

 Rawles' Janet; tree hardy, an abundant bearer, every alternate year, fruit 

 of good quality and keeps well; an excellent cider apple. Roman Stem; 

 tree hardy, fruit good and a good keeper. Tolman Sweet; very good 

 while trees are young, fruit medium size, very sweet. Nelson's Sweet; 

 originated in Will county, tree very hardy, an abundant bearer, fruit 

 above medium, dark green, very sweet, will keep till June, but best about 

 the first of May. 



There was some discussion in regard to plums. The Lombard and 

 Magnum Bonum were thought to be the best here. Remedy for curculio — 

 salt, ashes and lime sprinkled plentifully under the trees soon after the 

 blossoms fall. 



Mr. Allers said he had succeeded in raising plums when treated as 

 above stated. 



Mr. Mortimer exhibited some fine specimens of Rawles' Janet apples. 



President Barnard exhibited some very fine Roman Stems and 

 Rawles' Janet, and splendid specimens of Nelson's Sweet, and also a 

 Concord grape vine of last season's growth, nineteen-and-one-quarter feet 

 long. 



JUNE MEETING. 



The Society held its regular monthly meeting at the residence and 

 on the grounds of Dr. A. L. Small. Notwithstanding the rain in the 

 early part of the day and the threatening aspect of the weather, quite a 

 goodly number of our horticultural people got together about noon and 

 had quite a pleasant time till evening. The show of strawberries and 

 roses was very fine. There were twelve entries of strawberries and eleven 

 of roses. After dinner the meeting was called to order by President 

 Barnard and the business of the Society proceeded with. 



A motion was made and carried that the President appoint a com- 

 mittee on strawberries and roses. 



The President appointed as a committee on strawberries, Henry 

 Mortimer, Cephas Williams and B. G. Lee ; and as a committee on roses, 

 A. L. Small, Jane Barnard and Mrs. Mortimer. 



The awards on strawberries were as follows : Best and greatest variety, 

 Wm. G. Nelson, of Will county, $5.00; second best, Milo Barnard, $2.00. 



Best single quart of any variety. Green Prolific, Milo Barnard, $3.00; 

 second best, "Chas. Downing," Wm. T. Nelson, $1.00. 



Best quart Green Prolific, Barnard, ^i.oo. 



Best quart "Wilson," D. L. Durham, ^i.oo. 



Best quart "Chas. Downing," Nelson, ^i.oo. 



Mr. L. E. Cunningham exhibited some monster berries, but not 

 having the plant in fruit, nor named, could not compete for premium. 

 The berries exhibited by Mr. Cunningham were raised by Mr. James Mix, 

 of this city. Mr. Mix said he procured the plants at Columbus, Ken- 

 tucky, and he calls them the " Columbus." After examining Mr. Mix's 



