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side by side. Great Ontario is so near like the Sharpless that for 

 all purposes they are the same. Louisa, Hampden and Pineapple 

 do not show any qualities that would make them worthy of farther 

 trial. Pearl deserves a farther trial. Cloud, too small and un- 

 productive. 



STATION NO. 9, J. G. VAUGHAN, DIRECTOR. 



Mr. Vaughan planted and grafted the same list of new apples 

 previously referred to, but when later in the season he learned 

 that it was the intention of the Board to test the different small 

 fruits, he resigned as he was not prepared to engage in that kind 

 ■of work. 



Dr. Humphrey — I make a motion that the President appoint a 

 committee to thank the decorators of the hall. 



Carried. A. L. Hay, W. H. Green and Henry Speer were ap- 

 pointed. 



■ Mr. Eiehl, of Alton — I think our Experiment Committee is on 

 the right track, but I think it is too eart^ for us to make any criti- 

 cisms of their work. I think, however, that the work is properly 

 begun. 



Secretary Hammond — The committee will be glad to hear sug- 

 gestions. 



Mr. Shank presented a petition protesting against spraying 

 trees until after the bloom has fallen. 



Mr. Pearson moved that the petition be referred to the com- 

 mittee on Experimental Stations. 



Carried. Adjourned. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 



HORTICULTUPvAL OBSERVATIONS. 



BY IRA COE, QUINCY. 



The first observation is that on my farm there has not been a 

 large crop since 1880. I have the old Wilson variety. Other 

 strawberry growers in the vicinity of Quincy have had varied suc- 

 cess; some have made money occasionally from the Downing, 

 others from the Crescent, and all are trying more or less of the 

 new varieties that prove to be defective in some way. 



The following are some of my observations on the nature and 

 -character of the strawberry : A great many are healthy in foliage 



