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paign, offers as a remedy Bird Lime, or oil sprayed on the plants, 

 this makes the leaves sticky and the insect when he alights 

 on it is held fast and dies. On some plants sprayed with oil 

 they found thousands of these insects dead a short time after- 

 wards. This insect sucks the nutriment from the plant and eats 

 the pollen, so that it cannot pollenize. Hence the strawberry 

 buttons which we have in such abundance. 



Mr. Yandenburg — If this be so how does it come, then, that the 

 berries are good on the outside of the row and poor in the middle? 



Mr. Browne — The berries are bound to be better on outside of 

 row, notwithstanding the insects, as the sun can getatthem there; 

 hence I do not believe in having wide rows. Put the rows close 

 together and have them narrow, not over a foot, then the sun can 

 get at and ripen all the berries alike. 



Mr. Armstrong— Does anyone know anything about the 

 Eureka strawberry ? 



Mr. Browne — No more than that the nursery men who have it 

 to sell are making a big fuss over it. We have it, but have not 

 fruited it yet. 



Mr. Davis — Shall still plant Downing in preference to every 

 other variety. 



REPORT ON CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



BY J. M. PEARSON, GODFREY. 



The work of June is to take care of what has been done, rather 

 than to plant more. Sweet corn is almost the only thing we need to 

 plant. Turnips will be sown in July and August and cabbage 

 plants set in July. We have succeeded with the curled Savoy 

 by setting the last of June. The late rains have started millions 

 of weeds, and these must be killed and the ground kept loose. 

 Lima beans often need help in starting their race up the poles ; 

 tie them with a wilted straw. Pull up the old pea vines and throw 

 to the hogs, and do not let a crop of weeds take their place. If 

 rich enough it will be a good place to sow a few turnips by and by. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Jackson — Thinks it not too late yet to plant peas. 



Mr. Kiehl — If the weather remains wet it is not too late yet, 

 but should it become dry, as is likely, they would not mature. 



