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or three times as many seeds as we expect to save plants. Po- 

 tatoes are looking well. Messrs. Lee, Barber and Hume all made 

 favorable reports of cabbage and other vegetables. 



Tree and Fruit Committee — Dr. Small reported that plums, 

 cherries and apples in his immediate vicinity give promise of the 

 best yield we have had for years. 



F. I. Mann, Gilman — In the southern and western part of the 

 state a short crop is expected. Around Gilman we expect a good 

 yield. 



O. W. Barnard — I have traveled over Kankakee county con- 

 siderably and I have never saw more fruit on the cherry, apple 

 and peach trees than there is now. 



Small Fruit Committee — Leon Hay reported small fruit as a 

 whole, a success, although the strawberry slug is doing consider- 

 able damage. 



Leon Hay, essayist and entomologist, was called on, and re- 

 sponded with a talk on strawberries and their insect enemies. Of 

 varieties he places the Crescent at the head, but also spoke highly 

 of Bubach No. 5, and others. He then gave an instructive talk 

 on the many insects injurious to strawberries, exhibiting pre- 

 served specimens in alcohol, and described the habits and history 

 of each. 



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AUGUST MEETING. 



The August meeting was held at Park Hall, Bonfield, Saturday, 

 the 10th. A nice display of horticultural products was made. 



Flowers — Mrs. Mary J. Barnard "by request gave a few hints 

 in regard to the culture of the various flowers on exhibition. Of 

 dahlias and gladioluses she said the bulbs were as easily kept during 

 winter as potatoes if thoroughly dried before being placed in the 

 cellar. Hybrid perpetual roses she had found hardy enough to 

 stand out of doors if simply thrown on the ground and covered 

 with any loose material over winter. Mrs. Brainard also read an 

 excellent paper on flowers and their culture, which we regret was 

 not handed in for publication. 



Vegetables — T. C. Dickinson in answer to questions named Al- 

 aska, American Wonder and Champion of England as the three 



