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I had them from Mr. Wier, who said he procured his from Mr. Gaston, 

 whose stock is considered genuine. During ten years Kittatinny has 

 killed but twice with me ; and if I could get but two crops in five years, 

 I would have it in preference to any other sort. 



The Secretary — I think there must have been a mistake about the 

 genuineness of Mr. Nelson's plants of Snyder; for I have never before 

 heard either the hardiness or productiveness of the true Snyder questioned, 

 its only fault being over-productiveness — occasioning a lack in size and 

 flavor of the later pickings. 



Mr. Wier — I raised one hundred and fifty bushels of Kittatinnies in 

 1874. 



Mr. Nelson inquired about the Ancient Briton. It had been on 

 his grounds two years, but bore very few berries and did not spread by 

 suckers. 



L. K. ScoriELD has had Ancient Briton for a number years, and 

 thinks highly of it on account of its hardiness and freedom from suckers. 

 The berry is not large. 



Mr. Wier said it had proved hardy until it was attacked by 

 mites in the fall of 1874. The following winter the plants died in 

 consequence. 



Dr. Ennis — Ancient Briton is not a large berry, but the plants are 

 extremely hardy. 



Further discussion elicited nothing of value. 

 The Society voted to devote half an hour to a 



DISCUSSION ON .STRAWBERRIES. 



The President was known to have a fine variety of strawberry in 

 cultivation, but concerning which the members knew but little ; therefore, 

 to draw him out he was asked what variety he would choose if he was 

 confined to one. He replied that possibly he was not a disinterested 

 judge, and would only say that if he could have but one, that one would 

 not be the Wilson. 



Mr. Cochran said he knew something of the variety which Mr. 

 Ellsworth was too modest to name — the Prouty's Seedling — and thought 

 highly of it. 



Mr. Crow (of Crystal Lake) — I have tried almost every sort in cul- 

 tivation, and have come down to three sorts for general cultivation : 



