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French's Seedling, Prouty's Seedling and Wilson. Jucunda is good, 

 requiring a stiff soil and cultivation in hills. I value the Col. Wilder, 

 but have not tried the Charles Downing. 



The President asked testimony as to Green Prolific. 



L. K. ScoFiELD — It has done well at Freeport — better than Wilson. 



Mr. Wier — The berry is excellent for home market, but too soft to 

 ship. 



This variety was commended by several members, whose testimony 

 agreed with that given at the meeting of the State Society, and recorded 

 on pages 19, 20, 22 and 23, of this volume. 



Mr. Wier said of the Wilson : It blooms earlier than other sorts, 

 and, if standing on low ground, these first blossoms were liable -to be 

 killed by frost. 



L. K. ScoFiELD covers his strawberries with corn-stalks late in 

 autumn. 



The President puts on leaves first, and a few corn-stalks above 

 them. He has known Green Prolific bearing heavily on cleared timber 

 land. It is excellent for family use, fresh, and good to can. 



DISCUSSION ON CURRANTS. 



The Secretary inquired if any members present had fruited the 

 Long-bunch Holland. 



L. K. ScoFiELD — I procured this variety from Samuel Edwards, and 

 have cultivated it several years. The plants are free from insect depre- 

 dations and thus far very productive ; the leaves are large, the bunches 

 long, and the berries larger and later in ripening than Red Dutch. 



Mr. Nelson substantiated Mr. Scofield's statements, adding that 

 the berries will hang long on the plants, owing to the persistent foliage. 

 The Victoria also holds on well, even till frost. Both these varieties are 

 valuable. 



Mr. Wier — Long-bunch Holland is not preyed upon by insects, and 

 bears well. It is difficult to propagate it by cuttings ; the best way is to 

 make stools, or mound up among the plants so they will take root. 



Mr. McWhorter spoke highly of the Versailles. 



The President cultivates the Cherry currant, and values it very 

 much, owing to its fine fruit, of large size, and the habit of the bushes to 

 hold their foliage well. He prefers Red Dutch for the main crop, but 



