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Mr. Small said the Gregg, with him, is hardy, and an excellent 

 berry. 



Mr. Cunningham likes the Gregg, a splendid berry, and per- 

 fectly hardy. His soil is a dr3% sandy loam. 



The President said his experience was similar to Mr. Mortimer's, 

 but his land was somewhat low and moist. On dry land it would 

 probably prove entirely hardy. 



At the suggestion of Len. Small, the subject for discussion at 

 the next meeting will be " How to Plant," more especially, how to 

 plant fruit trees. 



OCTOBER MEETING. 



The Kankakee Valley Horticultural Society held its regular bi- 

 monthly meeting in this city October 8. President Barnard in the 

 chair. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 p. m. Reading of the min- 

 utes of the last minutes dispensed with. 



President Barnard read quite a lengthy communication from A.. 

 H. Gaston, of Lacon, in this State, on the subject of timber culture, 

 in which the writer took very strong grounds in favor of planting 

 and cultivating quite a number of varieties of timber trees for profit, 

 and especially the Black Walnut and Catalpa Speciosa. The last 

 named variety seems to be a great favorite with the writer on account 

 of its rapid growth, great hardiness, its beautiful flowers, and the 

 lasting nature of its timber, excelling the red cedar in that respect. 



President Barnard said he did not agree with the gentleman in 

 regard to the great profits to be derived from the growing of the 

 Black Walnut, although he considered it a valuable timber tree, and 

 worthy of extensive cultivation on land adapted to its growth. 



Mr. Mortimer — The gentleman has not said a word about the 

 American Basswood or Linden, which I consider a valuable tree for 

 shade, on account of its rai)id growth, dense foliage and its honey- 

 ])roducing flowers. 



