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time for its meeting at Hamilton with this Society for May or June, 

 1886, and report at our meeting in April. 



Mr. Chittenden distributed some choice seeds to fellow- 

 members. 



APRIL MEETING. 



Secretary J, T. Johnson reported that some injurious work was 

 being done amongst the grape buds by a small blueish colored bug. 

 Every bud perforated by this little pest is ruined. Their season for 

 injury is very short — only a few days — and (.hat just before the 

 opening out of the buds. 



Found all hands at Messrs. Brault Bros, vineyards on the 19th 

 inst. busy destroying these bugs. After the bud is opened out the 

 danger is past. Vineyards have wintered very favorably. 



C. C. Hoppe noted the appearance of the cabbage moth the 15th 

 of April. We may as well make up our minds to the contest with 

 this pest for 1886. Early cabbage usually escapes them best. 



H. D. Brown — We do not give importance enough to early gar- 

 dening. We want good gardens, and especially early gardens. 



A rambling talk ensued, eliciting evidence of some very early 

 gardening in our vicinity, and that steady and constant progress is 

 being made in this direction. We can hardly overvalue the modern 

 garden, with its wealth of vegetables, fruits and flowers, dispensing 

 its wealth, health and pleasure throughout the whole year. Let us 

 all have good gardens. 



A. C. Hammond — Orchards blooming full, with the bare ex- 

 ception of the peach. 



C. C. Hoppe — The bloom is generally in perfect condition, espe- 

 cially the cherry. This is not always so; we do sometimes have an 

 imperfect bloom. 



W. W^. Chittenden — Why do I find certain of my orchard trees 

 (mostly Winesap) dead at the top but green at the root? 



