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three hundred. The berries are more readily gathered, are larger and 

 hang longer on the bushes — even till frost — and find a more ready market. 

 I regard this variety as worth as much as all the others put together. 



The President called for action upon the several varieties, in the 

 order reported. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Wi/son's Albany. — Adopted. 



Green Prolific. — Adopted for home use and near market (because 

 too soft to ship). 



Seth Boyden (Boyden's 30). — Adopted for trial. 

 Michigan Seedling. — Mr. Scott moved to adopt for trial. 



Mr. Minkler objected to put any fruit upon the list for trial which 

 had not already been tested by five members. 



Mr. Piper has had it for three years. It is too soft for market. 



Mr. Slade — I have also had it three years, and it does well for me, 

 but may not do as well on the grounds of my next neighbor ; it is the 

 most profitable berry for home market that I grow, and customers want 

 the plants. 



No action was taken upon the motion to adopt for trial. 



Kentucky and Col. Cheney were passed over without vote. Several 

 members, however, speaking favorably of them. 



Charles Downing found another advocate in Mr. Barler, who said 

 that it was now the leading strawberry about Alton, and was becoming so 

 where it had been tried in other parts of the State. 



raspberries. 



The following were adopted for general cultivation : Doolittle, Davi- 

 son's Thornless, Philadelphia, Turner and Purple Cane. 



blackberries. 

 Ancient Briton and Snyder were adopted for trial. 



currants. 



Long-bunch Holland, Red Dutch, White Dutch, Cherry, Victoria and 

 White Grape, were adopted for general cultivation. 



gooseberries. 



American Seedling and Houghton Seedling were adopted for general 

 cultivation. 



