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fruit until the Davidson's Thornless raspberry made its appearance. Next 

 comes the Doolittle raspberry, following it the Seneca, then the Miami ; 

 just as these blackcaps are retiring from active business, the Turner Seed- 

 ling steps blushingly to the front and bridges the chasm between them 

 and the blackberry. 



In planting the raspberry, the tips of the preceding year's growth 

 should always be used and planted in rows six feet apart and four feet 

 apart in the rows. Give careful cultivation the first year after setting, 

 and a good crop of fruit might be expected the succeeding summer. 

 The plants would require some support during the fruiting season there- 

 after, especially on rich, loamy soil. 



The red varieties were propagated from suckers. The Turner Seed- 

 ling, one of the best varieties, sucked entirely too much for the good of 

 the parent plant, and they should be slaughtered without mercy, either 

 by plowing or hoeing, as the limits of the field demanded. 



Mr. Massey reported a heavy crop of blackberries now ripening. 

 He agreed with Mr. Chapman's views in regard to the cultivation and 

 varieties of small fruits, and reported some rot making its appearance in 

 grapes, which he attributed to disease of the vine, but looked to no seri- 

 ous results from it. He exhibited several varieties of tomatoes, the 

 pear-shaped and Canada Victor, and a very large, smooth, new variety, 

 called the Governor Hayes. Another, which had given general satisfac- 

 tion whenever tried, was called the General Grant, and a small, wrinkled 

 variety, not recommended for trial, called The Tilden. (N. B. — He had 

 no allusion to the presidential nominees.) He also exhibited raspberries, 

 currants, German wax, beans, rhubarb, cabbages and other vegetables. 



Mr. Baldwin brought Miami, Seneca and Doolittle Black-cap rasp- 

 berries, also Tower's Seedling, a red variety introduced by himself, and 

 Early Richmond and English Morello cherries. 



Other parties also made exhibitions of fruit, and engaged in the dis- 

 cussion. 



OCTOBER MEETING. 



The regular monthly meeting of the Horticultural Society was held 

 at the Court House on Saturday evening. 



The President, Judge Scott, was in the chair. 



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