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A fourth includes Early Tillotson, White Heath Free, and Craw- 

 ford's Late. 



A fifth comprises Crawford's Early, and Morris' White, which are 

 tliis year, with me, most tender of all. 



Dr. Hull reports as follows : 



Hardiest — Hale's Early, and perhaps Serrate Early York. 



Second — Haine's Early, Coolidge's Favorite, Heath, Columbia, 

 Smock. 



Third — Geoi'ge IV, Oldmixon, La Grange, Late Red Rareripe. 



Fourth — Oldmixon Cling, Barnard's Yellow, and Early Tillotson. 



Fifth — Bergen's Yellow, Crawford's Early, and Crawford's Late. 

 Dr. Hull reports about a quarter crop of Sweet cherries, hardiest of 

 which are Yellow Spanish, and Gridley. Next, Knight's Early Black ; 

 and third, the other varieties cultivated without much distinction. The 

 Duke's, etc., he finds damaged about ten per cent. The hardiest are 

 Belle Magnifique, May Duke, and Belle de Choisey. Next, English 

 Morello, Early Richmond, and Common Morello. 



Mr. Brown finds Hale's Early and Seedling Peaches hardy. 



Mr. Hyde reports Hale's Early, Early York (Serrate), and Seed- 

 lings, a fair crop. 



Mr. Huggins finds Heath Cling, and perhaps Hale's Early, the best 

 of budded sorts. Seedlings all right. 



Mr. Johnson finds Seedlings all right, and Hale's. Early and other 

 large blossomed varieties hardy. 



Mr. McPike finds Hale's Early hardiest, and next, perhaps, Large 

 Early York. About ten per cent, of a crop on the average. 



In general, the estimates vary from twenty-five to ten per cent, of a 

 good crop. I consider the latter the nearest right. 



Apples and pears are generally believed to be unhurt, and to promise 

 a good crop thus far. 



Mr. Hilliard shows blossoms of apples injured, he thinks, by the frost 

 of last week. Mr. Hyde reports considerable inequality of blooming on 

 the Lawrence, some trees being in very full bloom and others quite 

 destitute of bloom. 



W. C. Flagg. 



Note by the Editor. — At the June meeting, Mr. J.E. Starr read a very able 

 paper on Wine ; but as the views and arguments presented in it are so nearly 

 identical with those subsequently read before the State Society and already pub- 

 lished in this volume, it is omitted for this reason, and from want of space. 



At the July meeting the topic of small fruits being called up, D. L. 

 Hall gave his experience with 



RASPBERRIES IN 187O. 



I have fruited this year ten varieties of raspbenies, and the following 

 is the result of my observations : 



