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Blackherries — I cannot report, for I took up all of my vines and 

 planted a new plantation on poorer j2;round. I have Kittatinny, Law- 

 'ton, Snyder, Western Triumph and Needham's White. 



" Gooseberries are doing fine. I have Houghton and Downing. 



Currants — Could not say much of them at present. I have Red 

 and White Dutch, Cherry, White Grape, La Varssailes, Fay^s Prolific. 



Grapes — I have but few, and could not say much about them. 



Figs — I am training in the bush form according to Barry's Method. 



i will lay them down in the fall, and cover them with earth. I had 



my trees buried in the ground this winter, and they came through all 



light. 



F. LIONBERGER, 



New Florence, Mo. 

 Society adjourned until 2 p. m. 



WEDNESDAY, 2 p. m. 



The first exercise during the afternoon session was the reading of 

 words of regrets from absent members. 



Columbia, Mo., May 11, 1885. 



Friend Goodman : 



My disposition to go to Butler and meet your good and enterpris- 

 ing horticulturists, is good, but I am now, when I thought to get a 

 little relief, more busy than ever. Pleuropneumonia has given me 

 three days and nights work, and am just home. Am bothered all of 

 the time in the matter. Will come if I can. If not now, some time 

 in the future. 



In much haste. 



Most truly yours, 



J. W. SANBORN. 



Champaign, III., June 1, 1885. 



Z. A. Goodman^ Esq.: 



Dear Sir — 1 regret to again have to decline your kind request to 

 give you a paper on birds, but I am both too busy and too ignorant of 



