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Baspherries — I have the following sorts : Cuthbert, Turner^ 

 Thwack, Gregg, Shaffer's Colossal, Scarlet Gem. Caroline and Lost 

 Rubie?. Shafl'er's Colossal is of fine quality and good for home use, 

 Gregg I think a great deal oL I will have to try them further before 

 I can express my opinion. 



Blackherries — I have the Kittatinny, which is the best with me. I 

 set them out this spring, and they will have a few berries. 



Currants — Fay's Prolific, Big Cherry and White Grape. They 

 have not fruited yet. 



Gooseberries — I have the Houghton's Seedling. It is the only 

 variety we have in fruit. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Faith plants raspberries in rows eight feet apart; Snyder, the 

 coming blackberry ; manure every other year. 



Cajpt. Hynes^ referring to remarks of Mr. Faith, thought it as bad 

 to swindle agents as for them to swindle you ; realized |158 from one- 

 fourih acre of Crescent; Charles Downing and Glendale also excel- 

 lent ; thought they had better flavored berries in his section. 



Mr. Thompson ihoMght {.hdit noted fruit growers should not grow 

 worthless fruit even to sell to agents, as many honest planters are mis- 

 led by knowing that the fruit is grown by successful growers ; spoke in 

 strong terms against misrepresenting anything for the sake of making 

 money ; we should patronize our home men. 



- Mr. Faith endorsed the above, excused any and all of his short 

 comings on the grounds of his being a Dutchman. 



Major Ragan cited the case of a neighbor who planted an acre of 

 berries; kept them in hills, mulched heavily; kept off runners and 

 worked thoroughly, and by this process lost his crop. Question: "Will 

 it do to work in the spring ? " 



Mr. Roberts thought spring working would hot do. 



Mr. Faith endorsed the above; cultivate after berries are picked 

 and cultivate late. 



Committee on Obituary made the following report : 



RESOLUTIONS. 



Officers and Members of the Missouri State Horticultural Society: 



Your committee to whom is assigned the obituary notice of de- 

 ceased members, present the following report : 



Whereas, Through the Providence of God, our friend, brother and 

 CO laborer, Dr. A. W. McPherson, of Springfield, Mo.,, a good man, af- 



