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American Wonder and Yorkshire peas; but nicest people think that all 

 peas are peas so far as cooking is concerned. Prize Head is one of the 

 poorest of the lettuces to eat with oil or butter, but one of the best to cut up 

 with vinegar and sugar. Some varieties of sweet corn are best if eaten 

 when very young and tender, while others are best when quite matured. 



The differences are little thought of and considered; and yet, they are 

 what makes one variety popular in one family and section, while another, 

 considered quite inferior by the first parties, is esteemed to be the best by 

 others. As a seedsman I am continually asked, what is the best beet or 

 cabbage, a question I can no more answer intelligently than a mmister 

 could tell what kind of woman would make the best wife. If by what I 

 have said I have interested any one so that he will in the future make 

 more careful study of the distinguishing merits of the varieties of vegeta- 

 bles, and consider just what use he is to make of what he raises — know 

 better just what they want and then, by study of the description of the 

 varieties offered, intelligently select that particular strain which best meets 

 his requirements, I shall have done more to bring about an improvement 

 in our American horticulture than I could in any other way. 



Before adjournment the fruit on exhibition was presented to Mr. W. A. 

 Taylor, for the department of agriculture, for use in making wax models 

 for purposes described in his paper. 



The meeting adjourned till 9:30 o'clock, A. M. 



Thursday Morning Session. 



The closing session was marked by as great interest as that manifested 

 at either of the others, and by scarcely less attendance. It began with 

 the reading of the following paper, by Mr. R. J. Coryell of Jonesville 

 upon 



DEVELOPING A LOCAL MARKET. 



Many of our towns and small cities are better markets for the horticult- 

 urist than the larger cities. Those places are overlooked by the growers, 

 who are too apt to send everything to the nearest metropolis, paying 

 transportation and commissions for the privilege of selling travel-stained 

 goods in an overcrowded market. 



It is a not infrequent occurrence for some overlooked market to send to 

 these larger places for fruit and vegetables and receive products that had 

 already gone once over the same road and now are sent back more or less 

 near their place of growth, in a wilted or damaged condition, a detriment 

 "to every one but the railway and commission man. 



It is in these places that the gardeners are finding new markets, or that 

 persons living near find an opportunity to extend their farming into more 

 profitable channels. 



How to create and establish a trade and to increase it in such places is 



the object of my paper. The best method of reaching the consumer is to 



run a delivery wagon. The commission of the seller will more than pay 



for the extra work, and the sales are more easily increased and the custom- 



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