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the -wild dewberries of the South. Young plants of it are inclined to droop, . 

 but become stiff and erect in old patches. These varieties all originated in 

 Indiana, — Snyder near Laporte, Wallace in Fayette county, and Taylor's Pro- 

 lific at Spiceland, Henry county. Neither Knox nor Western Triumph has 

 proved hardy here. 



W. A. Brown, of Stevensville, said that fruit-growers did not keep posted in 

 regard to prices, and very often undersold the market. 



Mr. Woodward remarked that such men ought to be bitten, for they could 

 not belong to a live horticultural society, nor even take an agricultural paper, 

 and remain in such ignorance of prices. 



Mr. A. C. Towne, of Barry county, was called out upon "fertilizers," and 

 advised the securing of the largest quantity of barnyard manure possible by 

 using up the coarse products of the farm, and such as could be bought, feeding 

 cattle and sheep, the profit upon which would pay expenses, and the manure 

 would be clear gain. 



The hour of 4 o'clock having arrived, the president announced that the pro- 

 gramme called for reports at this hour, and led the -way by presenting the fol- 

 lowing report of the standing committee on 



NEW FRUITS. 



To the Michigan State Horticultural Society: 



Gentlemen : In submitting the following report on fruits new or little 

 known in this State, it should be stated that the committee on new fruits, con- 

 sisting of Gr. H. LaFleur of Allegan, George C. McOlatchie, Ludington, C. 

 Engle, Paw Paw, and Dr. A. Conklin, Manchester, has had no warrant, in 

 any previous action of the society, for the holding of a session, except at the 

 personal expense of the several members; and in the lack of such warrant no 

 meeting of the committee has been called. The chairman has instead, been 

 compelled to do what could be done through the medium of correspondence. 

 Some of the members, Avho have new fruits under trial, have preferred to omit 

 any report respecting them till the experience of another year shall be had. 

 Credit will be given to the proper person, in connection with the notices of 

 varieties. 



STKAWBERRIES 



Were more than usually affected by the long, severe winter, and the contin- 

 ued presence of water from the slowly wasting snow, thus affording a severe and 

 unusual test of the comparative hardiness of varieties. 



Crystal City 

 Was the first to ripen among the very recent sorts, showing a few mature 

 fruits, along with Metcalf, on June Gth. As a very early berry it may prove 

 desirable to the amateur, but it will scarcely be thought valuable enough for 

 any other than home use. Soft, staminate. 



Hervey Davis 



A Massachusetts seedling, has again fruited and seems to have come through 

 the winter unusually well. It ripened June 13th. We regard it as worthy of 

 extensive trial. Staminate. 



New Dominion 



Is a variety originating in Ontario in 1873. Plant vigorous and productive. 



