SUMMER MEETING AT BEOOKFIELD. 45 



Report of J. B. Laughlin on new blackberries — Found a new 

 blackberry which would throw out shoots and bear continually from 

 September to October 20. 



Cut the tops off and tested them last year to see if they would 

 continue the same. 



Thinks that it is a very fine ever-bearing blackberry, and will prove 

 such a very valuable addition to our amateur berries. 



F. Holsinger — Be careful not to run wild over these new varieties. 

 New ones are coming out every day, and a few of them are good. The 

 raspberry is one of the grandest and most profitable of all. I believe 

 *be Hopkins is the best raspberry that grows in the west. 



Stick to these old things and test the new ones carefully. 



Snyder is one of the best, and the only profitable variety. 



Plant for money and there are only a few varieties which will pay. 



Early Harvest is of no value whatever. Winter kills. 



Stone Hardy I do not like. 



S. W. Gilbert asks if there is any rust on the Snyder. — Answer, no. 



F. Holsinger — Bust is a blessing, killing off the surplus. 



C. W. Murtfeldt — Are we to quit the business because the rust 

 strikes them? When the rust takes them, other varieties will be found 

 to take their places. 



L. Geiger — Finds the rust on the Snyder, at Boonville. 



N. F. Murray — Thinks that it would be a good thing to have hun- 

 dreds of acres instead of one — no danger of spreading too much. 



C. H. Fink — Likes the Early Harvest very much indeed. It has 

 fruited for three years and is as prolific as Snyder; comes as early and 

 lasts as long as Snyder. 



It pays better than any other variety I have. 



Goodman — New varieties : so many of them have come out with 

 such high praise that we are disappointed when we try them ; test the 

 new ones carefully and cautiously. 



J. W. Turner— Advised to plant the Ohio, and it is one of the best 

 black- cap raspberries we have. It has paid me more than any other 

 berry ; ripens as early as any and lasts as long as any of the others. 



F. Holsinger — The southern berry which comes to our market so 

 early is the Cloud Seedling, and is the best shipper in the country. 



L. Geiger— It is one of the earliest ; 1, Cloud Seedling, 2, Warfield, 

 3, Burt; we will have a succession for the whole season if we plant 

 these. 



The following letters were read : 



Washington, D. C, May 27, 1SS9. 



Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir— Having just received the programme of your next meeting, June 4th 



to 6th, I am reminded of a desire which has long been entertained to be present at 



