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Mr. Kelly said he had known Hovey's Seedling some ten or 

 twelve years and that the average is not more than three ripe berries 

 on a stem at a time in perfect development, and that what he means 

 by a single plant is a single root and stem and not a stool of plants, 

 whije at Mr. Gary's grounds, which he had recently visited, he 

 found the Prolific yielding ten or a dozen ripe berries to the truss. 

 Mr. Frazier and Mr. N. GtREGORY also joined in the remarks and 

 gave useful and interesting suggestions. 



On motion of Mr. Howartii, the kind offer of Hon. E. Hosea 

 to present additional volumes of The State Agricultural Society's 

 Report for 1855, was thankfully accepted. 



The Chairman announced the receipt of one dozen palm-leaf 

 fans, for the use of the Society, presented by Mrs. Maxwell, to 

 whom a vote of thanks was cordially tendered. 



Among the fruit exhibited Mr. Mottier's fine variety of excel- 

 lent cherries was very attractive, and his Black Tartarian a.nd De 

 Coisey's proved very much so to the taste of those present. Mr. 

 Youtcy's basket of Hovey's Seedling was universally admired, as 

 was the dish of Mr. Gregory of the same kind of berries. Branches 

 of Currants and Gooseberries were exhibited by Mr. Jackson, bear- 

 ing most prolific burdens of finely-developed fruit — one slender twig 

 of the latter, only ten inches long, bearing forty-seven good-sized 



berries. 



report of fruit committee. 



Cherries. — From E. J. Hooper : Kirtland's Mary ; unsurpassed 

 in sweetness, tenderness and juiciness— quite early— recommended 

 for cultivation. Governor Wood ; splendid cherry ; fine flavor ; 

 rather firm. May Duke ; one of our most prolific and best early 

 cherries. Early Richmond ; an early prolific and profitable pie fruit ; 

 not so good as the Early May. White Heart ; good and sweet ; a 

 Bigarreau. Elton ; large and very rich. Black Tartarian ; large, 

 beautiful, fine and rich flavored. Napoleon Bigarreau ; one of VnQ 

 best ; large, sweet and fine. 



From J. E. Mother. — Belle de Choisy ; rich and very sweet ; not 

 so tender and juicy as the Mary. Early May; very good. Elton ; 

 very fine and good. May Duke ; very good and prolific. Black 

 Tartarian ; one of the very best. Red Bigarreau ; medium sized ; 

 good. Black Eagle ; very good ; not quite as rich as the Black 

 Tartarian, owing probablv to the wet weather. 



