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eral admiration. This most acceptable contribution to the exhibi- 

 tion of the day was apj^ropriately accompanied by a bouquet of such 

 singular beauty of coloring and such delicacy of perfume that even 

 a stranger's mind might stand assured that intellectual refinement 

 and cultivated taste guided the fair fingers which so harmoniously 

 blended the varied radiance of those floral gems. Oh, that more 

 ladies, who might, would seek similar refinement and taste in the 

 health-frivinii delis-hts of Horticulture ! 



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This being our Country's " Natal Day," no further business was 

 transacted and in honor of the anniversary occasion the Society 

 adjourned. 



Saturdat, July 11. 



President Warder in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. 

 Vice President Stoms being called to the Chair, the President, as 

 chairman of the special committee heretofore appointed on Mr; 

 Longworth's communication, presented a Report on the " Extra 

 Pi, or No. 3 Strawberry," which was, on motion, accepted and 

 ordered on file, for publication for the Annual Transactions. This 

 report was of great interest, and distinguished for clearness and 

 conciseness of arrrangement, and much research of facts most valu- 

 able to horticulturists. The marked ability which characterized it 

 was highly appreciated by the members present. The paper was too 

 voluminous for present report. 



3femhers Elected : — W. H. Hathaway, Cincinnati, and W. D. 

 Devin, of North Bend. 



Dr. Mosher made some interesting remarks in relation to the 

 mildew of the crop. He said the vineyards had wintered well, and 

 though somewhat late as to season the vines came forward well in 

 the spring and bloomed handsomely. Everything bid fair for a fine 

 crop until about twelve days ago when on Saturday, June 27, there 

 came a warm rain and the Sunday following continued warm and 

 moist, and on the evening of Sunday, the 28th, the mildew appeared 

 in his vineyard and on Monday morning fully one-third of his 

 grapes were white with the fungus. The air was clear and breezy 

 on Monday, the 29th, and the mildew ceased to spread, and the 

 grapes were thenceforward doing well until some four days ago, 

 when it became again rainy and warm, and thereupon the mildew 

 reappeared and increased ; but now again, for about two days past 

 it seems to have ceased. But ho regards his vineyard as about one- 



