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lunch. Mr. Bacheller and Mrs. Wilcox both spoke in favor of 

 such a change in the plan of conducting- the summer meeting. 



Mr. F. F. Farrar, of White Bear, upon request, talked a short 

 time about the "Best four strawberries," which he named as, ist, 

 Brandywine ; 2d, Sample ; 3d, Tennessee Prolifi^; and 4th, Haver- 

 land. He commended the Brandywine especially on account of its 

 most excellent qualities as an eating berry and its value for canning. 

 Mr. Farrar also exhibited a plate of Isabella, which he spoke of as 

 being a heavy bearer and also good for canning, and a good variety 

 for those who like a sour berry. He said that of berries not 

 covered at his place the past winter the Senator Dunlap came out 

 in best condition. 



Mr. J. P. Brown, of Excelsior, secretary of the Minnesota Rose 

 Society, spoke first of the annual exhibition of that society which 

 will take place at Excelsior July ist, when a very large exhibit of 

 roses is expected, and for which correspondingly liberal premiums 

 have been offered. He gave as his choice of Hybrid Perpetual 

 roses for general planting the following: ist, Ulrich Brunner, a 

 dark red, no thorns, and keeps its color when gathered ; 2d, Mar- 

 garet Dickson, white, profuse bloomer, with long stems ; 3d, John 

 Hopper, hardy and blooms well^ 4th, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 

 beautiful bloom, very fragrant and quite hardy. He emphasized 

 the superior value, as shown by his experience, of roses budded 

 on the Manetti stock, and especially as that increases their hardi- 

 ness over those grown upon their own roots. 



Mr. Chas Nordine, rose grower for the Jewell Nursery Co., 

 being called upon, also gave a list of varieties doing especially well 

 on their soil, and differing almost entirely from that given by j\Ir. 

 Brown. He named the following as being very satisfactory : Fran- 

 cis Lci Veit, Clio, General Jacqueminot, Anne de Diesbach and 

 Ulrich Brunner. 



]\Ir. Nordine spoke particularly of covering roses for winter 

 protection, and suggested that it was important to keep the vines 

 dry over winter, which can be done successfully by putting a little 

 straw on the ground, laying down the roses and covering them 

 with a sheet of tar paper, upon which a light covering should be 

 placed to protect them from the severe changes of temperature. 



Mr. John Hawkins talked briefly as to peonies and their 

 for general planting. He recommended especially fall planting, 

 preferably September, as if they are put in at that season they will 

 be ready to bloom the next year. He mentioned as his favorites 

 Festiva Maxima, white ; Grandiflora Rubra, red ; L'Esperance, pink ; 

 and the Baroness Rothschild, blush pink. 



