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cinths I would especially recommend, for the ease with which they bin hea 
grown and for the beauty and fragrance of the flowers. They may be 
raised either in pots or glasses. For glasses the single varieties are ‘the 
best. Colored glasses are preferable, as the roots do not like a ‘strong 
light. Fill the glasses with clean rain water so that the base of the bulb 
but just touches the water. A few pieces of charcoal in each glass will 
keep the water pure. The glasses should be put in a dark frost-proof 
place, such as a cellar, till they are nearly filled with roots before the bulbs 
make any top growth. On this point the production of fine flower-spikes 
depends. The glasses may then be removed to the living room, keeping 
them near the light, but avoiding strong sunshine and a dry scorching 
atmosphere. As the water in the glasses evaporates, they should be filled 
up with water of the same temperature as the room. Hyacinths may also 
be grown in pots. For this purpose a rich light soil is necessary. A good 
compost may be made of two parts sandy loam to one part well rotted ma- 
nure and sand. In planting, the soil should be pressed firmly in the pot, 
leaving the crown of the bulb uncovered. A single bulb may be planted in 
a four-inch pot, or three bulbs in a six-inch pot give a fine effect. After 
planting, the pots should be watered and then set away in a cool, dry 
place and covered with sand, ashes, or sawdust, about six to eight inches 
deep, till the pots get filled with roots. They may then be brought out to 
the light, but if the flower buds are forward andof a pale color they should 
be shaded till they assume their natural color, when the full light may be 
admitted; but here, as with glasses, strong sunshine and dry, hot air must 
be avoided. They will require a good dealof water. The bulbs should be 
planted from September to the last of November or beginning of Decem- 
ber for a succession. ‘Tulips may also be grown in pots, treating them in 
the same manner as hyacinths. I believe these are all the essentials of 
successful window-gardening. 
J. E. Boots, 
Minneapolis Greenhouse, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
Raspberries. 
Mr. Grimes then read his paper on the propagation, cultivation 
and varieties of the raspberry. It commanded general and close 
attention, and at the close was ordered published in the Transactions. 
It is as follows: 
PROPAGATION, CULTIVATION AND VARIETIES OF THE RASPBERRY. 
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society : 
It cannot be denied that our climate is a rigid one, especially for the 
fruit grower, who must be possessed of a degree of intelligence and per- 
severance not absolutely necessary in a more congenial clime. 
With us, success is the exception, and it is only by repeated experi- 
ments and trials. We wait and watch, standing, as it were, on the balance 
