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soil. We must pee protection but sometimes we give too much, 
when we have mild winter with heavy snows. 
_ Mr. Gould. In September there were ten days or two weeks of | 
wet, cold weather, when we wanted it warm and dry, so that 
grapes even if well protected are subject to rot. Strawberries are, 
however, as well fit for winter one year as another. Have one bed 
on a Northern slope and another on a warm exposure. The for- 
mer will give a good crop, the latter none. Apples. matured well 
last fall for they have blossomed well and set well. I consider the 
causes of the destruction of plants to have been: First, they were 
kept growing when they ought to have been ripening, and Second, 
they were not properly protected. 
Mr. Brimhall. My soil is heavy clay. My strawberries on low 
land where the water stood, froze and were killed. Where the. 
water ran off they are all right. Raspberries on low rich soil were 
badly injured and are growing feebly. On higher drier land they 
are all right. Of trees more were injured than ever before. Sou- 
lards that have stood for ten or twelve years are nearly killed. 
Some standards counted hardy are growing but are feeble. The 
Carnation Cherry has generally wintered well until last winter 
when they were killed. The same is true also of some pear trees. 
The Duchess (in reply to a question) were badly injured. 
Mr. Smith. Strawberries were much injured. Charles Down- 
ing stood the best except the Champion. It was done by ice. 
Grapes never wintered better. Currants came out well, and most 
apples as well as could be expected. I have a hazel-bush soil for 
my small fruits. Where my grapes are itis heavier. Of roses I 
had a few killed, General Washington for one. A few of the 
Black-cap raspberries killed. The Turner came out perfect though 
not protected. 
Mr. Harris. My Green Prolifics killed out last winter. I think 
the ice absorbed heat from the plants. 
Flowers. 
Mr. Wilson. Here is a moss rose that has a peculiarity., The 
flowers are supposed to be white, but here on the same stem is a 
pink rose, and on another different colors are found in the same 
flower. I would like to hear an explanation. Another thing is 
the transplanting of lily-bulbs. The catalogues say transplant in 
the fall. I did so, and all were killed, whatever the soil might be. 
All those bulbs should be transplanted here in the spring. Roses 
mainly came through well with me, but Baron Provost was killed 
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