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Pres. Smith. Have you not tried on sandy soil? e 
Mr. Scott. Yes. 5 Ser ChEErS | 
Pres. Smith. That is the fewnbies On heavier soils there is no 
difficulty. 
REVISION OF CURRANT LISTS. 
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The currant list was next taken up for revision. 
Pres. Smith. Ihave two new ones, Bailey’s Sweet White and 
Clinton White. They are both good. 
Mr. Grimes. The Versailles is liable to kill down, and is much 
like the cherry, hence I am neither increasing nor diminishing my 
stock of it. ' ; 
Mr. Scott inquired concerning Stewart’s Seedling. 
Pres. Smith. 1 consider the Victoria one of the best. I also 
grow one known as Smith’s Seedling.’ Bailey’s Sweet and Clin- 
ton White have stronger bushes and better flavored fruit than the 
White Grape. ’ 4 
Mr. Scott. Stewart’s Seedling is a fair bearer, vigorous and 
very early. The fruit is of good flavor and the size of Red Dutch. 
Mr. Elliot. Ido not think the Victoria better than the Red 
Dutch. We have none yet to beat the latter. I grew 150 bushels 
last year. I prune freely. 
Pres. Smith. Mr. Elliot may have a better strain of Red Dutch 
than I have. 
“Mr. Elliot. The Red Dutch averages a larger berry than the 
Victoria, but the bush of the Victoria is more vigorous. “I cut out 
a portion of old wood each year and leave some new shoots. The 
borers started my pruning, to get rid of them. I cannot say that 
any one variety is more liable to their attacks than other varieties. 
Pres. Smith. Has not Mr. Elhot his currants on sandy soil? 
The Victoria requires a moist, rich soil. 
Mr. Elliot. Yes; mine are on sandy soil. That makes a dif- 
ference, and we ought to state the nature of the soil in all our 
discussions. 
It was moved to adopt the old list of currants, with the White 
Dutch stricken out, viz.: Red Dutch, White Grape and Victoria, 
for general cultivation. The motion was carried, 7 for and 2 
against. 
Mr. Dart. Why strike out the White Dutch ? 
Mr. Elliot. Because of its poor yield. 
It was moved to recommend Stewart’s Seedling for trial. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
