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BLACKBERRIES. 



Ancient Briton, Snyder, Stone's Hardy. 



DEWBERRIES. 



For Trial — Windom, Lucretia. 



CURRANTS. 



Red — Eed Dutch, Victoria, Round Buncli Holland, Stewart. 

 White — White Grape. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Downing, Houghton Seedling. 



NATIVE PLUMS. 



De Soto, Weaver, Forest Garden, Eollingstone. 

 For Trial — Cheney, Eockford, Speer, Hawk eye. 



Pending the adoption of the foregoing report, some discussion 

 arose, and, on motion, each class of varieties was considered 

 separately. 



Mr. Wilcox moved to add Shaffer's Colossal to the list of rasp- 

 berries. 



Mr. Cutler said there were some objections to it on account of 

 small berries, but those he had seen might not have been true to 

 name. 



Mr. Eeeves thought Shaffer was of great value while Marlboro 

 •was worthless. 



Mr. Harris said Marlboro had not been a paying berry with 

 him. 



Mr. Wilcox. Marlboro is one of these particular things which 

 have never succeeded outside of the hands of its originator. 



Mr. Stubbs. I have found Marlboro the most profitable berry 

 I have ever raised. It has been very prolific. My neighbors 

 had Shaffer and it was a good bearer but of poor color for mar- 

 ket purposes. 



