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Dr. Walker: No, sir. It is a shrub, not a bush. It grows as 

 the ordinary cultivated variety does, except that it has a single 

 straight cane which grows up and stands perfectly straight. 



J. T. Grimes: The reason I ask that question is that a num- 

 ber of years ago I received a plant or two from Mr. Tenney that 

 was called a flowering raspberry, and it came very highly 

 recommended on account of its fruit, and I planted it and it has 

 grown ever since; I could not get it out of the ground. It is 

 simply a shrub and I have never yet seen any fruit, not even a 

 flower. 



Dr. "Walker: Although it does fruit, I do not think it would 

 pay to transplant it. 



C. L. Smith: I have observed the small caned raspberry for 

 three different seasons, and I am certain it is worth experiment- 

 ing with down here. Its hardiness, its productiveness and its 

 quality of fruit make it desirable. I have twice made arrange- 

 ments with parties to send me some in the proper season, but 

 so far have failed to get them. I think it would be well to have 

 them tested at our experiment station. It had the appearance to 

 me of being of value if cultivated. Its habit of growth is very 

 much like the old purple cane raspberry . 



J. S. Harris: Of the fruits he has mentioned in that long list 

 those of the most value and interest I think are first the sand 

 cherry and then the juneberry. I think there are some varie- 

 ties of the juneberry that with proper culture could be improved 

 until it will give us a very valuable fruit. They have up in 

 Manitoba varieties of it that are very much esteemed, and from 

 reports I have had from there the fruit is larger than that 

 which grows here. 



I believe there is something in the sand cherry that will some- 

 time make it a valuable fruit, and I think it would be well for 

 our experiment stations to get hold of the best they can and 

 give it cultivation, and by propagation through seeds and other 

 ways I think it could be improved. We have some native fruits 

 that it would pay us to take care of and cultivate, and we could 

 certainly make it a fruit of great value to us and to future gen- 

 erations. I think this society should take some action in re- 

 gard to preserving and improving its native fruits, and we can- 

 not too soon go to work. There are a great many varieties that 

 were known here twenty years ago that are now lost forever, 

 and unless this matter is taken hold of very soon we will have 

 no material to start with. We ought to go into it at once, even 

 if it cost us considerable time and money. 



