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zing. Wilson is the best of all in this respect. Am much 

 pleased with the Bidwells so far. Mine are full, and the berries 

 very large. Glendales show a blight or burning of the leaves. 



Mr. Busch. Is the Jersey Queen a good bearer? 



Mr. Abernethy. With me it bears quite well. 



The President. Is the Cumberland Triumph perfect in flower ? 



Mr. Abernethy. Very fair in this respect. 



Mr. Phillips. I have berries here of the Bidwell variety grown 

 by John Van Loon, of New Amsterdam, Wisconsin, picked two days 

 ago, June 25. They were exhibited at our La Crosse meeting that 

 day, stood at the Minneapolis depot all day yesterday, and are still in 

 good condition. Mr. Van Loon says he never had any vines on his 

 grounds, so heavily loaded with berries as these Bidwells are. 



The President. In years past, I have said a good deal against 

 the Green Prolific. One reason was I did not know it needed a 

 fertilizer. It was a wise thing dene when this society enlisted 

 such a man as George P. PefFer, of Wisconsin, to instruct us in re- 

 gard to blossoms of fruit, plants and trees, and now i am satisfied 

 that the Green Prolific is a good variety if well-fertilized by 

 staminates grown near by. The Wilson is good in flavor, if 

 well ripened. We must not give up experiments, but let us stand 

 by the well tried sorts. 



Mr. Gould. I have noticed that a well-established Wilson 

 sends up from two to four well-loaded stems of fruit, while 

 Crescents are apt to have onl}' one stem and many small 

 erries. There is a new candidate in the field — the James Vick. It 

 Seems to give better promise than any new variety I have 

 seen. I have not fruited it yet, but from its appearance as a 

 plant and from what I have read and heard of it, I prophecy this 

 variety has come to stay. 



Mr. Gideon. A rich black loam will not produce as many Wil- 

 sons as a clay soil. The Crescent will beat the Wilson on the loam 

 two to one. 



Mr. Fawcett. There is an adaptation of varieties to particular soils 

 to be considered, and no rules can be laid down as to the best va- 

 rieties without careful reference to this fact. Many varieties pje 

 very particular in regard to their soils, and others seem to do well 

 on all soils. 



Mr. Busch. Many persons think they have the Wilson when 

 the plants are something else. 



Mr. Gideon. Old patches always have more or less seedlings. 

 My Crescents when I got them were pure, but I noticed last year I 



