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President Smith. Then you consider them a first-rate lazy- 

 man's berry 1 (Laughter.) 



Mr. Jenkins. Well, I consider them about that. 



Mr. Elliot. That is not the berry we want for our Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



Mr, Grimes. I move, Mr. President, that a committee of three 

 lazy men be appointed to test the merits of that berry. (Laugh- 

 ter.) 



Mr. Whipple. I move that Mr. Grimes be the chairman of 

 that committee. (Eenewed laughter.) 



President Smith. I don't hardly know where to select such a 

 committee among old friends here. 



Mr. Whipple. If it is in order, I have an "advertisement here 

 of a new kind of raspberry that I would like to show and see if 

 there is anyone that knows anything about it; I do not. It is 

 called the Hansell. 



Mr. Dartt. Would it not be better to wait till we have the 

 report of the committee on new varieties? 



Mr. Elliot. I move that we take up the subject of the culti- 

 vation of raspberries. 



President Smith. It will be in order without a motion. You 

 can ask your question whether anybody knows anything about 

 the Hansell. 



Mr. Whipple. Would that come under cultivation ! 



President Smith, It is in order. If this is the Hansell I would 

 say that I planted some last year. 



Mr. Smith. I would ask Mr. Tuttle if he has ever grown the 

 Hansel H 



Mr. Tuttle. 1 never have. 



Mr. Dartt. Who has the plants for sale! That is what I want 

 to find out. 



President Smith. I will state that I received from Storrs, 

 Harrison & Co., of Paynesville, O., some of those raspberries 

 and I set them out; but I have no plants for sale and don't ex- 

 j)ect to raise any for that purpose. I only planted a couple of 

 dozen; but I was very favorably impressed with the growth and 

 the fruit. I had some fruit, but I wish to say that in my opinion 

 it requires time to test whether they will be of any benefit to us 

 or not, I sent for fourteen varieties last year and tested them, 

 but am not able to make a report till another year on their mer- 

 its. Capt. Goldin, of Wabasha, has raised them for some years 

 and also the Superb. 1 wrote to him last spring in regard to it. 



