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The "Duraud" strawberry is a hermaphrodite, and said to be a 

 hybrid of Green Prolific, Triomphe de Gand or Peabody's Seed- 

 ling. These plants have been grown three years, and have not 

 yet been offered to the public. 



Your committee saw several large beds of this strawberry grow- 

 ing; some that were planted last fall were bearing fine fruit. 



Although crown under unfavorable circumstances, vour com- 

 mittee saw enough to convince them that this was a remarkable 

 berry, and will add another to the catalogue of fine strawberries. 



The fruit of this variety is large and firm, scarlet in color, and 

 of fine flavor. 



After visiting his extensive grounds, they were hospitably 

 entertained by Mr. Brill, and the committee returned to the city 

 well pleased with their trip. 



The committee consisted of Messrs. Nathan C. Ely, John G. 

 Bergen, Isaac T. Trimble, P. T. Quinn, 8. Edwards Todd, J. S. 

 Burgess, Wm. M. Doty, Wm. Ely Chilson, John D. Chism, John 

 W. Chambers, Robert J. Dodge. 



Grape Vines— tHow to Stop Bleeding. 

 Mr. J. B. Jones, Alleghany county. Pa., says: "A iieighbor 

 accidentally broke a grape vine. It bled profusely. He seared 

 the wound with a red-hot iron, and stopped the bleeding imme- 

 diately. From this I have learned a lesson. I have also tried it 

 since, and find it effectual in stopping the vine from bleeding in 

 every case. 



Exterminating Weeds. 

 Mr. S. Edwards Todd. — July is one of the best months of the 

 entire year for exterminating noxious Aveeds and bushes of any 

 kind. If they are cut off near the surface of the ground, nature 

 will make a desperate effort to reproduce another top, and the 

 roots will spread but little until a new stem and leaves have 

 attained a medium size, when the roots, if it is the habit of the 

 plant to spread by the roots, will begin to push in every direction, 

 and to send up new stems. This is particularly true with the 

 Canada thistle. If the top is kept mowed off close to the ground, 

 the roots will spread slowly, and in a few years, by simply mowing 

 off the tops three times, during the growing season, the thistles 

 will be so effectually subdued that in grass ground they will give 

 but little trouble. There are many other kinds of weeds that 

 farmers should mow off, cut up, or pull up, during the present 



