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Mr. Carpenter Baid that farmers in tlie vicinity of New York 

 would do well to pay more attention to raiding small fruits, instead 

 of following the old routine of corn and potatoes. The Houghton 

 gooseberry, yielding at the rate of two hundred bushels to the 

 acre, which will bring $1.50 per bushel, is a profitable crop. 

 Larger gooseberries will bring from $2 to $4 per bushel. 



iJr, 'J'Timble suid that the gooseberry would not be a reliable 

 crop until it could be ascertained what the mildew is, and how 

 to remedy it. He had tried all proposed remedies, without effect. 



Mr, Carpenter considered the caufo of the mildew to be in 

 atmospheric influences, and the remedy to be close and proper 

 pruning. The branches should be thinned out so as to permit 

 a free circulation of air, and so as to admit the light. Tho 

 branches should be at least three to six inches apart. 



The Chairman, saying that that coincided with his experience, 

 added that he had his ground forked up late in the fall, and left 

 very rough, covering it with long manure, which remains until 

 the spring. 



Dr. Trimble. — When I followed that plan I could get no fruit. 



The Chairman. — With the English varieties, the more care you 

 take in pruning, the better will be tho result. 



CAKE OF SHRUBBERY. 



Mr. Carpenter expressed the opinion that thousands of treea 

 have been lost this season in the Central Park from an excess of 

 water. A large hollow is made around the tree, and a barrel of 

 water is poured in every day. It would bo much better to dig 

 around them often, keeping the ground mellow, 



Mr. Gale said that they should take the grass which they shave 

 from the lawns so closely, and scatter it half an inch thick around 

 the trees. They would need no water, if thus mulched, unless 

 there should be no rain for six weeks. It would be better to 

 cart on a loud of stones than to leave the earth entirely bare. 

 Whether the watering could do any damage he could not say. 

 lie had applied two or three gallons per day regularly to a small 

 pear tree, with excellent results. 



Mr. Carpenter. — I had reference particularly to trees newly 

 planted out. 



Mr, Gale said that might make a difference, although the general 

 impression is that a tree newly set out needs quite as much water 

 as an old tree. At any rate tho trees should bo mulched. It 



