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and a very large number of tlie perennial plants would be killed 

 by if; cutting off the top several times during the season, and 

 again in blossom. 



Rev. Mr. Weaver. — In this case there is nothing to throw the 

 strength into, for you cut off the whole top. 



Mr. Pardee. — To make a vine strong, it should be pruned in 

 November, and should not be left until spring. That throws the 

 strength back into the buds that are left. 



Mr. Carpenter. — There can be no doubt that wood grows in 

 the winter. Fruit trees will grow half as much in the winter as 

 in the summer ; therefore, pruning gives the best results when 

 done in the fall. 



Rev. Mr. Weaver. — That throws the strength into the buds 

 that are left. The case of asparagus is different, nothing being 

 left. 



JOHNNY-CAKE. 



Mr. Robinson read a recipe, by a lady, for making Johnny- 

 cake : " Take some good corn meal ; run it through a coarse sieve ; 

 pour boiling water, just enough to mix it; have the griddle hot; 

 put on a little butter to prevent sticking, unless you have a soap- 

 stone griddle ; spread the dough in cakes about seven-eigliths of 

 an inch thick ; let it bake sufficiently on one side before turning. 

 A cake may be prepared from rye, oat, or wheat meal, in the 

 same manner, that will also be delicious." Mr. R. remarked that 

 lard or pork-rind were either of them better than butter for 

 greasing the griddle ; cooked butter being never good, any more 

 than cooked honey. But beeswax is better than either. Wax a 

 rag with beeswax, in the fall, and add a lump as large as a pea 

 at each time of cooking, and it wnll prevent the cakes from stick- 

 ing as well as lard. The griddle should be rubbed over with the 

 waxed rag, in the morning, before commencing to bake, and then 

 the same rag should be used to brush off the crumbs. It is better 

 in every respect. He had used it for years. 



Subject for discussioyi. — The subject of " The Flowers and 

 Fruits of the Season," Avas continued. 



Adjourned. 



