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tlie next season, much like the curculio. Some have said that 

 the pea-bug is the same as the curculio, and they certainly look 

 very much alike, but any one who will try them by the crushing 

 process between the thumb and finger, will know that they belong 

 to different classes of insects. 



If you have determined to save your fruit from the curculio, 

 watch your trees often. If you have some promising fruits in 

 your garden, run out witli your small sheet before breakfast, and 

 give your trees a tap; if you find any then, go again before you 

 attend to business; run out before dinner and before tea. As 

 your beautiful fruits grow and promise such luxuries in the 

 autumn, you will become more and more interested, until, like 

 Scott's Blinkhoolie, in the Abbott, you will come to think no life 

 so pleasant as that passed among the pears, the peaches, and the 

 plums of your fruit garden. There is nothing so beautiful to 

 adorn your dinner table, after the substantial part has been dis- 

 posed of, as the fruits taken from your own garden ; and if you 

 have more than you want for your own use, what is there to com- 

 pare with the fruits of your own raising to give away ? 



Mr. Carpenter. — If you want to raise good fruit, you must wash 

 the tree and prune it, and you will produce fruit that will pay. 

 I do not cultivate the apricot, nectarine or plum, because I 

 know I should get no fruit. The pear will pay better tlian 

 either of those mentioned. 



THE BERGEN PEAR. 



John G. Bergen presented grafts of this pear for distribution, 

 which is considered as one of the best grown on Long Island, 

 coming a little later than the Bartlett, and being almost equal to 

 that in good quality. 



A box of plants received from the Patent office was then dis- 

 tributed, consisting of choice evergreens, flowering shrubs and 

 plants, the Tea plant, Spanish chesnuts. Osier willow, &c. 



On motion, the Hay crop was decided to be the subject for dis- 

 cussion at the next meeting. Adjourned. 



JOHN W. CHAMBERS, Sec'y. 



April 28, 1862. 

 Mr. Wml Lawton, of New Rochelle, in the chair. 



A BARREN GRAPE VINE. 



Mr. Lester, of this city, asks for information in relation to a 

 grape vine. " I have a small grape vine in my yard which bios- 



