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vested from roots tliat were left out over winter, will produce good turnips 

 if sown for a crop, "My neighbors," says the writer, " told me it will 

 not produce turnips, but charlock." 



"Now," said Mr. Robinson, "here is a case where we want positive 

 knowledge. Who has it? I have not, only believe as those neighbors did, 

 that it is not good seed." 



Andrew S. Fuller. — I know of one instance where such seed was sown, 

 and it produced turnip tops and seed, but few bulbs of any value. 



THE HOG DISEASE. 

 Solon Robinson. — Well, here is another letter that confirms the state- 

 ment of one I read at a former meeting, that the bones of hogs dying with 

 the prevailing epidemic are so diseased that they decay in the carcass be- 

 fore the softer tissues. As this is the case, my remedy or preventive would 

 be feeding bone meal liberally with plenty of sulphur. 



SUBJECT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. 



Wm. Lawton. — I hope members will not flag in bringing forward sub- 

 jects and discussing them with energy, for we may elicit some facts of im- 

 portance to ourselves and others- The oldest man here feels that he lives 

 again while talking of fruit and trees and flowers. There is an enjoyment 

 in such labor, and there is excitement iu producing new things, and so there 

 is in coming together in these social gatherings to discuss them. 



Adjourned to first Monday in August, and to meet every first and third 

 Monday of each month till further notice. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



August 2, 1858. 



Present — Messrs. Adrian Bergen, of Gowanus ; Andrew S. Fuller, of 

 "Williamsburgh ; Solon Robinson, Paine, and Dr. Peck, and T. W. Field, 

 of Brooklyn ; Chilsou, of Jersey ; Rev. Mr. Adamson, Secretary of the Geo- 

 graphical and Statistical Society ; Hon. Hugh Maxwell, Mr. Stacey, Bruce 

 and Witt, of Williamsburgh ; John W. Chambers, Robert L. Waterbury, 

 M. D., Sotham, of Oswego, Lowe — 47 in all. 



Dr. Waterbury in the chair ; Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The secretary read the following translations and extracts made by him 

 from works received by the Institute since the last meeting of the club, viz: 



Revue Horticole, Paris, Juii>2, 1858. 



THE CRYSTAL PALACE AND THE GARDENERS. 



The exhibition of fruits, flowers, plants, &c., at the palace continued 

 from the 12th to the 27th of May, and as our horticulturists had last year 

 proved the excellence of the palace in the preservation of their articles, 

 they came forward this year with great zeal with their numerous lots of 

 hothouse plants and others. They. were beautifully displayed, were well 



