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wen said that a gentlemen in Worcester exhibited what appeared 

 to be five difierent varieties of tomato, from one plant. The White 

 Gondouin, Mr. Had wen thought quite distinct from any other 

 currant, in berry and bush, and with a decided difference in flavor. 

 It is not as prolific as the White Grape, but it is the sweetest of all 

 currants. 



The Chairman announced that the subject would be continued on 

 the next Saturday. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



Saturday, March, 23, 1878. 



A meeting for discussion was holden at 11 o'clock, W. C. 

 Strong, Chairman of the Committee on Publication and Discussion, 

 presiding. The subject was the same as that of the last meeting, 

 the Culture of Small Fruits. 



The question of the identit}' of the Versaillaise and Cherry currants 

 came up again, and was discussed at some length, the opinion that, 

 while they strongly resemble each other, they are, nevertheless, 

 distinct, decidedly preponderating. N. B. White thought that 

 nurserymen had the two varieties mixed. The Chairman said that 

 it was easy to perpetuate confusion when once introduced among 

 varieties resembling each other. He had noticed a difference in 

 the wood and habit of growth of the two varieties, jet it was eas}' 

 for the best judges to mistake in fruit exhibited. He had a large 

 plantation, partly Cherrj" and partly Versaillaise, which he should 

 examine more closely than ever before, and he thought that after 

 hearing what had been said in regard to these two currants we 

 should all put on our glasses and watch them with more care. 



The Chairman remarked that nothing was said of the raspberry in 

 the discussion of the previous week. He thought it a fruit of more 

 importance than the market would indicate. Many new and highly- 

 praised kinds were offered, some of which were sold as high as a 

 dollar a plant. Among others little cultivated here, the Brandj-wine 

 is receiving much attention. On inquiry' it appeared that no one 

 present had cultivated this variety. 



E. P. Richardson had cultivated the Philadelphia for t]\ree oi* 



