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The laiul should be prepared as we have it for the strawl)erry ; 

 the more manure the better. Plaut strong pUmts of the raspberry 

 six feet b}' six feet; the blackberry eight feet by six feet. 



When the canes reach three and one-half feet, nip oft" tlie tips ; 

 this will give strong laterals, and when those reach one and a half 

 feet, clip them. Such plants so treated should yield an enormous 

 crop of large berries. Few are aware of the possibilities of such 

 plants. 



Every farmer, laborer, mechanic, artisan, or professional man, 

 may have these summer fruits in great al)undance. They not 

 only afford a rich luxury for the table, but the sauitar}- eft'ect of 

 such fruits is too important to be overlooked. AVe hope the time 

 is not far distant when every household may realize the advantage 

 of an ample home garden abouudiug with choice vegetables, fruits, 

 and flowers. 



AVe are fully aware of the abiding interest this Society takes in 

 encouraging efforts to produce new and valuable varieties. This 

 is in harmony with the progressive age in which we live. Progress 

 in ever}' other department of industry is surely made. Horticul- 

 ture, Floriculture, and Pomology should iu no wise be behind. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has a record of which 

 it may justly feel proud, being recognized, the world over, as in 

 the front rank of intelligent, progressive eft'ort. We feel assured 

 that the future of this Society will be in. full accord with the past, 

 and that the j'ounger members, and those who shall from time to 

 time be elected to so honored a membership, will strive faithfully 

 to keep up the high standard so well sustained by their seniors, 

 and by those well remembered pioneers who have gone before. 



Discussion. 



William D. Philbrick called attention to Mr. Augur's directions 

 as to a closed frame of plants for hybridization, and asked how the 

 frame was to be ventilated during the period of fertilization. 



Mr. Augur replied that if the plants were protected from pollen- 

 laden insects from the time the flowers were ready to open, and 

 until the third day after the hand-fertilization was completed, the 

 seed could not be affected by any other pollen. The frame could be 

 protected from insect intruders by a gauze covering during that 

 period, if it was necessary to lift the sash meantime for ventila- 

 tion. 



