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"This list contains the kinds which are as fresh as possible: — 

 Prince Albert, Queen of Nice, Syrian, Porteau Noir, Black Portugal, 

 Whortley Hall Seedling, Muscat of Alexandria. 



Black Hamburgh and Wilmot's New Black Hamburgh and Victoria 

 Hamburgh, dry up some. 



These kinds dry up badly : — All the Frontignans dry badly, Black, White 

 and Grizzly. 



Black St. Peters is uncertain ; some years it keeps well ; other years it 

 dries. Zinfindal dries badly." 



Mr. J. S. Amory exhibited some beautiful specimens of gooseberries, 

 with the following note, containing the valuable information which has 

 alone been wanting to encourage an extension of the cultivation of this 

 delicious and refreshing berry : — 



" Gentlemen, — Having failed entirely in the cultivation of gooseberries, 

 I had abandoned the attempt, when, having observed that some one at the 

 South had succeeded, by paving under the bushes, I procured some new 

 plants, which I set out in the middle of a row of paving about two feet Avide ; 

 the result is entirely satisfactory." 



So far as the experience of the past few years attest, the " Houghton 

 Seedling" has been contributed in abundance by a few exhibitors, showing 

 no deterioration in quality, not being subject, alike with most other varie- 

 ties, to the blight. 



Aug. 7th, Mr. J. W. Foster contributed a seedling gooseberry of an extra 

 fine quality. There is hardly any fruit from seedlings, of which greater 

 progress may be expected than this. The kinds introduced from England 

 do not thrive here ; indeed the fruit seems to be entirely changed, and to 

 lose that agreeable flavor which makes it so much admired there. This 

 difficulty can be only remedied thoroughly by raising new varieties from 

 seed matured here ; the Committee beg to call the attention of members to 

 this subject, as they do not doubt, that as much interest will in a few years 

 be excited here by exhibitors of gooseberries as in any other region of the 

 horticultural world. 



Mr. Galen Merriam exhibited very fine specimens of the improved high 

 bush blackberry, under successful cultivation. This fruit, so grateful and 

 80 wholesome for children, during the season of summer complaints, when 

 produced in the perfection exhibited by the cultivation of this gentleman, 

 readily commands $1 the box, while raspberries, requiring probably more 

 care, fetch only one quarter of this price. This is partly owing, no doubt, 

 to the extent of growth of the latter, but, if methods could be discovered by 

 which this blackberry can be made to yield in profusion, it would be a most 

 valuable addition to our catalogue of common fruits. And, with a view to 

 disseminating a knowledge of tlie origin and culture of the " Improved 

 High Blackberry," your Committee would call the attention of the pub- 

 lic to an article in the " Magazine of Horticulture," Vol. XVI, page 261. 

 The communication is from tlie pen of the Hon. Josiah Lovett, one of your 

 Committee, and was written to the view of inducing the cultivation of a 

 fruit, in which he has been so eminently successful. 



