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Genera] Chandler. — I am by no means surprised that any gentle- 

 man interested in the publication of agricultural periodicals, should 

 find fault with the proceedings of the Farmer's Club. The opera- 

 tions of the club are designed to benefit the public, without charge, 

 and may very juslly, in the estimation of some be deemed an unwar- 

 rantable interference with individual profits. There is more danger 

 in attempting to do service for nothing than is generally supposed. 

 The secretary of this meeting and myself were for two weeks, un- 

 der great apprehension of being indicted, for very innocently inves- 

 tigating one of the most cruel shipwrecks that have occurred on 

 this coast for the last century. I have no doubt he will bear testi- 

 mony to the truth of my remarks. 



Mr. James Henry presented to the institute his family and school 

 monitor and explained its object. 



Mr. Manice of Long Island. We are told that the Osage Orange 

 forms a good hedge. Not so on Long Island, I have tried it for 

 seven years and I find that it dies out in spots. It will not do, and 

 I hope our people may not be so misled as to try to make hedges 

 of it. I have tried also the New Castle Thorn, but that is now 

 attacked by some insect which threatens to destroy its utility for 

 hedges. 



Subjects for the next meeting, suitable to the season, pruning, 

 grafting and budding. Adopted. 



Mr. Armstrong presented a specimen of the gutta percha mem- 

 brane, adapted to grafting, the edges of the membrane are readily 

 united, after being wrapt around a graft, by means of a case knife 

 heated over a lamp, being drawn slightly over the meeting edges. 

 The weather is then entirely excluded. 



Jas. P. Allaire and Miss Johnson presented to the club, cuttings 

 of the Sugar Grape from the county of Monmouth in New-Jersey, 

 supposed to be a native Grape, long known there, growing usually 

 on the banks of streams, an abundant bearer. Berries oblong, pale 

 green or white, deemed delicious. The cuttings were distributed. 



Dr. Underbill. — I will present to the club at the next meeting, 

 grafts of some of my best apples. 



The club adjourned to Tuesday ii«xt. 



