100 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



SECOND DAY.— MORNING SESSION. 



The discussion on Small Fruits not having been completed the 

 previous evening, was resumed, with special reference to the 

 revision of the Society's catalogues. 



BLACKBERRIES. 

 Dorchester. — Mr. Varney. The best blackberry grown. 

 The President. What is the testimony in relation to its hardi- 

 ness ? 



Mr. Varney. Hardiest of all. 



Kiltalinny — Mr. McLaughlin. It does well with me. I get a 

 good crop two years out of three by laying the tops down. The 

 only objection to it is that it spreads so rapidly it becomes a terri- 

 ble nuisance in a small garden. 



Mr. Varney, It is the second best. 



President Gilbert. Are any of the blackberries hardy enough 

 to stand our climate without laying down ? 



Mr. McLaughlin. I think the Kittatinny would live, but I 

 think it will do better bj' laying it down. 



Mr. Sawyer. I have tried many kinds and never lost many 

 plants by winter killing. 



The President. That is an illustration of the fact that the pro- 

 tection required in our northern section is not required on the 

 seaboard. 



Wihori'H Early. — President Girbert. lias the experience of any 

 of you proved that the quality of the fruit is objectionable — that 

 there is a hard core in it ? 



Mr. Varney. I don't think much of it. 



President Gilbert. From the testimony brought out thus far, I 

 think it is evident that the Society will not recommend a large 

 culture of blackberries. 



Mr. McLaughlin. I have done well with the Kittatinny, but I 

 tried the Lawton several years, and discarded it. I never saw an 

 eatable Lawton raised in Maine. They are sour and hard, and 

 don't have at all the flavor that they do in New Jersey. 



Mr. Sawyer. I would like to know if any gentleman has culti- 

 vated any blackberry with profit ? 



Mr. Simpson. I have a friend who got the largest wild black- 



