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and cannot be called much inferior, if any, to No. 1 and 2, being very pro- 

 lific, and well deserves its place among the collection of either an amateur 

 or market gardener. 



The three varieties alluded to were grown on the grounds of Anson 

 Bidwell, the rows being the average of the crop, and very carefully meas- 

 ured they yielded as follows : — 



Buist's Prize, the rows being two feet apart and 114 feet in length, mak- 

 ing 45G feet of ground, 107 baskets, or at the rate of 319 bushels per acre. 



Hovey's Seedling, two and a half feet apart in rows of the same length, 

 133 baskets ; the rows being Avider apart, the yield per acre about the same 

 as Buist's Prize. 



British Queen, tlie rows two feet apart, same length, 80 baskets, or 239 

 bushels per acre. The British Queen ripened five days earlier than Buist's 

 and three days earlier than Hovey's. 



In conclusion, your committee would state that they are fully satisfied 

 that the plants and fruit sold in this market by the name of Wilmot's Su- 

 perb, are the identical Buist's Prize Strawberry. 



The committee would also respectfully report the several varieties, viz., 

 McAvoy's Superior, Schneike's Pistillate, Burr's New Pine, Bicton Pine, 

 and others, are in the hands of proficient cultivators, but another year will 

 be required to test their value. 



The following communication, on the Destruction of the Curculio, from 

 Mr. Updike, was read : — 



Mr. Chairman, — By request of some gentlemen of this society, I am 

 induced to repeat the substance of an article communicated to the agricul- 

 tural society of this county last season. It was in relation to the preserva- 

 tion of plums against the attacks of the curculio. The same process has been 

 tried again this season in my garden, making the fourth year of perfect and 

 entire success. I have brought with me, for the inspection of tlie society, 

 a basket of plums, some of them scarred with the perfect crescent-shaped 

 bite of the insect, which resulted in no injury to the fruit. There is no 

 doubt but that the caustic property of the preparation will destroy the 

 recently deposited egg, whenever it comes in contact Avith it. Being well 

 satisfied that the remedy is a highly valuable, if not an infallible one, I trust 

 one of the objects of the society will be promoted by bringing it definitely 

 to the notice of its members ; that if they think well of it, the precise mix- 

 ture and mode of application may through them more generally reach the 

 public. The mixture is composed of one peck of dry, well slacked lime, 

 and one pound of flor sulphur ; mix thoroughly, and dust it over the entire 

 tree early, in the morning, when the dew is hea\'y ; this should be repeated 

 for five or six times, or until every part of the tree ia well coated ; with a 

 two-gallon tin canister, punched with quarter-inch holes, and handle of 

 proper length, a tree may be well dusted in two minutes. The best time to 

 begin using tlie preparation is as soon as the bloom begins to fall. Some 

 of the liine will of course fall to the ground around the tree: it is recom- 

 mended to dig.tliis lightly under the surface. 



Mr. Updike said that the mixture had been applied to his trees this year, 



