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Mr. P. T. Quinn. — This is a valuable variety, and is undoubtedly 

 worthy of cultivation for market. Still, its character is not high — 

 it is wanting in flavor. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — While I agree to all that is claimed for 

 this variety, still, I think that Doolittle's black cap has no superior 

 for intensity of flavor. 



I ELM CITY RASPBERRY. 



! Mr. W. Parmelee, of New Haven, Conn., brought a few baskets 

 of the fruit of the " Elm City " raspberry, a new and choice seed- 

 ling, and claims that it is one week earlier than either the Fran- 

 conia or Clark. The berries were tested by the audience, and 

 pronounced of a choice quality of fruit, well worthy of cultivation. 



The Chairman stated that he considered this a valuable berry, 

 highly flavored, hardy, and very early. 



Dr. Trimble thought there were others superior to this. 



The Chairman. — It is a very early variety. On my place, at 

 Norwalk, I have twelve varieties, but none are ripe, while these 

 from New Haven have been ripe for ten days. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — This has the good quality of being 

 enormously productive, but its character is not high enough. 



romeyis'e's seedling. 



Rev. Mr. Foster showed a few fine strawberries of the "Eomeyne 

 Seedling." He said that any plant is not a perfect plant that has 

 not a perfect foliage. The reason why the Concord grape is the 

 grape for the million is, it has a perfect foliage. This strawberry, 

 he said, holds its foliage till the very last of the season. The Wil- 

 son and the Russell berries do not retain a perfect foliage to the 

 end of the season. For this reason they are not as good as the 

 "Romeyne Seedling." 



This berry was stated to be more productive, and to produce 

 fruit a longer period of time, than any other strawberry in general 

 cultivation, as it comes in after the other varieties have disappeared. 

 For this reason it is a valuable acquisition to our small fruits. 



' SEEDLESra CHERRY. 



Mr. Wm. M. Doty, Star Landing, N. J., exhibited some seedling 

 cherries, grown on his place. 



Mr. Wm. Parry said the cherry was unknown to him; it was rather 

 small, but had a pleasant flavor. 



