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cuts the stem of the fruit; this is placed on a long pole, and has a 

 baff attached, into which the fruit falls. The inventors are INIisses 

 Newcombe, No. 33 West Twenty-seventh street. When the ladies 

 were mentioned, there was general applause, for this was the first 

 invention by ladies that has been presented to the Club — and lady 

 inventors are very few. 



CRANBERRIES FROM TOM's RTVER, N. J. 



Mr. Wm. W. Applegate exhibited a beautiful hill of cranberries 

 grown on his place. 



Mr. S. Edwards Todd stated that it is a specimen of many acres 

 now growing. Formerly, the ground was a swamp. First, the 

 wood on it sold for $400 an acre. Then the ground was planted, 

 at a cost of $300 an acre, when it waa sold for $1,200 an acre, and 

 paid for with two crops of the fruit. 



CLARK RASPBERRY. 



Mr. Charles P. Auger, Whitneyville, Conn., and Mr. Lyman 

 Bassett, North Haven, Conn., exhibited specimens of the Clark 

 raspberry. 



This is a new variety of the red raspberry, originated at North 

 Haven by Mr. Lyman B;issett. The chairman said it was enor- 

 mously productive, growing on long spurs, and its fruit delicious. 



Mr. Wm. Lawton thought it was altogether too soft to send any 

 distance to market. 



Mr. N. C. Meeker. — It is certainly valuable for family use. 



SENECA BLACK CAP. 



Messrs. Doolittle & Wright, Waterloo, N. Y,, exhibited this fruit. 

 It is of large size, and is claimed to be from eight to ten days later 

 than the Doolittle black cap. A handsome crate, of twelve boxes, 

 of the fruit was shown and distributed, and enjoyed equally with 

 the others. If it is as late as stated, it must be a valuable addition 

 to our raspberry list. 



WASHING FLUID. 



Mrs. M. W. Hayward, Natick, Mass. — Some of my neighbors 

 have been paying a dollar for this receipe for washing fluid : Two 

 pounds of sal soda; three-fourths of a pound of unslacked lime; 

 two gallons boiling water. Let it stand till perfectly clear, then 

 put in bottles. Soak the clothes over night — half pint fluid to a 

 boilerful — soaxj them and boil an horn*. It is good. 



