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into the stove, thus savmg the air from being disagreeable and 

 unhealthful. 



Dr. J. C. V. Smith spoke highly of it, and several other mem- 

 bers concurred. A committee of ladies was appointed to experi- 

 ment and make a report. This is the second instance in which a 

 lady has presented a patented article before the Club. Hitherto it 

 has been remarked by thinking men that women never invent or 

 take out a patent. A new day seems coming. 



SMALL FEUITS. 



A. M. Purdy, South Bend, Ind. — I am watching with interest all 

 that is said on the " small fruit " question. This season has proved 

 favorable indeed for such. I should advise all who are setting 

 small fruits, and who wish for a perfect succession for the longest 

 length of time, to set the French, Wilson, Jucunda and Green 

 Philipe strawberry. The first, very early and delicious; second, 

 well known; third, called sometimes " Knox's 700," but proved to 

 be the Jucunda, has astonished me this season with its fine crop, 

 enormous fruit, and long season of bearing; the fourth, extremely 

 hardy throughout the entire country, and highly productive. 



Also set the Philadelphia, Doolittle, Miami Black Cap, Golden 

 Cap, and Ohio Everbearing raspberry. The first enormously pro- 

 ductive, and withstands our western winters without protection. 

 The second, large, very productive, and the earliest black sort. 

 The third still more productive than the last, and a stronger and 

 still more stalky bush, and less thorny; fruit larger, less seed, and 

 sweeter — in fact, far superior to the Doolittle in every respect — 

 only that it is fully ten days later, and keeps in bearing two Aveeks 

 after the Doolittles are gone, thus keeping up the raspberry season 

 mitil blackberries are in full bearinsr. 



The Golden Caps are fully equal to the Doolittle in bearing and 

 size of fruit, and being of such beautiful color, present a magnifi- 

 cent sight on the table. 



The last named (Ohio Everbearing) keeps on fruiting until frost 

 comes. Add to these the old, well-tried Dorchester and New 

 Rochelle, or Lawton blackberry; Red, Dutch and White Grape 

 Currant; Houghton Seedling gooseberry; Concord, Hartford Pro- 

 lific, and Isabella grape, and a good selection of hardy small fruits 

 can be relied upon. 



Mr. N. C. Meeker. — I know that Mr. Purdy has had large expe- 

 rience m raising small fruits; still one should not make too great 



