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very peculiar, so much so that it seems to partake of the character 

 of the plants found in coal formations ; for instance, there is among 

 others, the Tree Fern so often found in coal formations. 



Dr. Underhill. — An opinion prevailed for a great length of time, 

 that clover would not thrive as a fixed crop in Virginia. But late 

 experience has established it as an excellent one for that quarter of 

 our country. 



Mr. Bowman. — On my farm in Virginia I have flourishing clover 

 fields. 



Judge Livingston. -I have often sowed the red clover in October 

 successfully. 



Dr. Underhill. — I sow it with oats, oats first, early, well harrowed 

 in, then over that, clover well brushed over. I am always successful. 

 I sow from the first to the twentieth of April. 



Judge Van Wyck. — Sometimes timothy seed is sown successfully 

 upon the surface of the snow. 



Dr. Underhill. — For a crop of hay, I prefer to sow timothy alone, 

 and late in the season. 



Mr.Bowman. — I have done well with it, sowing it, on the 29th of 

 May. 



Mr. Elliott. — I never sow clover and timothy together ; my method 

 of broad cast is to proceed with it so as to return upon my track, 

 covering about six feet wide, quite evenly . I have found the crop very 

 uniform. 



The Chairman asked Dr. Underhill to exhibit grafting and budd- 

 ing to the club- 



Dr. Underbill, took a few of the thousands of grafts, brcught to the 

 club by him from Croton Point, and performed the operations of cleft, 



