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Northern Somerset, Penobscot and Washington counties : Agawam 

 blackberry, Cuthbert and Tyler raspberries; Fay's Proliflc and 

 White Grape currants, and the Houghton gooseberry. 



For Oxford, Kennebec, Waldo, and the southern counties, the 

 following varieties are enumerated : Cuthbert, Golden Queen, 

 Shaffer, and Gregg raspberries; Agawam and Snyder blackberries ; 

 Fay's Proliflc, Versailles, Victoria and White Grape currants ; 

 Downing, Houghton and Smith gooseberries ; Bubach No. 5, 

 Crescent, Haverland, Sharpless and Wilson strawberries. 



Professor Munson adds that the varieties named are the ones 

 most commonly grown at the present time. It i"- believed that 

 many of these varieties (especially of the small fruits) will soon be 

 superseded by some of the newer introductions, even as the Hovey 

 strawberry, Knevett raspberry, and Dorchester blackberry have 

 given place respectively to the Crescent, the Cuthbert and the 

 Agawam. 



AT THE WINTHROP MEETING. 



ORCHAEDrNTG. 



President Pope Conducted the Speaking on this Subject. 



As a result of his success in orcharding he presented many help- 

 ful and practical ideas on the starting of the orchard. The location 

 being determined, the first essential to success is to obtain good 

 trees. In the purchase of nursery stock too often the price rules 

 regardless of the qualit}'. A mistake made in setting poor trees 

 can never.be corrected. Get trees as near home as possible, but be 

 sure to get good ones. Don't set Baldwins that have been grafted 

 in the nursery. He had practiced setting seedling trees, and grafting 

 into the limbs as soon as the trees are of sufficient size. He has 

 set Ben Davis, Haas and Talman's Sweet, these being hardy varie- 

 ties. After the trees are well grown he grafts into the limbs Bald- 

 wins and such other varieties as he may desire. 



Experience has taught him many lessons as to the time of setting 

 trees. He used to wait until the soil was in good condition lor 

 planting corn, but now he sets his trees as earl}' in the spring as 

 the frosts and rains will permit. The trets should be set before the 



