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Mr. Benners, of Astoria, presents grafts of fine pears, Duchesse 

 D'Angouleme, Bergamot, &c. 



Wm. Lawton presents grafts of the Church pear, of New Ro- 

 chelle. 



Dr. Uuderhill presents Baldwin apple grafts, and grape cut- 

 tings. 



The Long Island Fish Guano, &c., Co. send samples of their 

 artificial guano, from their manufactory at Southold. It is nearly 

 destitute of smell, is granulated, and convenient for use. 



Solon Robinson proposed that the Club meetings shall be here- 

 after on Mondays, instead of the Tuesdays, as heretofore, in order 

 to accommodate the press of New- York. 



Dr. Smith, of the New- York Times, seconded the motion. 



Secretary Meigs said that the Club was under the direction of 

 the Committee of Agriculture, of the American Institute, and 

 the consent of that board was indispensable. Messrs. Hon. R. S. 

 Livingston and Wm. Lawton, of that comn.ittee, hoped that the 

 Mondays may be substituted for Tuesdays — which change they 

 hoped and believed would be adopted. 



The Club voted unanimously for the Monday meetings. 



The Chairman said that the subject of this day would be con- 

 tinued. That as a matter of course, the Club would always choose 

 the one it preferred for the time, viz: " Cranberries," "Artificial 

 Home Lights," " Public markets, best forms and places," "Grapes 

 for our middle and southern States." 



The Club adjourned. H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



April 5, 1858. 



Present — Messrs. R. L. Pell, John Campbell, Judge Scoville, 

 Solon Robinson, Mr. Wheeler, of Wayne Co., Mr. Pardee, Mr. 

 Paine, of Brooklyn, Wm. Lawton, of New Rochelle, Fuller and 

 Provoost, of Williamsburgh, Mr. Bruce, and many others — forty 

 in all. 



President Pell in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following translations and extracts made 

 by him from articles received since the last meeting of the Club, viz : 



