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attempts to grow strawberries or raspberries without manure. They both 

 require liigh manuring, with strong putrescent substances. 



Prof. Mapes. — I doubt that. I have my raspberry plantation in the same 

 place it has occupied for 15 years. I know the theory is that all plants of 

 this family require a large amount of nitrogenous manur^es, but mine have 

 never been dressed with a pound of anything but superphosphate of lime 

 at the rate of 200 pounds to the acre, and my plants are entirely healthy, 

 and the yield of fruit satisfactory. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter said, in answer to the inquiry about quince cuttings, 

 that those of the Japan variety are no more diiiicult to propagate than any 

 other, and of any kind he does not lose 5 per cent. Thc}^ are taken from 

 the bush in autumn, after frost has killed the leaves; the cuttings about 

 12 inches in length, the lower end cut Just below a joint, and planted at 

 once in rich, moist earth in a shady place. He succeeds with rose cuttings' 

 treated in the same way. 



Adjourned. 



John W. Chambers, Secretary. 



June 23, 1863. 

 Mr. John P. Veeder, Guilderland, N. Y., in the chair. 



Boyden's New Strawberry. 



Dr. Trimble. — Since the lust meeting I have seen a new strawberry 

 growing in Newark, N. J., the gentleman who raised it is a scientific man. 

 The strawberry was not the result of accident as most of our strawberries 

 are, fifteen of them weighed a pound. 



I ask that a committee be appointed to investigate the merits of this 

 new -candidate for favor with strawberry culturists — a new seedling, 

 which it is acknowledged excels in size, or rather, in the number of large 

 berries produced, all others ; 28 will fill a dinner plate, weighing an ounce 

 each. The Doctor and Mr. Carpenter both spoke of it as "the best of all 

 strawberries." Solon Robinson conceded excellence to it, but contended 

 that it was not better than twenty other sorts, and not at all equal to the 

 Hooker. 



Dr. Trimble. — Last week I had an opportunity of testing some very fine 

 strawberries, they were grown on the grounds of Mr. W. R. Prince, at Flush- 

 ing, L. I., some of the varieties were the finest I ever tasted. 



Profitable Strawberry Culture. 



A letter from Mr. Riker, of Stamford, Conn., inviting the Club to visit 

 his place to see the growth of strawberries, incidentally stated that he is 

 sending them every morning to New York, where he gets 50 cents a quart, 

 and this is equivalent to $1,000 an acre — the variety, the Austin seedling, 

 which he prefers over Wilson or Trioniphe de Gand. Mr. N. C. Ely, Dr. 

 Trimble and Mr. S. Robinson, were appointed the committee. 



A New Dairy Implement 



■was exhibited by Mr. M. A. Richardson, of Sherman, Chautauqua counfy, 

 N. Y., and submitted to a committee, for trial and report. It is a patented 



