AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 187 



June 20, 1859. 

 Petet Cooper in the chair. Present, 60 members. 



The Secretary read the following extracts from works last received by 

 the American Institute, viz: Gardeners' Monthly and Horticultural Ad- 

 vertiser, Philadelphia, June, 1859. 



STRAWBERRY. 

 "Mr. Downer, of Kentucky, a most skillful and reliable Horticulturist 

 has produced a new berry which is pronounced a triuviph I on comparison 

 with celebrated kinds.^^ 



GOOSEBERRY. 



" A mountain seedling gooseberry, brought into notice by Philemon 

 Stewart, of the United Society at New Lebanon — a rampant grower, mon 

 Btrous bearer, perfectly hardy, and never mildews ! 



Fungus in your propagating beds is killed by slight sprinkling of salt on 

 the tan. 



PLUM TREES. 



Salt good to kill curculio, but must not be placed too near the roots. 

 Plum is naturally a marine tree, and it is surprising how much salt it will 

 assimilate and thrive upon. 



CURCULIO AGAIN. 



Dip bunches of rags in gas tar and hang them in the plum trees, and 

 renew occasionally ; found to be quite effectual. 



Solon F.obinson. — Mr. C. Taber, of The American Agriculturist office, 

 sends a bag of seed for distribution, with the following note : 



" Seed from R. Nash, of Auburn, N. Y., who says he has sown twelve 

 acres of it. He calls it 'Chinese buckwheat.' It is also called ' Italian 

 buckwheat, ' Italian Bloom Grass,' &c. It is evidently a species of mil- 

 let, nearly resembling the Canary seed. It is said that over seven tons of 

 fodder was cut from two acres of it last year." 



Jas. H. Parsons, of Allegany, N. Y., sends the following: 



" Query for the American Institute, — The late frost in this section has 

 done great injury to the trees, killing the foliage of many entirely^ 

 together with the new growth and the young buds. Will such trees put 

 out new buds this yotir, or will tliey remain leafless two years ?" 



The chairman replied that he knew of the same thing forty years ago, 

 yet the trees recuperated again. 



Andrew S. Fujller — There is no dou"bt the trees \^;ill recover and put 

 out new buds. If they do not they will die. 



Solon Robinson ^ead a letter from Mr. Parsons, with a sample of wheat 

 te show how it was killed by the frost. He says : 



"The farmers in this region say that winter wheat on low ground is 

 killed. I send you in an old paper several stems of wheat, which I cut 

 off with my knife, near the roots. There are four acres in the lot, and 

 the wheat is fast turning white. The stalks are so badly injured at the 

 joints that they cannot head out. I do not think there will be a peck of 



