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Thos. W. Field. — He must give up the Maple and plant Ailanthus. 



Wru. P. Prince. — Or Paulownia. 



Andrew S. Fuller. — Or Catalpa. 



Mr. Prince. — I wish to put on record my opinion that the Catalpa is a 

 native of Japan. I have an abundance of evidence, which is conclusive to 

 me, to corroborate this fact, notwithstanding it has been so long considered 

 a native of this country. 



Wm. S. Carpenter presented two samples of extra fine gooseberries — the 

 Crownbob, which is one of the hardiest sorts grown, and the Whitesmith, 

 also an excellent berry, and both grown without mildew, by severe pruning 

 and high cultivation. 



Andrew S. Fuller presented Houghton's seedling gooseberry, which never 

 has mildewed with him, here or in Wisconsin. 



CURRANTS. 



William R. Prince exhibited several varieties of currants, including the 

 original red Dutch, and the advance that has been made by the seedlings 

 produced — the White Provence, the Versailles, the Champagne, the Cherry. 

 The Corinth currant of commerce is a dried, seedless grape. Another cur- 

 rant introduced by Mr. Prince, he calls the Corral ; it is a very handsome 

 red berry. The red Provence currant has red .-hoots like red dogwood 

 when the shoots are young 



A NEW SEEDLING RASPHERET 



was shown by Mr. Prince, which promises well. It is a seedling of the Red 

 Antwerp. 



A NEW VARIETY OF RYE. 



Wni. S. Carpenter presented a sample of new hardy rye, remarkably pro- 

 lific, and very white and heavy, yielding 30 bushels per acre. It is an 

 Italian variety, which he highly recommends to the attention of farmers. 

 The seed was obtained from the Patent Office. 



CARNATION. 



Andrew S. Fuller presented 152 specimens of seedling carnations, of 

 great beauty. 



A SEEDLING RASPBERRY 



was also shown by him, which is very fine, and several other of known va- 

 rieties, very superior. The Fontenay raspberry is an everbearing variety, 

 that bears its heaviest crop in the fall of the year. 



THE YUCCAFILAMENTOSA. 



Mr. Fuller exhibited stems three feet long, covered with those beautiful 

 flowers, from seedling plants only two years old. 



THE CURCULIO. 



Doct. Trimble attempted to prove that the same insect that makes the 

 black-knot, destroys the plums and other fruit. 



Upon this quoistion a considerable discussion ensued between Mr. Prince, 



