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kinds of fruit had been injured ; strawberries, apples, pears, &c., were 

 not more than half a crop ; cherries, almost a failure ; black currants 

 were more- injuied tlian the red and white; and grapes were very 

 seriously cut oil At Jordan Mr. Honsberger said the strawberry crop 

 had, been fair; raspberries were a medium crop; red and white currants 

 were not much hurt; black currants suffered more, but there was a 

 fair crop; gooseberries are good; peaclies, not lialf a crop, the Crawfords 

 and Foster are hurt the most. Early Beatrice and Early Eivers are well 

 loaded; the apple crop is light, the best show of fniit is on the Northern 



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Col. McGill stated that at Oshawa the strawberry crop lost its 

 earliest berries ; pears were nearly a failure ; no cherries except the 

 common red ; and the plum crop would be about one-third as large as 

 usual; grapes never promised better; raspberries were good; and apples 

 not more than half a crop. J. G. ]\Iiller, of Virgil, reported that the 

 first growth of the grape vines was wholly killed by the frost, but that 

 a second growth was coming on, and there would probably be a pretty 

 fair crop; there will not be half a crop of apples; the pear crop is very 

 nnich injured ; plums never promised better, and in my grounds have 

 been unable to find a single Curculio, though traces of their work are 

 to be seen; strawberries have been a good crop; cherries, half a crop; 

 peaclies will be a light crop; cun*ants abundant; and apricots few. 



Tlie meeting then considered the question What new varieties of 

 strawberries are promising well ? Mr. Biggar, of Drummondville, 

 thought that the Great American promised to be a good fruit. Mr. 

 Laing, of St. Thomas, that the Monarch of the West is doing well. A. 

 M. Smith named Cumberland Triumph as having done well tliis year. 

 Great American as promising, and Monarch of the West as large, very 

 productive, and of good flavor; and Mr. Morden thought Long John 

 wonderfully productive. Ur. Watt, of Niagara, remarked that Col. 

 Cheney was one of the best with him. Mr. Stewart, of Virgil, had 

 found the Duchesse to be of medium size, early, very good, and fairly 

 productive; Crescent Seedling moderate bearer, fair size, and good 

 quality ; Col, Cheney very productive, even more so than the Wilson, 

 but the fruit was not perfect; Captain Jack to be of small size, very 

 productive, and of good quality; Great American, after two years trial 

 had not done well, the plants seemed to be weak and unable to make 

 runners. Mr. Gilchrist, of Guelph, said the New Dominion had been 



