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alioiit as productive as the Wilson, but was too soft for shipping ; ami 

 that Col. Cheney had done well. A. M. Sinitli remarked that lie had 

 sent a few crates of the New Dominion to Hamilton and Toronto and 

 liad received fifteen cents per quart for them, while the Wilson brought 

 only ten. Mr. Honsberger said lie had shipped the New Dominion to 

 Montreal and Ottawa and received no complaints as to the shipping 

 qualities of the fruit. 



The meeting spent an hour in discussing the methods of cultivation 

 best adapted to the successful growing of small fruits. As was to be 

 expected, a variety of opinions were elicited, yet the weight of opinion 

 seemed to be in favor of making the soil quite rich for currants, rasp- 

 berries, and gooseberries; only moderately rich for strawberries, and 

 less rich for blackberries ; with plenty of water for strawberries and 

 gooselierries, and thorough clean surface cultivation for all, stirring the 

 surface of the ground frequently. In the case of raspberries and black- 

 berries, members were advised to cut out the old canes as soon as the 

 fruit was gathered; take away any weak or superfluous young canes, 

 and shorten in the remainder. 



On the question as to what varieties of the raspberry succeed well, 

 it was conceded generally that the Philadelphia was the most prolific of 

 all, and several thought it also the most profitable, others had found 

 the dark color of the fruit objectionable, and on that account preferred 

 the brighter colored sorts, as the Clarke and Highland Hardy; the 

 Highland Hardy was early, coming in before any other, even before 

 strawberries were gone. Diadem was mentioned as being of fine flavor, 

 and hardy. In Prince Edward County the black cap raspberries had 

 proved more profitable than the red, but this did not seem to be the 

 experience in the western and southern sections. 



There was a display of fruit of very fine quality, consisting of 

 cherries, currants, raspberries and gooseberries, but very much less in 

 quantity than was to be expected in such a famous fruit-growing section 

 as St. Catharines and vicinity. 



Most of the gooseberries were seedling varieties, raised from the 

 European, and if they continue to be free from mildew they will be 

 great acquisitions. Mr. Scott, of Orangeville, sent some fruit from a 

 seedling gooseberry that he has cultivated for ten years without mildew. 



The next meeting will be held in Sarnia, on Wednesday, the 

 eleventh of September next. 



