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It is not desirable to multiply fall-ripeiiinjr varieties of ap[)lc.s 

 indeed we already liave too many of them for profit. The wise plan 

 will be to select two or three of the very best, and plant enough of 

 these to meet the demand. A very few kinds will meet the wants of 

 the family, and fewer yet will he enough for market It is a great 

 mistake, but one that is very often made, that of planting out a great 

 many varieties of apples. The experience of all who have grown fruit 

 for protit coincides in this, at least, that a large quantity of only one 

 variety of saleable apples is much more remunerative than the same 

 quantity made up of a great nundjer of kinds. 



AUTUMN MEETING- 



The usual autumn meeting was held in the Town Hall, at Sarnia, 

 on Wednesday, the eleventh day of September, 1378. President Bur- 

 net being absent at the New York State Fair, the Secretary called the 

 meeting to order, which was duly organized by choosing Chas. Arnold, 

 of Paris, chairman. After the reading of the minutes, Messrs. Ebenezer 

 Watson, George Mill, and Townsend G, Vidal were appointed a com- 

 mittee to examine and report upon the seedling fruits exhibited ; and 

 Messrs. Joshua Adams, Hugh Smith, and Chas. Duncan, a committee 

 to prepare sul)jects for discussion. Wliile the latter committee were 

 considering their report, the meeting proceeded to the discussion of pear 

 culture and pear blight. 



W. Mowbray grew pear trees in clay soil, in what used to be a garden, 

 but was now in grass, he had not seen any blight, but some varieties 

 winter killed ; had found the Flemisli Beauty the most hardy. E. 

 Watson had succeeded in getting some very fine pears, but the blight 

 has always destroyed his trees.* Near the water the crop of fruit this 

 year is good, but on farms away from the lake shore, the late frosts 

 injured it very much, James Watson had not suffered much from 

 pear blight until lately. His trees are growing in clay soil on the bank 

 of a creek, in the Township of Moore. Bartlett is too tender, Beurre 

 d'Anjou has stood the winters. Doyenne d'Ete, and Burre Clairgeau 

 stand well, Clapp's Favorite does well, is hardy and good, Flemish 

 Beauty has not suffered in any way. Tliought he had greatly benefitted 

 some of his pear trees whicli showed bliglited spots on the trunk, by 



