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wrapping over them a mixture of clay, sulphur, and lime. Charles 

 Duncan said that Flemish Beauty and Clapp's Favorite promise to be 

 hardy, and suited to the climate of his section., Township of Moore, and 

 that there had been no blight on these varieties with him. Had found 

 leaclied ashes very beneiicial to fruit trees. Thos. Watson, of 8a»nia, 

 had found Flemish Beauty and Clapp's Favorite, and indeed all sorts 

 of pears, to lose their leaves, they would spot and curl up. Joshua 

 Payne said that Flemish Beauty does well, though some of the trees 

 blight, the ]^)artlett does well, also tlie Seckel, Clapp's Favorite, and 

 Beurre Clairgeau, Tliinks tlie pear trees do better without cultivation, 

 but spreads a little manure occasionally on the surface of the ground 

 around the trees, which acts as a mulch, ami keeps the ground from 

 cracking in drouth. Thomas Watson said that he used saw-dust and 

 chips as a nmlcli, and found that his trees were infested with the borer, 

 and asked if this nrnlch was the cause of the attacks of the borer. W. 

 Saunders replied that it was not the cause, and that if an alkaline wash 

 were applied to the trees it would prevent the borer from attacking 

 them, it would prevent the Ijeetle from laying its eggs, or kill them if 

 laid. That it \\'oul(l not kill the borers however if they have got into 

 the tree. E. Watson had never mulched his trees with saw-dust or 

 gliips, ])ut had plenty of borers. Jas. Dougall, of Windsor, was asked 

 in regard to Eliot's Early Pear, and replied that it was larger than 

 Doyenne d'Ete, a week earlier, and superior in quality. The tree is a 

 strong grower, and very hardy. 



The committee on subjects 'suggested for discussion the question, 

 what varieties of fruit are successfully cultivated along the shore of 

 lake Huron and the river St. Clair ; and how far has the fruit crop in 

 th^t district been injured by the spring frosts this year? Thos. C. 

 Wheatley, residing near the lake in the Townsliip of Sarnia, said that 

 he had grown only apples and peaches. Of the summer apples, he 

 grew Early Harvest and Eed Astracan, the latter had proved the most 

 profitable. The Porter yields well, but is not so marketable as a red 

 apple; he wants a good red apple, ripening after the Red Astracan, for 

 market purposes ; has just planted the Benoni to see how that would 

 answer. . Rhode Island Greening fruits abundantly, has a good repu- 

 tation, and is inquired for by purchasers. The Baldwin is not so even 

 in size, and hence not as profitable. Cayuga Red Streak bears when 

 young and abundantly, but the fruit is too large, prefer to handle 



