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Mr. Saunders also rocommended the common Line violet. 



Messrs, Saunders and Beadle saitl that they believed many had 

 tried to fjrovr the Trailing Arhutna in gardens and had failed, as it needsi 

 a pecnliar kind of soil. It is fonnd in Nova Scotia and New Jersey. 



The next question taken up was, "Which are the five host anr^ 

 most profitable varieties of potatoes ?" 



Mr. Arnold mentioned Brownell's Superior, Dempsey, Rose, Climax,, 

 Ruby and Eureka. Some potatoes would thrive one year and not the 

 next. Few varieties were favorites more than two or three years. 



Mr. Page would choose the Alpha for an early potato, the Beauty 

 of Hebron, Snowflake, White Peachblow (which grows earlier than 

 the Jersey Peachblow), and the Threble. 



Mr. Ja'rvis said he had tried a great many varieties, but came back 

 to the Early Rose. 



The following committees were appointed to report at the next 

 winter meeting: 



On Fruit Packages — Messrs, Pempsey, Pettit and Smith, 



New Fruits — Allan, Holton, Arnold and Smith. 



Vegetables — Page, Croil and Taylor. 



Ornamental Trees aud Shrubs — Leslie and Arnold. 



Roses — Beall, Dempse}'^ and Beadle. 



Hardy Flowering Plants — Gilchrist, Forsyth and Bruce^ 



Climbers — Wellington, Arnold and Saunders. 



The subject of best peas was then taken up. 



Mr. Arnold said that in selecting five varieties of ganleu peas it 

 will be advisable to have them follow each other in season of ripening, 

 and in my opinion the earliest and best of all peas grown on thia 

 continent is Bliss' American Wonder, This variety is a cross between 

 tiiose two grand peas so well known to most lovers of good garden 

 peas, viz: McLean's Little Gem and that tall-growing, late^^ but 

 delicious and productive old pea. Champion of England. The Wonder 

 is very early and dwarfish and very good. Second in season of 

 ripening is the Alpha. This is a very good early pea, but it is a tall 

 grower and requires sticking; this in my opinion is a great objection, 

 Third, McLean's Little Gem, a very delicious dwarf-growing productive 

 pea. Fourth, Hayes' Dwarf Mammoth. This pea grows about two 

 leet high, and if planted at the same time as American Wonder would 

 ripen about throe weeks later, Jt is a very large, delicious and pro^ 



