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crop. Owing- to the great dronght last year the plants made no runners, so 

 these must be the product of the same plants that were so productive last 

 year. Yet we are told that this variety produces but one crop. Well, 

 facts are stubborn things, and this is not the first one that has upset some 

 fine theory. 



Mr. W. S. Carpenter. — It is a theory that has no foundation, and all cul- 

 tivators who have tried the experiment as faithfully as I have, know that 

 the Wilson is the most productive variety known; and that it will produce 

 two or three times as much as any pistillate variety, such as Hovey's, 

 Scott's, McAvoy's and others, all of which I have discarded. 



Zepiiyranthes IIOSEA. 



A lad}^ presented a flower which she has had growing for the last five 

 years, but has never been able to find any gardener that could name it. It 

 grows from a bulb that increases very rapidly, and is continually throwing 

 up flower stalks. The flower is of a very delicate purple color, and requires 

 to be taken into the house during the winter months. 



Mr. Prince. — It is called the Zephyranthes Rosea, of the order of Amaryl- 

 lidacea, of Lindley. 



The sti'awberry question was continued as the subject for the next 

 meeting. 



Adjourned. JOHN W. CHAMBERS, Secretary. 



June 24, 1862. 

 ;Mr. Wm. Lawton, of New Rochelle, in the chair. 



Institute Prizes for 1862. 

 Mr. John W. Chambers, secretary of the Board of Managers, presented 

 a list of awards on various subjects relating to agriculture, which had 

 been adopted by the Board of Managers and referred to the Farmers' Club 

 to examine and report: 



1. For the best winter wheat — a new variety, equal to Medi- 



terranean, one bushel to be exhibited Silver Medal. 



2. For the best spring wheat — a new variety, superior to 



any disseminated, one bushel to be exhibited Silver Medal. 



3. For the best oats — a new variety, superior to any culti- 



vated, one bushel to be exhibited Silver Medal. 



4. For the best twelve ears of field corn — ripening early, 



and producing at least two ears to the stalk Silver Medal. 



5. For the best peck of seedling potatoes — equal to the 



Peach Blow in quality for the table, and ripening- 

 earlier Silver Medal. 



6. For the best seedling pear Silver Medal. 



*l. For the best seedling apple Silver jMedal. 



8. For the best seedling grape Large Silver Medal. 



9. For the best essay on the culture of the pear Gold Medal. 



10. For the best essay on the culture of the peach Silver Medal. 



