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from his neighbour's by a hedge of Raspberries. The hedge was 

 some seventy-five yards long, but after consuming all he required 

 the grower sold between £3 and £4 worth each year. That 

 was an example of how to utilise ground which might have been 

 planted with a useless bush. If we only did justice to the soil 

 by the exercise of intelligence and due care, Englishmen could 

 produce fruit as good as was ever sent from any other country 

 in the world. It was only knowledge, judgment, and ordinary 

 business commercial care that was needed. 



Mr. A. H. Peaeson said he was very pleased Mr. Wilks had 

 taken up the subject of planting fruit-trees as ornamental trees, 

 and he could assure them, from having seen Mr. Wilks' own 

 garden, how lovely a lawn might be made by the fruit-trees, 

 both in the spring and the autumn. 



Mr. Rivers alluded to the Times correspondence. He said 

 that if an orchard yielded a profit three years out of five they 

 ought to be satisfied. The remainder of the rent would be paid 

 by the bush-fruits. He would like to give to the meeting a 

 recipe for canker which had been made by Mr. Tonks, of Bir- 

 mingham. It had proved most successful, and was as follows : 



Superphosphate of lime . . . .35 lbs. 



Nitrate of potash 21 „ 



Nitrate of soda 28 „ 



Sulphate of lime 28 „ 



A quarter of a pound to the square yard should be applied in the 

 autumn and spring. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Wilks and to the Chairman con- 

 cluded the proceedings of the first day. 



