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It is a large fine potato but late

2 Will Hydrangea grow from a slip? It will

3 Has any member been troubled with an in
sect which eats the Fuchsia? All who
raise them complain of it.

4 How distinguish between the roses be-
-longing to the three divisions Noisette
damask and Tea? The Noisette are
climbing roses. The damask are the
rough leaved. The Tea are dwarf
much more delicate and tea-scented

5 Is it too late to set out late cabbage?
Occasionally it succeeds so late but not often

6 Where should canteloups be kept to ripen
when pulled before they are ripe? In a mod
erately cool place. Some persons say they
are as much better ripened in the house
as some kinds of pears are.

7 What time plant onion seed for setts to stand
out all winter? No answer

8 Francis Stabler brought some pears
which had been cut in half by the red
squirrel for the sake of the seeds. They
were anxious for the safety of their best
pears and some other fruit.

The Burbank potato is recommended by
Thomas Lea, as a very fine potato.

Roger Farquhar's very fine display of vege
tables brought forth a little good natured
teasing on the specimens of garden soil
he exhibited at a previous meeting,
which he silenced by some sensible re-