The meeting held at Rochester, on the 30th of June, was an interesting one. Strawberry cultivation was freely discussed, and a vote taken, which resulted in the following:

For Amateurs.

Hooker.......

12

Burr's New Pine......

7

Early Scarlet.......

7

Hovey's Seedling........

4

Wilson's Albany........

4

Genesee.........

5

Jenny Lind.........

2

McAvoy's Superior.........

2

Triomphe de Gand,.......

2

Peabody's Seedling..........

2

Trollope's Victoria.........

2

Walker..........

1

Crimson Cone.......

1

Cusbing.........

1

Chilian,.........

1

Richardson's Cambridge.........

1

Longworth's Prolific..................

1

For Market.

Early Scarlet,........

8

Crimson Cont..........

7

Wilson's Albany..........

7

Genesee.........

5

Hooker.............

4

Hovey,...........

4

Cushing,..........

2

Scott's Seedling,.........

2

Iowa,..........

2

Longworth'8 Prolific,...........

2

Burr's New Pine€........

2

Walker........

1

Fremont,........

1

Peabody,........

1

Triomphe de Gand,..........

1

Chilian..............

1

The conclusion regarding the curculio seems to have been that, shaking the enemy off is the best course. He has attacked the pear and cherry. A light dressing of salt and ashes was recommended round the trees in early spring.

Pinching the pear was recommended, and a discussion had on pruning the grape, in which the established systems were more or less recommended. The cherry was stated to have become diseased and sickly in Western New York, and the diseased state of the peach trees and the curled leaf was lamented. Mr. Barry thought there was no cause for discouragement, and that the old and diseased trees should he replaced with those young and vigorous. The finest climates in the world, he remarked, even Florida and Italy, have periodical changes and extremities which destroy staple crops.

Fruit growing has its troubles as well as every other business, but persevering men like the members of this society will conquer them if anybody can.