90 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



J. M. B. Wetherwax, El Dorado County : 

 Thirty-two varieties of apples. 

 Sixteen varieties of pears. 



C. Y. Tallmadge, Sacramento : 

 One variety of apples. 



J. E. Peasley, San Joaquin County : 

 Nine varieties of apples. 



C. Weisel, Sacramento : 

 One variety of apples. 

 One variety of pears. 



J. E. Nickerson, Placer County : 



One hundred and sixty-two varieties of apples. 



Sixty-eight varieties of pears. 



Seven varieties of quinces. 



Thirteen varieties of peaches. 



Six varieties of plums. 



Fifty-four varieties of grapes. 



B. Cahoon, Sacramento : 



One variety of pears. 



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C. G-. Hidden, Sacramento: ' 



Two varieties of pears. 



E. E. Wick. Sacramento : 



Two varieties of quinces. 



W. C. Felch, Sacramento: 



One basket of peaches, raised by Ingoldsby, Coloma. 



Mrs. J. Wise, Sacramento : 

 One variety of quinces. 



B. 1ST. Bugbey, Folsom : 

 One variety of grapes. 



Samuel Eich, Sacramento : 



Thirty-four varieties of grapes. 



A. Gaffnesch, Sacramento : 



Fifty-eight varieties of foreign grapes. 



Mark Hopkins, Sacramento : 

 Four varieties of grapes. 



FIBEE DEPABTME^T. 



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About fifteen years have passed since the news went out from the 

 Golden Gate at San Francisco that the arid Sierra range of mountains 



