166 Mississippi VaUey Horticultural Society. 



not do so well. It bears in about four years from planting. 1 

 first found it up the Shenandoah valley. I believe it originated 

 there. 



3Ir. Johnson, of ladiana — These discussions are interesting. I 

 am sorry I have not my family here so we could stay a month. 

 But all good things must come to an end. 



The President — We will now hear the report from the Committee 

 on Fruits on Exhibition by Mr. Gibbs, chairman. 



REPORT OF COxMMITTEE ON FRUITS EXHIBITED. 



The undersigned, Committeee on Exhibits, beg leave to report, that they find on 

 our tables two large collections of apples by State Horticultural Societies — one 

 from Missouri with one hundred and thirty-seven varieties, and the other from 

 Nebraska with fifty-seven varieties — both being very creditable displays, especially 

 in the large size, good condition and fine color of the fruit. Of the new and 

 promising varieties in the Missouri list there are the Ingraham, by William Grif- 

 fith, of Carthage ; the Gano, by VV. G. Gano, of Parkville ; and a sweet seedling, 

 by J. A. Bayliss, of Lee's Summit. In the Nebraska list, the Otto Redstreak and 

 Barnard, the Warder and the Wilder, by J. H. Masters, of Nebraska City. 



In the Missouri collection there are twenty-five varieties that have lain in cold 

 storage since September last, whose good quality and condition at this time, al- 

 though many of them are early fall apples, are important facts as showing what 

 can be done to carry our fruits through the exposition next winter at New Orleans 

 by the cold storage facilities oflered there. 



Dr. J. Stayman, of Leavenworth, Kas., shows a handsome red apj^le said to be 

 a seedling of the McAfee, by the late Dr. Howsley, of Leavenworth. Dr. Stay- 

 man also has a seedling of his own production not yet named. 



AVe find a few plates of apples fiom Iowa and Minnesota, including fine speci- 

 mens of the Wealthy from both States. 



The floral decorations of the hall are the contributions of Robert S. Brown, of 

 Kansas City, and we recommend a vote of thanks therefor. 



The few plates of Prentiss grapes are exhibited by T. S. Hnl)hard, of Fredonia, 

 N. Y. 



The Plummer Evaporating Company, of Kansas City, makes a large display of 

 their products, to which we invite special attention, as the industry they encourage 

 is an important factor in the problem of how to market our surplus apples, and the 

 fine sam|)les of ajiple cider of William Byers, of the Steam Cider Works, of Kan- 

 sas City, are also worthy of notice in this connection. 



We discovered this afternoon, on one of the tables of H. C. Garth, of Kansas 

 City, a collection of what appear to be some mammoth tropical citrus fruits; but, 

 as U])()n the basis of disclosures made at this meeting upon the wonderful results 

 of crossing and hybridizing in fruits and vegetables, these things may be some 

 new monstrosities of mixe<] lemon and pumpkin parentage, we forbear to commit 

 ourselves upon them. 



