84 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



duty of our Experiment Station to test these promising fruits, not 

 only at the Station, but to procure scions and have them tested by 

 practical men in different portions of the State. 



The Awarding Committee to whom was referred Class II, New 

 Fruits, made the the following 



REPORT : 



Your committee to whom was referred Class II, New Fruits, 

 beg leave to report : 



In No. 7, Best Plate Seedling, Good Enough to he Eecommended , 

 There were seventeen entries from Central and Southern Illinois, 

 Kentucky, Arkansas and Missouri, three plates of which, under the 

 rules, were withdrawn. It was with care that I tested all of this fruit; 

 I took in consideration size, color, smoothness, quality, etc.; with 

 scarcely an exception all of this fruit was good enough to be recom- 

 mended. 



I have awarded the premiums as follows : 



First premium to J. F. Babcock, Little Rock, Ark.: variety, 

 Coffelt. The report accompanying this entry says, seedlings from 

 Ben Davis, upright grower, good bearer and hardy; the quality. No. 

 1, mild, sub-acid. The second premium was awarded to Mr. Samuels, 

 Clinton, Ky.; variety, Glendale; quality, good, mild, sub-acid; tree, 

 good grower, heavy foliage, hardy. The third premium was awarded 

 to J. T. Johnson, Warsaw, 111; apple medium in size; color, red; 

 quality, good, sub-acid; originated in Hancock county. 111. 



There are many other entries which are worthy of further trial, 

 and I recommend that the descriptions which accompany them be 

 published in the proceedings. 



In No. 8, Best Plate New Variety, Good Enough to he Recom- 

 mended. — There are fifteen entries. 



I awarded the premiums as follows: 



First premium to E. A. Riehl, Alton, III.; variety, Nero The 

 apple is of good size; color, red; quality, good. Second premium to 

 Frank Harlan, Canton, Mo.: variety, Shackleford; specimen, large, 

 smooth, good color; quality. No. 2; probably originated from seed of 

 Ben Davis. Third premium to W. R. Craiu; variety, Pickett; size, 

 large, dull red in color; quality. No. 2. 



Nearly every other plate is worthy of recommendation for fur- 

 ther trial. 



I would recommend to this Society that they devise some means 

 by which these fruits can be tried in Illinois. There are apples on 



