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experience to solve, as he finally very largely did, the problem of 

 tree fruits for northern New England and lower Canada. In 

 the selection and introduction of ironclad Russian fruits, includ- 

 ing apples, pears, plums and cherries, of various qualities and 

 seasons, he was associated with Prof. J. L. Budd, professor of 

 horticulture in Iowa university, and Charles Gibb of Montreal. 



The latter made two trips to Russia in pursuit of new varieties, 

 and shared his spoils with the doctor. He gave to the public the 

 Yellow Transparent (Russian) and the Scott's Winter (native) 

 varieties of apple, and in his seed business, which he conducted 

 until 1899 as auxiliary to his nursery and market garden, he 

 originated and propagated several varieties of vegetables. 



In 1870 Dr. Hoskins started the Vermont Farmer at Newport, 

 and after two years removed it to St. Johnsbury, where it was 

 conducted for four years with himself as editor and Royal 

 Cummings as publisher, reaching a circulation of 4,000. He 

 then sold his interest to Mr. Cummings. 



He was a popular member of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 and for many years was in demand as a speaker at horticultural 

 and agricultural meetings in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine 

 and Massachusetts. Always a public-spirited citizen wherever he 

 resided, he was one of the founders of and first contributors to 

 the Newport public library, and the first president of the library 

 association. In politics he was a Jeffersonian Democrat ; in 

 religion, a believer in the doctrines of Swedenborg. Extremely 

 versatile, he had poetic, artistic and histrionic talent, an extra- 

 ordinary command of language and gift of expression, combined 

 with a strong love of humanity. With all this he was possessed 

 of great industry and a systematic and orderly disposition. 



Few men have done more for the fruit grower and the fruit 

 eater than Dr. Hoskins. He never forgot his native State, where 

 he always found a most cordial welcome. He was present at the 

 Norway meeting of our society held in the winter of 1890, and 

 spoke upon the recent hardy fruits. He was in delicate health at 

 that time, but we were all glad to meet him^and to hear him 

 speak. He is one of the immortals, for he lives in the valuable 

 fruits and vegetables he introduced, some of which were almost 

 his own creation. What better monument can be reared to a 

 man's memory than these varieties of fruits and vegetables that 

 will live on and on till time shall be no more ? 



