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the Wvthc, that I think worth rerommending ; it is an apple of good 

 quality, but has one fault — it lacks liigh color ; being like the Rawles Ja- 

 net in tills respect. The size is satisfactory; the tree is hardy ; " It has 

 been more profitable than any five trees in my orchard," says the owner 

 of tl\e original tree. What the result of further trial may be I do not 

 know ; it is now very promising. This winter the ap])les have not kept 

 quite as well as heretofore. My trees of this variety are four years old 

 from the graft. The old original tree has been miserably pruned; a man 

 went at it with saw and axe, and he has left his marks upon it in a man- 

 ner not to his credit, or to the health and well-being of the tree. We 

 have another variety — the Monta Bella — a beautifully-colored flesh, but 

 is too tender for market purposes. It might be well to propagate it for 

 ^ amateur purposes. 



Mr. McWhorter (of Mercer county) — I thought it was nearly as 

 good as the Northern Spy. I have fruited a great many Southern apples, 

 but I find only two that seem worthy of cultivation — the Red Ox and 

 the Red Warrior, with the preference, perhaps, to the Red Warrior. I 

 can not speak of their keeping qualities. I have kept them in good 

 condition till February, and have kept the Red Warrior till March. 



The Secretary — Does the Red Warrior keep better than the 

 Red Ox? 



Mr. McWhorter — I did not say so ; I do not know. 



Mr. Walker (of Hancock county) — The Baldwin is a large, fine 

 apple, the tree makes excellent growth, and for the last eight years in my 

 orchard it has not failed to bear a partial crop, though seldom a full crop. 

 We have kept them till January, and we like to eat them. They are dis- 

 posed to rot. They are large and heavy. 



The Secretary — I would like to hear about the Charles Downing 

 strawberry. I think a little information respecting this comparatively 

 new variety will be valuable. 



Dr. Humphrey — I think Mr. Leslie, of Ipava, is a large grower of 

 this and other varieties of strawberries, and he can tell us something 

 about the Charles Downing. 



Mr. Leslie was called for, but was not in. > 



Mr. Jones (of Quincy), said it would not bear shipping like the 

 Wilson. It produces well. 



Dr. Long (of Alton) — I have never been able to get more than two 

 full crops from the Wilson ; it is constantly lifting itself out of the 

 ground, and from exposure to the hot sun the roots die out, and the bed 



