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The President — I will take the liberty to enter my own experience. 

 I have it in several orchards — some old and some young. It is with me, 

 found to be a most uniform bearer. I can scarcely tell of any equal to 

 it. It is however a poor apple to handle — it will almost leave the marks 

 of your finger upon it. 



Motion lost. 



Autumnal Sweet Swaar — Mr. Nelson moved to strike out the 

 Autumnal Sweet Swaar for market in the North. 



Mr. Bryant — I think it is not a good market apple, and not a prof- 

 itable apple. It is not as good as represented by Thomas and others, 

 as it has grown in the State of Illinois. It is neither excellent nor prof- 

 itable. 



The President — my experience concurs with that of Mr. Bryant — I re- 

 gard it as not worth cultivating. 



The question being on striking out, it was carried. 



Baccolinus — Mr. Earle — I would like to hear something from Judge 

 Brown, about Baccolinus. I move that it be added to the list for market 

 in the South. 



Judge Brown — The tree is very thrifty and productive. The only ob- 

 jection to it is its small size. It cooks remarkably well, and is of fine 

 flavor. Whether it be very valuable as a market fruit I dont know, I be- 

 lieve it is liked best by those who have most of it. The tree is product- 

 ive and hardy. It is a handsome apple but small ; that is the only 

 objection. It is a Southern apple. I would remark, that it had better 

 remain another year where it is. 



Mr. Earle withdrew his motion. 



Belleflower, Yellow — Mr. Wier — I move to strike out Bellefleur 

 from the list, for family use in the North. 



Mr. Earle — You may strike it from the list, but the people will raise 

 it anyhow. 



Mr. Wier — I have no doubt the people will plant trees, but I dont 

 think they will raise much fruit. I have had it foi 25 years, and this 

 season is the only one we have had fruit to any extent. They have now 



