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Mr, Wier — If you are going to retain Ben Davis on the list, let the 

 3Iay of j\Iyers be retained for trial. 



Retained, 



Melox — The President — Is there any person present who has fruited 

 the Melon and the Newark, and has observed whether they are synon- 

 ymous ? I have done so, and found them to be the same. The character 

 of the Newark King is the same as the Melon with me. This Newark 

 King is au apple of a good, fair size, rather broad at the base, marbled 

 and striped with red, and tapers considerably at the blossom. It is well 

 ■defined at the basin, and ihere is a delicate network of russet. It is ten- 

 der and juicy, rather a brisk pleasant acid. It is a late autumn and a 

 ^early winter apple. Some will ripen and fall quite early. 



Mr. Francis — I have one specimen. It is a very green specimen, 

 and perhaps some of you could tell whether it was the same as the New- 

 ark Pippin. [Sample shown.] 



The President — That is. Norton's Melon. It is perhaps a little over- 

 grown ; the same variety I received for Newark King. Do you recog" 

 nize this as the Newark King, Mr. Freeman ? 



Mr. Freeman — I do not recognize it as such. 



MiNKLER — Mr. Nelson — There must be some mistake about the Mink- 

 ler, I see it is only recommended by one individual in the North. I 

 move that it be entered for market and familj^ use in the North. 



Mr. Galusha — I would like to say one or two words about it. It is a 

 red apple, round, and of medium size. The tree is remarkably ugly in 

 its growth, but its habit of bearing is very good : it bears excellent crops. 

 They may be kept safely until March. To show how the fruit is regard- 

 ed in my own county : I was solicited, as a nurseryman, to get a cer- 

 tain apple, giiing a local name, and graft it. For several years I was 

 importuned to get that variety. When I did get the apple, I found it 

 was the Minkler, which they had been cultivating as Logan's Northern 

 Pippin. I have never heard of its failing anywhere. It is rich in its 

 juice, but tough in its flesh, and I do not regard it as being a first class 

 fruit. I would like to ask any one present if they have recognized the 

 Slinkier as a synonym of any other fruit ? 



