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Mr. M. L. Danlap — I move to amend by including the Center. 



Mr. Keith accepted the amendment. 



Mr. Dunlap — It seems to me that by this course you will be chang- 

 ing every year. I have no axe to grind. If there is any apple in the 

 whole list that is better than another it is the "Stannard/' in the; 

 north part of the State. I have had over 4,000 bushels this year, of 

 which 700 were Stannard. It has never missed a fair crop in the- 

 last twenty years. There is no apple brings the same price at its- 

 season, and its season is the longest of any. It comes in for eating 

 in the early part of October, and it will last two months yet. I have- 

 sold a great many barrels in Chicago. They have been picked uj) by 

 the Italians who keep the fruit stands, and in less than three days 

 after it became known that we had them we sold upwards of 100 

 barrels out of our own cellar. Within the last few years I have 

 advertised that I would send scions to any individual who would 

 send jDOstage. I have done so for the purpose of disseminating this 

 very useful and valuable variety. I am somewhat astonished that it 

 is so very little known after all these years ; but it only shows one 

 thing, that the most useful are the slowest to come into general use 

 while a humbug takes our attention like a whirlwind. 



The motion as amended was then agreed to. 



REVISION OF THE PEAR AND QUINCE LISTS. 



Bartlett. — Mr. Galusha — I move that the Bartlett be stricken out 

 for family use in the North. We have better pears, and not so much 

 subject to blight as the Bartlett. It sells well, therefore let it go to 

 the market. We raise it and sell it because it will bring money. 



Mr. Foster — For a market pear, it is with me number one. 



Mr. McWhorter — It can hardly be serious, it appears to me, this 

 motion to strike the Bartlett out. 



Motion lost. 



Belle Lucrative. — Mr. Earle — I was going to say that it is the 

 best pear in the world, to eat, but it is a very poor market pear. It 

 never colors up after it is gathered. If it has not done this before it 



