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Mr. Edwards — I have not tried it extensively in that line. 1 think 

 some one might have had experience same as my own. 



Mr. Pierson — I find this matter was up at the last meeting but one^ 

 and I find that every one who spoke on the subject at that time was 

 against its continuance on the list, except Mr. Bryant and Mr. Earle. 

 I find that several say it has been good, but that it was then a failure. 

 Mr. Bryant now comes forward and says it is a failure with him this 

 year. JSTow I hold that a pear which is so universally a failure, on 

 which so many thousands of dollars have been spent, and when there 

 is only one locality that can speak in favor of it, I say that it ought 

 to be recommended solely for that one locality. It grows very vigor- 

 ously, and it is a very pretty tree, but I do not like to see it covered 

 with these miserable black crooked pears. I thought I would put out 

 a hundred because it was on the list, and I went visiting localities and 

 found out, until at last I came down to two. I say let it be recom- 

 mended for South Pass only. 



The question being on recommending it for special localities, it was 

 — Carried. 



Mr. Brown — Is any one experienced with the Grey Doyenne ? 



Dr. Hull — It cracks, but it is really a first class pear. I have found 

 points where they all cracked, but I do not think we ought to discard 

 pears because they crack, yet there are other varieties that are so 

 liable to crack that they ought to be discarded. I never had one 

 crack and I never expect to have. 



Mr. Pierson — That pear bears very finely in my neighborhood. It 

 is very healthy, and I have no notion of its cracking. 



Mr. Brown — With me it ripens with the White Doyenne. It is 

 fully equal in quality, I think better, but not quite so productive. 

 Those who discard the White might attempt the Grey. 



DucHEssE d'Angouleme. — Dr. Hull — I would not grow it because 

 they are too largo, and not first rate in quality, and do not sell for 

 any more than others. I go in for the first quality of fruit. 



Mr. Galusha — How does it compare with the Bartlett in quality ? 



