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incident to the fruit trees, the business of fruit-growing will in future be attended 

 witli increased difficulties. Yet he would not give up, but rather iirged renewed 

 activity in fighting the enemies, and renewed zeal in our investigations. 



He was followed by Mr. Edwards, who gave an interesting discourse on Evergreens. 

 Mr. E. is the propagator of perhaps the most extensive evergreen nurseries in the 

 State, and seems to be f[uite at home in discussing them. He urged their planting 

 largely for belts and screens, and protection to orchards, as well as for shade and 

 ornament. He gave an interesting account of th(i habits and characteristics of the 

 several varieties. 



Dr. Hull closed with an account of the structure and growth of the plant, the nature 

 and character of the several diseases, the uses of root and top pruning, the cause and 

 prevention of pear blight, the value of draining, etc., etc. The doctor's remarks 

 were listened to with marked attention, and many inquiries made for the explanation, 

 by our members. Some of his theories are new, and some mil doubtless be Ireely 

 criticized; but he is an earnest and pains-taking investigator of long experience, and 

 has not arrived at his conclusion without a close and critical examination of the subject. 



After a hearty vote of thanks to the members of the committee for their presence 

 among us, and the happy manner in which they had entertained us in their discourses, 

 the meeting adjourned. 



On Tuesday the committoo visited several other places in the vicinity, and then left 



for Quincy. 



OCTOBER ]\IEETING. 



XEW APPLE— THE MOXTE BELLO. 



President Hammond brought to the notice of the Society, and presented specimens 

 of a seedling apple from the orchard of Dr. Ero Chandler. It is a most magnificent 

 red apple, of highest quality, and is certainly a great acquisition. The following is its 



HISTORY. 



Planted from seed on the place of Mathew Gray, Esq., at Riverside, in Monte Bello 

 township, and hence named the "Monte Bello Seedling." This was in 1833. It 

 lived about 20 years, and was then destroyed, being on the line of the Warsaw and 

 Rockford railroad. A few trees had been propagated from it previously; but up to 

 the date of this meeting, that in the orchard of Dr. Chandler, and two others on the 

 place of John Wright, Esq., in Monte Bello, are all that are known to exist. 



DESCKIPTION. 



Tree rather upright, moderately vigorous and healthy, veiy hardy, early, and 

 constant bearer, and very productive; shoots grayish brown, leaves medium. 



Fruit large, oblate, very handsome; surface smooth; color yellow-striped and 

 splashed with deep red, with which it Is almost completely covered; dots large and 

 scattering. Basin wide, regular or wavy ; eye medium, closed; cavity wide, regular, 

 brown; stem short and slender; core medium, regular, meeting the eye; seeds small, 

 pointed. Flesh white, tender, fine grained, delicate, juicy; red streaks from the core 



