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was now taken up; a motion was made that the six varieties, hardi- 

 ness the only test, should remain as they now stand. 



Mr. Plumb thought that the society would sooner or later have 

 to take some action in relation to the Tetofsky. Other societies 

 are striking it out of their list. 



Motion was carried. 



Mr. Plumb said we ought to have two lists for general cultivation 

 instead of one. All the varieties might do well in some places, but 

 they would not generally. We should divide the state, and give 

 lists of the varieties best adapted to each of these divisions, or 

 what would perhaps be as well, or better, give a table of specifica- 

 tions and instructions as to conditions of soil, location and culture 

 best adapted to the various kinds, and qualify the recommendation 

 as dependent on conformity to these conditions. It is always 

 necessary to consider these points in determining the question of 

 adaptation and hardiness; and it is time that they were given as 

 conditions of the recommendation. 



Mr. Kellogg thought we needed six lists instead of one, and we 

 might yet need one for each locality. We are continually learning 

 something on this subject, or rather are unlearning; we have not 

 as many hardy varieties as we had awhile ago, and may not have as 

 many in the future as we have now. We know more than we did 

 ten years ago, but we do not know as much now as we thought we 

 did then. 



Mr. Phillips favored the plan of recommending fewer varieties 

 for general cultivation, reducing it, if necessary, to one or two, as 

 they had done in Minnesota, and adapting the recommendation of 

 other varieties to certain conditions of soil, location and culture. 

 We meet with evidence, continually, that even the conditions that 

 are favorable for some of the less hardy kinds are not favorable for 

 others, perhaps hardier ones. To cite instances in his own orchard: 

 Willow Twig does well there, but throughout the state is generally 

 unsatisfactory; the Pewaukee also does well, but the Walbridge 

 does not. 



It was moved to appoint a committee to prepare a list of specifi- 

 cations of the conditions of soil, etc., qualifying the recommenda- 

 tion of the varieties of apples in the list for general cultivation. 



Messrs. Plumb, Kellogg and Phillips were appointed on the 

 committee. 



