TRANSACTIONS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ILL. 2")1 



Mr. Piper said he has a few bushes of Charles Downitig gooseberry, 

 which he values highly ; the berry is large, white and not sour. 



Mr, Cochran — In a damp season it does not do as well as Houghton. 



APPLE LIST— REPORT OF COMMITTEE. 



Mr. President: Your Committee on Revision of the Apple and Pear 

 Lists would report the following varieties : 



Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, Maiden' s Blush, Bailey Sweet, 

 Jonathan, Domine, Rome Beauty, White Pippin, Willow Twig, Ben Davis 

 and Red Ronianite, for spring cider. 



Of Siberian Crabs we recommend Whitney s No. 20, Montreal Beauty, 

 Transcendent and Hyslop. 



PEARS. 



We also recommend the following list of Pears : 



Bartlett, Howell, Tyson, Flemish Beauty, Duchess (on quince) and 

 Lawrence. 



Respectfully submitted. 



S. G. MINKLER, ) 



HENRY HAUSEN, \ Committee. 



A. R. WHITNEY, ) 



Mr. Woodard spoke of the Tetofsky as the best early apple for him. 

 It yields twice as much as Red Astrachan and is a little earlier. He 

 moved to add it to the list — for trial. 



This motion was supported by several members. 



Mr. Brubacker had it, top-grafted on Siberian Crabs. It is about 

 the size of Red June, and not equal to it in flavor. 



Mr. Woodard said he had two trees top-grafted with it which bore 

 large crops ; and that the fruit is nearly as large as Duchess of Oldenburg. 



Mr. Richmond has it, and values it. The fruit is light color — like 

 Keswick Codlin. 



Mr. Whitney and Mr. Rogers spoke favorably — mentioning that 

 the fruit does not color until fully ripe. 



Mr. Scott — We have had the Tetofsky about twenty years, near 

 Galena, and it is gaining in popularity — is hardy — is grown in Texas. 

 The fruit ripens two weeks earlier, at Galena, than any other variety that 

 we have ; it does not color until fully ripe, when it becomes striped. 



