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and coldest, the dryest and wettest and meanest climate in the world. 

 We are looking for a good long-keeping apple. 



Prof. Budd — Transylvania has a climate somewhat resembling 

 yours. It is bounded partially on the north, and wholly on the east 

 and south, by a high range of mountains — a continuation of the 

 Carpathian — and its summers are exceedingly hot and dry. Intro- 

 duce the products of that country, try them, and good will certainly 

 come of it. I would recommend especially the Red Batullen apple 

 for trial in your section. 



Dr. Sanborn — We would like to hear something from the Pro- 

 fessor about the small fruits he saw in Europe. 



Prof. Budd — Strawberries are very much like ours in this 

 country. They grow just as fine berries, but lighter in color. 

 Blackberries are much like the Missouri Mammoth that Mr. Wier 

 used to manipulate. Currants of that country are very fine. When 

 rambling about the grounds of the Agricultural College at Moscow 

 we came across some bushes about five feet high bearing a fruit we 

 did not know. The fruit was sweet and very pleasant, and the 

 bushes seemed to be good bearers. Were told that it was a currant. 

 It is altogether unlike any variety we are accjuainted with. Their 

 gooseberries are not very good. 



Parker Earle — I consider the lecture of Prof. Budd, to which 

 we have listened to-night, one of the most interesting, suggestive, 

 and valuable papers that has ever been read to an American horti- 

 cultural society, and I move that we express our appreciation by a 

 vote of thanks. 



The thanks were so expressed by a rising vote, unanimously. 



Dr. Sanborn — We have received much valuable instruction 

 from Prof. Ragan's lecture, and I move that we extend a vote of 

 heartiest thanks to him for his excellent paper. 



Thanks were in like manner expressed by a rising vote, unani- 

 mously. 



Adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, in the 

 Free Congregational Church. 



