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rivalling any grown in warmer, longer inhabited, and more favored sec- 

 tions. 



" Plums. — Here, one of us — he of the East, where every plum grown 

 is attended with so much labor and trouble to protect it from the curcu- 

 lio, that they may be said to cost a dollar each — could but express the 

 utmost satisfaction ; and here permit the remark, as coming from that 

 Eastern man, that not only on the tables of this Society's exhibition, 

 but in various gardens where he had an opportunity of examining the 

 plum tree in bearing, he saw evidence of the same successful result in 

 the growing of this fruit, free from the stings of the curculio, which has 

 attended one other section of the United States only. Evidence that 

 while it is hardy as a tree in the climate, the fruit will be one of exceed- 

 ing pecuniary profit to the orchardist. 



" Every variety of this fruit exhibited seemed to have been grown in 

 the greatest perfection, and in calling to it the attention of planters, we 

 desire to name the McLaughlin, Jefferson, Golden Drop, Purple Favor- 

 ite, Bleecker's Gage, Hudson Gage, as among varieties that will pro- 

 duce fruit of the best and most desirable qualities for all purposes, 

 except that of drying ; and for this latter, no better may perhaps be 

 named than "St. Martin's Quetoche." Many other varieties could un- 

 doubtedly be named, but a report like this will not perhaps be thought 

 suitable as a place for an extended record. 



" Grapes, being next in our schedule, we looked about us expecting 

 in this fruit to see only some imperfectly matured berries, but we were 

 doomed to disappointment, for we had for examination large dishes of 

 heavy bunches and berries of the Isabella, Catawba and Clinton varie- 

 ties. As a whole, the Isabellas were best ripened, giving evidence that 

 for most parts of Wisconsin, it is the variety best suited for cultivation. 



" Quinces. — The apple-shaped, or orange variety, competed only 

 with numerous seedlings closely resembling it, but such seedlings rarely 

 possessing all the good qualities of the parent, we awarded but one 

 premiun. And here let us remark, that the Portugal Quince, if it can 

 be obtained true, will generally ripen better, and cook more delicate and 

 tender than the orange. The latter, however, is generally gathered long 

 before it is ripe ; and when so gathered, it cannot be made to cook 

 tender. Usually, it should not be gathered earlier than from the 20th 

 of October to the first of November ; as a good, sharp frost or two 

 does not injure it. / 



