204 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Mr. Emery moved the appointment of a committee of five to re- 

 port on order of business for the session, to report in the afternoon. 

 The motion was seconded and carried. 



The Chair appointed such committee, H. D. Emery, C. C. Miller, 

 Suel Foster, E. Baldwin, and J. W. Cochran. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The committee reported on order of business, which report was 

 accepted and adopted. 



As several members of standing committees were absent or not 

 ready to report, the 



REVISION OF THE APPLE LIST 



being first in order, was taken up, and the list as adopted at the last 

 meeting was read, when any one objecting to them, had an opportu- 

 nity to move their rejection. On motion it was resolved that a ma- 

 jority of six should be required to reject or add to the list. 

 E. and M. stand for family use and market. 



SUMMER APPLES. 



Considerable discussion was had on motion to strike from the list 

 Early Harvest and Sweet June, but they were both retained as form- 

 erly. 



Additions now being in order, the following were taken up : 



Barnhill's Summer. — Baldwin, of La Salle Co., moved to add 

 for family use and market ; had cultivated it for ten years ; most 

 profitable early variety after the Early Harvest ; ripens about Au- 

 gust 10th, hardy. 



Kinney, of Rock Island Co. — Tree not hardy with me. 



Minkler, of Kendall Co. — Tree not entirely hardy ; cannot vote 

 for new varieties that have not been well tested. Lost. 



Tetofsky. — Robson, of Jo Daviess, moved to add this compara- 

 tively new Russian variety to the list of summer apples for family 



