MAINE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2G5 



The remaining specimens were presented by F. Glazier, Jr., 

 of Hallowell. One of tliem is a very good apple, but too small 

 to be profitable for general cultivation. The other is a sweet 

 apple, somewhat above medium size, of oblong form, yellow- 

 ish color, with a sliglit blush on the sunny side ; stalk rather 

 long and stout, set in a narrow and deep cavity ; calyx rather 

 large and set in a very shallow basin; flesh white, compact and 

 juicy, with a rich saccharine flavor. Early winter. We would 

 recommend a gratuity to Mr. Glazier. 



Your committee would recommend the more extended culti- 

 vation of seedling apples, in particular, for the purpose of 

 obtaining new varieties suited to our own climate, soil and 

 situation. But to secure any valuable practical results, it is 

 requisite that the great laws of reproduction be rigidly regarded. 

 If real and substantial progress in this direction be sought, not 

 only must seeds be selected from the best varieties, but from 

 the choicest specimens of each of these varieties. Like pro- 

 duces like, no less in the vegetable than in the animal kingdom. 

 If we would produce choice trees and choice fruit, we must 

 plant the seeds of specimens which exhibit the highest degree 

 of vigor, and the most marked characteristics. 



At the present time, it seems especially desirable to multiply 

 late fall and winter varieties of apples, particularly late fall 

 varieties ; as we have few, if any, of this class of fruit that is 

 in every respect just what we want. It is also desirable to 

 multiply the varieties of winter apples that are red in color, 

 because such apples are most sought after in foreign markets. 

 Maine, we believe, is destined to become the great fruit-grow- 

 ing State of the Union, for shipment abroad. The apples 

 grown in this State have a compactness of flesh, and a richness 

 of flavor, which render them peculiarly adapted to this purpose, 

 and cause them to be much sought after. 



Although the law which governs the production of new varie- 

 ties of fruit is but imperfectly understood, enough is known to 

 indicate the direction in which we are to look for improvement. 

 If improvement is sought in winter fruit, select seeds from win- 

 ter apples which have been the least exposed to hybridization 

 from summer or fall varieties, and of the color you wish to pro- 

 duce. If you wish to produce a late fall variety, select seeds 



