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effect of unfavorable weather upon their ripening and keeping quali- 

 ties. 



The only really fine specimens in the collection that showed full 

 size, clear skin and perfect color were York Imperial, Ben Davis, 

 York Stripe and Smith's Cider, closely followed by one plate of 

 Kome Beauty. All other varieties showed evident signs of the hard 

 struggle they had to prolong their existence to this time. 



This fact goes far to prove the wisdom of this Assoclaiiou in 

 strongly recommending the above named varieties for general plant- 

 ing in I'ennsvlvania. 



By careful inquiry we also find that the clear-skinned, high-col- 

 ored specimens v.'ere all grown on trees that had been carefully 

 sprayed, and a few plates that were badly discolored by fungus and 

 showed injury by codling moth were brought by men who don't 

 spray their trees, and these blemished specimens placed alongside 

 the clean, high-colored ones showed more forcibly than words of 

 any si)eaker can do the importance of careful systematic spraying. 



Y^our committee wishes to make special mention of one plate of 

 York Imperial shown by Calvin D. Scholl, one plate of Y^ork Im- 

 perial and one plate of Y^ork Stripe by D. C. Rupp, one plate each of 

 York Imperial, Ben Davis and York Stripe by Noah Sheely, and one 

 plate of Salome by E. E. Persing. These apples were all of large 

 size and high color, of very attractive appearance, and gave evidence 

 of the intelligent care that had been bestowed on the trees by their 

 owners. 



Mr. J. Horace McFarland made a beautiful display of Florida 

 citrus fruits, brought into the room with the fruits adhearing to the 

 branches in clusters just as they had grown on the trees. This 

 jiroved an object of great interest to the members, very few of whom 

 had ever seen oranges growing on the trees. The varieties shown 

 were oranges: Jaffa, Bessie, Parsons, Satsuma, Tangarine (2), Tar- 

 diff and Washington Navel. There were two specimens of Genoa 

 lemon, and a large cluster of the grape fruit, or pomelo, showing ten 

 perfect specimens. 



Mr. J. D. Brenneman showed ten pots of Mrs. Southy gerraniums, 

 which were remarkably thrifty and uniform, both in. foliage and 

 bloom. 



Messrs. Rakestraw and Pyle presented a vase of choice carnations, 

 but failed to place a name card on them. 



Mr. Foster, representative of the ^'Rural New Yorker," presented 

 a vase of beautiful carnations and mignonette. 



Mr. Daniel Smeych showed Burn Easter, Joseph d'Malines and 

 Lawrence pears, which were well grown, smooth and in remarkably 

 good condition for this season of the year. The following is a list 

 of the fruit on exhibition: 



