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society, they will do their utmost to make a creditable display as well 

 as to make a large collection. 



If the executive committee will take hold of this matter and urge 

 it forward there is no question about the success of the enterprise. If 

 our county societies can be assured of some money to pay their ex- 

 penses, they are willing to give their time and work for nothing. 



NEW APPLES. 



Again, I would call attention to some of our "new apples." 



At the display in Michigan we had twelve new seedlings, very val- 

 uable, and at St. Louis, also, we had fourteen. Some of these are 

 very promising and we trust will prove a permanent improvement on 

 some of our old fruits. 



In addition to those spoken of in the June report, namely: 



The " Loy," a seedling, from Howell Co., Mo., which took the pre- 

 mium at New Orleans as the best new apple ; propagated and for sale 

 by M. J. Roundtree, Springfield, Mo. 



The " Rankins," a seedling from Lewis county, which took the 

 premium at our last winter meeting as the best new apple ; propagated 

 by Chas. Patterson, of Kirksville, Mo. 



The " Gano," a seedling from Platte county, resembling the Ben 

 Davis ; propagated by Blair & KaufFman, of Kansas City, Mo. 



We have now a few other very promising apples : 



The " Luke's Silver," a very valuable apple, of good quality, hardy 

 tree, very productive, and a great keeper. Thos. Luke, of Trenton, 

 Mo., is the originator and propagator. A sample is on the table, gath- 

 ered last September, taken to Michigan and then St. Louis. 



The " Shackleford," an apple propagated by Frank Harlan, Can- 

 ton, Mo., resembles the Ben Davis, but of better quality; good, hardy 

 tree, very productive and good keeper. A sample can be seen on the 

 table. It seems to be one of the handsomest apples grown and hope 

 it will be valuable. 



The "Howell" apple, a chance seedling, found in Howell Co., 

 Mo., by Levi Smith, of West Plains, and said never to fail to bear; 

 good quality, fine keeper, large size and valuable. A sample is also 

 shown but not of full size, as most of them were given away before I 

 received them. 



The " Freeman," a seedling, from Springfield, Mo., found by J. W. 

 Freeman, of Brookline, and said to be larger than Ben Davis, of ex- 

 cellent quality, beautiful in color (equal to a Lawver), a regular bearer 



