180 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



DIVISION H. — PLUMS, APRICOTS AND NECTAEINES. 



Collection Plums — First premium, James Snow, Muskegon, $10 ; second 

 premium, N. P. Husted, Lowell, 15. 



Plate Washington — First premium, S. W. Fowler, Manistee, Michigan, $1. 



Plate Lombard — First premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby, Oceana county, $L 



Plate Duane's Parple — First premium, James Snow, Muskegon, $1. 



Plate Yellow Egg — First premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby, Oceana county, 11. 



Plate Coe's Golden Drop — First premium, James Suow, Muskegon, $1. 



Plate Bavay's Green Gage — Second premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby, Oceaua 

 county, 50c. 



Plate Jefferson — First premium, James Snow, Muskegon, $1. 



Plate Imperial Gage — First premium, James Snow, Muskegon, $1. 



Plate any valuable variety not enumerated — First premium, N. P. Husted, 

 Lowell, $1. 



This plum, named "Seedling," the committee recommend be called the 

 "Husted Plum." 



Committee. — Joseph Gridley, Kalamo, Eaton county; S. M. Pearsall, Alpine, 

 Kent county. 



Note. — At a meeting held at Sweet's Hotel the above report was adopted, and the Seed- 

 ling Plum was christened the " Husted Plum." 



The Husted Plum. — This plum was brought to the notice of the State Pomo- 

 logical Society at the festival at South Haven, 1873,where it received a commenda- 

 tory notice from the proper committee. It was again shown, in fine condition, at 

 the State Fair, showing its capacity as a keeper. It cannot be claimed to be supe- 

 rior in quality to other plums of its season, and it is understood that the com- 

 mendations of the committee are bestowed upon it rather on account of its 

 alleged hardiness and ability to repel the curculio. 



It originated with N. P. Husted, of Lowell, Kent county, Mich., from sprouts 

 growing from the stock of a grafted tree, and has now grown three full crops. 



Fruit, below medium size, roundish, flattened, regular. Suture distinct. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, slender ; inserted in a slight, regular cavity. Apex, 

 slightly depressed. Color, dark, dingy purple. Surface profusely marked with 

 large, roughened grayish specks, many of them considerably elongated trans- 

 versely to the axis of the fruit, and the whole surface covered with a dense 

 whitish blue bloom. Flesh, greenish orange, rich, juicy, vinous; skin slightly 

 astringent ; flesh adhering to the very small, nearly round, rather flattened pit. 

 Quality, very good. Season, first to fifteenth of September, and keeps well. 



Tree a strong upright grower; old wood lightish green ; young wood slen- 

 der, smooth; buds shouldered; foliage small, glossy, flat, recurved. Very 

 hardy, and resists the curculio better than any others. Worthy of trial. 



T. T. LYON. 



DIVISION I. — SEEDLING FRUITS. 



Your committee have carefully examined all seedling fruits and find none 

 worthy of final recommendation save an Autumn Crab, presented by John 

 Byers of Bainbridge, Berrien county. This is a fine fruit, of good color and 

 delicate flavor. A grape presented by the same party the committee would 

 reserve judgment upon until it has received further trial. 



Committee. — H. E. Bidwell, South Haven, chairman; N. Chilson, Battle 

 Creek ; W. I. Blakely, Grand Kapids. 



Byers' Beauty— This is a new variety of the Siberian Crab, originating at 



