THE FEBRUARY MEETING. 5^65 



No. 1 is a lot exhibited by D. T. Fox, of Kalamazoo, showing five varieties, 

 embracing Golden and Eoxbury Kusset, Swaar, Esopus Spitzenburgh, and 

 Northern Spy. 



No. 2. J. A. Davis, of Marshall, seven varieties; Rhode Island G-reeuing, 

 Baldwin, Northern Spy, Wagener, Jonathan, and Smokehouse. 



No. 3. J. D. Husted of Lowell, four plates of Wagener. 



No. 4. H. Dale Adams, of Comstock, nine plates ; two plates McLellan, two 

 Northern Spy, two Baldwin, two Dominion. 



No. 5. Geo. Parmelee, of Old Mission, Grand Traverse county, up among the 

 open waters north of the great pine woods, sends by the hands of our Treas- 

 urer 45 plates of apples ; four of Golden Russet, three Roxbury Russet, one 

 Fall Pippin, four Esopus Spitzenburgh, two Belmont, one Romanite, one Indian 

 Seedling, two Rhode Island Greening, two "Wagener, one Peck's Pleasant, one 

 Maiden's Blush, one Ben Davis, two Northern Spy, three Baldwin, two Snow, 

 one Cabasha, two unknown, one Newton Pippin, and one plate of pears. Vicar 

 of Winkfield, in fine order. 



No. (5. H. N. Crane, of Emmett, 17 plates as follows: One King, one Gold- 

 en Russet, one Baldwin, one Yellow Belleflower, two Northern Spy, three 

 Swaar, one Rhode Islund Greening, one Munson's Sweet, two Rambo, one Sweet 

 Gilliflower. 



No. 7. J. Brown, of Battle Creek, 13 plates as follows: Two Northern Spy, 

 one Munson's Sweet, one Hartford Pearmain, one Red Canada, two Golden 

 Russet, one Swaar, one Baldwin, one Rhode Island Gi*eening, one Black Gilli- 

 flower, one Westfield Seek-No-Further, four Jonathan, one Newtown Pippin, 

 one Jersey Sweet, one Blue Pearmain. 



No. 8. H. D. Courts, Calhoun county, 7 plates as follows; Two Esopus Si)it- 

 zenburgh, one Northen Spy, one Peck's Pleasant, one Rhode Island Greening, 

 one Twenty Ounce, one Westtield Seek-No-Further. 



No. 9. Alonzo Robinson, Leroy, Calhoun county, 13 plates as follows: One 

 Rhode Island Greening, one Baldwin, one Red Canada, one Jonathan, one 

 Wagener, one Norton's Melon, one Swaar, one Northern Spy, two Belmont, 

 one Ladies' Sweeting, one Rawle's Janet. Two plates of winter pears; one 

 Glout Morceau, one Winter Nelis. 



No. 10. Chas. Brown, Calhoun county, 6 plates as follows: One Newtown 

 Pippin, one Spy, one Esopus Spitzenburgh, one Rawle's Janet, one Yellow 

 Belleflower, one Rhode Island Greening. 



No. 11. E. Hansel, Emmett, Ccilhoun county, 6 plates as follows : One North- 

 ern Spy, one Rhode Island Greening, one King, three Baldwin. 



No. 13. One plate of pears, Inconnue Van Mons. 



No. 13. N. & C. Chilson, Battle Creek, 21 plates as follows: Two Northern 

 Spy, two Newtown Spitzenburgh, one Rambo, one Talman Sweet, one Swaar, 

 three Baldwin, one Limbertwig, one King, one Vandervere, one Hubbardston 

 Nonsuch, one Rhode Island Greening, one Pearmain, one Grimes Golden, one 

 Hartford Sweet, one Golden Russet. 



One can of Yellow Spanish Cherries, the growth of 1867, brought by H. 

 Carley, of Battle Creek, of fine preservation and very inviting. 



The committee recommend as first in order of merit, the collection from the 

 vicinity of Old Mission, Grand Traverse region ; second that of the Messrs. 

 Chilson, of Battle Creek, next, that of Mr. Robinson, fourth Mr. Courts, and 

 fifth that of Mr. Crane. 

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