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catalogue of the fruits and exhibitors, that the Society and the people at large 

 may know what fruits preserve the best, and who care the best for their preser- 

 yation. 



We found from Mr. Dickinson, plates of Baldwins, Blue Pearmains, Northern 

 Spys, Roxbury Eussets, and Peck's Pleasants, all very beautiful, but some of 

 them past their prime. 



Morris Denison, of Cascade, presented plates of Greenings, Golden Eussets, 

 Baldwins, Swaars, and Spitzenburghs. 



Mr. J. L. Clements, of Ada, four plates of the most perfect Northern Spys. 



Geo. Steele, of Grattan, a plate of Wageners, looking nicely, but injured by 

 the manner of keeping. 



Jas. Martin, Grand Eapids, a plate of mixed sorts in a good state of keeping, 

 containing specimens of Baldwin, Gilliflower, Golden Eusset, Jonathan, Green- 

 ing, and Eed Canada. 



C. J. Dietrich, of Grand Eapids town, a plate of fine Eed Canadas, the 

 admiration of the committee. 



Henry Holt, Cascade, plates of fine Swaars, Jonathans, Golden Eussets, and 

 Cascade apples. We would call special attention to the last named variety, as 

 it was named and given publicity by our Society. 



Mr. Husted, Lowell, a plate of fine Wageners, and another of Golden Eussets, 

 so called by him, and the kind he propagates from in his nursery. The com- 

 mittee was not united in regard to the name given, a majority agreeing, how- 

 ever, that it was not the Golden Eusset of Downing, but all pronounced it a 

 Eusset, and of superior quality. 



Sylvester Collar, of Ada, shows a plate of typical Golden Eussets, large and 

 well preserved. 



Your committee considered the exhibition quite an extraordinary one for the 

 season, and would highly commend the success attained by the exhibitors in 

 saving their fruit. 



A supply of good wholesome fruit the entire year is a great desideratum, and 

 from the appearance of the table of beautiful apples presented for us to view, 

 we can not but see that we are in a fair way of attaining the desired end. In 

 this connection we would not neglect to notice in capitals an apple shown Mr. 

 Bradfield, which was grown in 1871. We feel we ought not only to commend 

 but to thank the exhibitors for the fine show of a ppies presented at the May 

 meeting of our Society. 



(Signed,) E. BEADFIELD, Ada, 



N. E. SMITH, Ionia, 

 P. D. SNEATHEN, South Boston, 

 W. EOBINSON, Vergennes, 

 C. W. GAEFIELD, Grand Eapids. 



EEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON" FRUIT BUDS. 



A. T. Linderman, in behalf of the committee on fruit buds, reported as fol- 

 lows : 



Gentlemen", — The exhibition of fruit buds the committee believe to be some- 

 what unexpected and surprising in consideration of the fact that in this section 

 the cold cycle expended its utmost strength. 



Henry Holt, of Cascade, brings buds as follows: Yellow Easpberry, good; 

 Doolittle, good ; Davidson's Thornless, good ; Mayduke Cherry, good ; Black 

 Tartarian, good ; Clinton grape, injured; Delaware, protected by the snow. 



