324 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Cook, Steele, and Hamlin. This committee subsequently reported in favor of 

 cordially accepting the kind offers of the Kent Scientific Institute. Report 

 accepted and adopted. 



HARDY APPLE TREES. 



Mr. J. D. Husted, of Lowell, in his remarks asserted that the following 

 named trees had shown themselves the hardiest, being uninjured by winter, 

 and producing from one-fifth to one-half a crop, the first named four half a 

 crop, viz.: Wagener, Primate, Pumpkin Sweet, Early Joe, Baldwin, Red 

 Astrachan, Golden Sweet, Maiden's Blush, Talman's Sweet (two-thirds) 

 Northern Spy, Fall Orange, and Golden Russet. The Newton Pippin had 

 shown itself unprofitable. The other sorts enumerated by Mr. Husted as 

 being hardy, but not quite as much as the preceding, were the Swaar, Yellow 

 Bellflower, Twenty-Ounce Pippin, Calvert Seek-no-further, Red Canada, Porter, 

 Saxton, William's Favorite, and Tallow Pippin. Mr. Husted gave as his judg- 

 ment as to the hardier sort of plums the following: Lombard, Canada Egg, 

 Seedling, Red Egg, and Prince's Red Gage. 



HARDY PEARS. 



In pears Mr. Husted's experience convinced him that tlie hardiest trees were 

 the Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Sheldon, White Doyenne, 

 Onondaga, Buerre Anjou, and Seckel, and in a less degree the Lawrence, Vicar 

 of Winkfield, Buerre Clairgan, Louise Bunne de Jersey and Glout Morceau. 



Mr. Husted enumerated the following apple trees as among the tender sorts 

 liable to be injured by heavy frosts, chiefly in the tops, and to such an extent 

 as to "color the wood," viz.: Sweet Bough, Early Harvest, Fall Pippin, Rox- 

 bury Russet, Esopus Spitzenburg, Gravenstein, Hawley, and Cayuga Streak. 



Mr. George Parmelee, of the Grand Traverse region, gave an interesting 

 exhibit as to the effect of the severity of last winter upon the fruit trees in his 

 region. The "Ben Davis" variety of appl'^s suffered most; peaches and cher- 

 ries suffered but slightly. The trees dying first manifested signs of injury 

 about the roots and trunks; did not consider the killing of the trees attribut- 

 able to the action of the frost upon the body and branches of the trees alone, 

 but mostly to the collar of ice forming about the roots or base of the tree in 

 the hollow or depression in the ground, which continued all winter. The con- 

 dition of fruit trees in his section was good, and fruit prospects for the coming 

 year were most promising. He noticed several almond trees on his place 

 showed signs of being dead in the spring. The wood next the bark looked red,, 

 hard, and lifeless, a condition peculiar to trees recently killed; nevertheless 

 they blossomed and fruited profusely, and are at present in a healthy condition. 



Rev. S. Steele, of Northport, corroborated the statement made by Mr. Par- 

 melee as to the effect of the weather last winter on fruit trees and fruit in his 

 section. The trees gave no signs of dying until they had budded and blossomed 

 in the spring, and many of them fruited before dying. He is satisfied that the 

 trees were killed by the ice accumulation about their roots. 



Mr. W. H. Adams, of Benzonia, five miles from Lake Michigan, said that the 

 fruit prospects for next year in his section were good, — in fact never better, — par- 

 ticularly peaches. 



Prof. Cook, of Ingham county, said the apple crop in his section this year 

 was light. In his opinion those suffering most from the severity of last winter 

 were the " Sweet Boughs." Prospects for the coming year are good. 



Mr. J. D. Husted, of Lowell, did not consider that a mild, open winter would 



