334 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. Whitney gave notice of an amendment to the constitution defining the 

 objects of the Society. 



Mr. A. C. Glidden, of Paw Paw, gave quite a lengthy history and origin of the 

 Paw Paw or "Eubicou" apple, and asserted that Mr. Vick, of Rochester, had 

 recognized its merits and admitted it to his esteem as a fit companion for the 

 other standard varieties of grafted fruits, and accepted it by the name of 

 ^'Rubicon," the name Paw Paw being inappropriate. 



Mr. 0. Merritt, of Battle Creek, asked information as to the experience of 

 'Other members of the Society, regarding the nature, culture and desirability of 

 the "Lawton Blackberry," of which he is a large producer. 



Mr. Whitiley, of Muskegon, stated that in his estimation the " "Wilson " wag 

 far superior to the Lawton, and quoted instances wherein it was found prefera- 

 ble for all uses to substantiate his argument. 



Mr. Jeremiah Brown, of Battle Creek, defended the Lawton, which he desig- 

 nated as his "old friend," and said there was no berry of that family that could 

 take its place in his estimation, for the table or market purposes. 



At 9 p. M. the Society, having finished its business, adjourned sine die. The 

 sale of the fruit on exhibition was made by auction, and the proceeds appro- 

 priated for the benefit of the Society. 



