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Black Ben Davis, Etris and Arkansas Belle are so much like Gano that 

 the committee are not able to distinguish between them and the latter 

 well known sort. We believe that Givens, Collins, Evans and Beach 

 are worthy of trial to determine their commercial value, and that the 

 others may be at least of interest in home and amateur plantings. 



Nixonite, exhibited by Mr. M. Butterfleld, Farmington, Mo., is a 

 new sort that seems to us to have merit. It is large, resembling Hunts- 

 man in si^ie and color, of good, sprightly flavor and firm texture. It is 

 said to have been grown from seed which was brought from j^orth 

 Carolina fifty or sixty years ago, and planted at Hopewell,. Mo., by 

 Mr. N^ixon. 



Burk, shown by Mr. J. T. Snodgrass, West Plains, Mo., is a large, 

 fine looking seedling, pale red over green or yellow ground and may be 

 a valuable sort. 



A new seedling exhibited by Mr. l^elson closely resembles Ben 

 Davis in appearance, but if it is a better keeper, as described, it may 

 have commercial merit. 



Several other seedlings of less promise were shown. 

 Committee on new fruits: 



L. H. Callaway, 111. 

 R. A. Emerson, Neb. 

 J. C. Whittex, Chairman, Mo. 



EEPORT OF COM]\riTTEE ON NOMENCLATURE. 



At a meeting of fruit growers held at Salem, Mo., in December, 

 1898, the matter of the identity of certain varieties of apples was dis- 

 cussed at length, and failing to reach a satisfactory conclusion, a com- 

 mittee was appointed with instructions to make further investigation 

 and report at some future meeting of this society. As a member of 

 that committee and as a member of your committee on nomenclature, it 

 is fit perhaps that a report be made at this time. 



Your committee find near West Plains, in Howell county, a large 

 light yellow apple which is known to be a seedling of that locality. It 

 is called Thomas. It has been little disseminated. 



