158 GENERAL HISTORY. 



Prof. L. II. Bailey, Jr., Michigan, for seventy-five plates native berries, 

 nuts and other fruits. 



T. V. Munson, Texas, for twelve new seedling and native Texan grapes ; 

 also plums and peaches. 



HONORABLE MENTION OF 



J. Nimon, Texas, for apples and peaches. 



L. A. Groodinan, Missouri, for collection of apples, pears and grapes kept 

 two years in cold storage. 

 J. S. O-ven, Michigan, for Rivers peach. 

 S. H. Comings, Michigan, for exhibit of cranberries. 



OTHER EXHIBITS REPORTED. 



J. J. Toon, Georgia, Edmund and Bartlett pears. 



John H. Paruell, Georgia, collection peaches. 



0. M. L >rd, Minnesota, anew native plum. Rolling Stone. 



John C. Ratliff, Indiana, seedling pear. 



Prairie Farmer, Illinois, seedling plum. 



E. \V. Daniels, Wisconsin, three plates apples. Northwestern Greening. 



J. G. Kingsbury, Indiana, seedling pear, Warner. 



C. A. Green, New York, Lord Nelson apple and seedling pear. 



John S. Collins, New Jersey, two plates Comet pear. 



Gideon N. Greer, Pennsylvania, mangoes and Alligator pears. 



James Beltner, California. Mediterranean sweet oranges, crops of 1884 and 

 1885, mostly picked August 5th, 1885. 



H. S. Anderson, New York, plums, Shipper's Pride. 



Bush and Son and Meissner, Missouri, seven varie ies grapes. 



Prof. A. J. Cook, Michigan, five plates apples. 



G. W. Price, Maryland, peaches. 



S. T. Jenkins, Maryland, grapes 



G. P. Peffer, Wisconsin, five varieties apples and crabs. 



Niagara White Grape Co., New York, Niagara grapes. 



Daniel Duer, Ohio, fifteen plates apples. 



E. T. Fi -Id, New Jersey, new seedling apples. 



Pratt Bi others, New York, Empire grape and New Brunswick apfde. 



Mr. M 'ahr, Mich gan. Chinese lemon. 



J. H. Tryon, Ohio, three varieties grapes and two varieties pears. 



Jenkins, McGuire & Co., Maryland, fruit shipping crates. 



Your committee cannot clos-^ their report without special honorable men- 

 tion of the highly meritorious collection of one hundred varieties of pears 

 exhibited by our venerable friend and president, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder. 

 Although it was not his wish that it should come into competition with the 

 other exhibits, nevertheless, in consideration of its excellence, as well as of 

 the invaluable services of the exhibitor to tlie cause of pomology, your com- 

 mittee unanimously recommend that the Wilder gold medal be awarded to it. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. M. IIexamer. 

 A. W. Harrison. 

 Robert Manning. 

 J. J. Harrison. 

 T. V. Munson. 



