470 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SEEDLINGS. 



A number of seedlings were shown and examined by the executive board 

 upon which the following report was made : 



Apples. No. 1, from Lake county, grown by E. McClosky, from seed of 

 the Alexander. A September fruit of fine quality, apparently desirable and 

 worthy of trial. 



No. 2 from same party and same lot of seed. A winter market sort; 

 value entirely dependent upon character of tree as to growth, hardiness and 

 productiveness. 



No. 5 from same party and same lot of seed; apparently a long keeper and 

 desirable if tree has proper qualities. There were seven other samples from 

 the same source that may prove valuable, but as the committee had no data 

 concerning the trees that bore them, no definite recommendation could be 

 made. 



A seedling apple from George Temple of Lake county was tested and may 

 prove valuable as a long keeper. It is evidently a market sort and worthy 

 of further trial. 



A seedling called Jaques, sent in by Wm. A. Brown of Berrien county was 

 not considered promising. 



Peaches. Mr. C. Engle of Paw Paw showed two plates of seedling 

 peaches from late Crawford seed. One the larger was not quite so high 

 flavored as the other, but was apparently a very fine shipper. Both were con- 

 sidered acquisitions and worthy of continued trial. 



Grapes. — Two varieties of grapes were shown by George Hosford, of Ionia. 



One — a black grape with fine clusters, but not quite so comely as Concord — 



I had a very large berry, with thin skin and less astringency than Concord. 



It was very juicy and of delightful flavor; 2-4 seeded. Too tender for market, 



but gives great promise as an amateur sort. 



The second of Mr. Hosford's seedlings was a sweet white grape, rather bet- 

 ter quality than Niagara, bunches under medium size; evidently a good 

 k6eper. 



Mr. C. Eagle, of Paw Paw, showed sixteen seedlings from the Salem. 

 This was a notable exhibit, showing a rich diversity in color and flavor. Out 

 of the sixteen samples at least twenty-five per cent were considered worthy of 

 extended trial ; and one kind, similar to lona in color, pulp and vinous flavor, 

 was exceptionally promising. Oue, which Mr. Engle calls Alpha, is very 

 early, is similar to Lady, and may prove valuable on account of its extreme 

 earliness. 



