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satisfaction, should be placed under the direction of a thoroughly competent- 

 horticulturist, to whom may also be committed the digesting of the same. 



Should the subject be deemed to be of sufficient importance to require leg- 

 islation, to warrant the hope of a satisfactory result, its presentation to the 

 legislature should emanate from and be directed by the horticulturists of 

 the State. In such a case, the subject should undergo a careful consultation 

 and discussion ; and upon mature deliberation, a thoroughly practicable and 

 well digested system of recommendations should be prepared for submission 

 to the legislature. 



In such case, I recommend that the subject be referred to a committee 

 instructed to report at or before the annual meeting next prior to the conven- 

 ing of the next legislature. 



On motion of Secretary Garfield, the address was referred to a committee 

 consisting of W. W. Tracy, James Satterlee and R. D. Graham, with instruc- 

 tions to report back tp the society recommendations concerning the sugges- 

 tions made therein. The first discussion of the morning was upon 



THE BEST WINTER APPLES FOR HOME USE. 



Mr. Garfield — Simply to open the discussion I renture the opinion that 

 one of the best winter apples for home use is not planted by three persons in 

 this convention. I refer to the Oakland. It is a fruit of excellent quality — 

 originated in Oakland county in this State a good many years ago, but has 

 not been disseminated to any extent. It is a good grower, an excellent 

 bearer, and keeps well. I have a barrel of them in my cellar kindly sent me 

 by Mr. Green of Eaton Rapids that is keeping well in this season when Spys, 

 Jonathans and even Baldwins are decaying rapidly. 



Mr. Lyon — The Shiawassee Beauty is a fruit that deserves mention in this 

 catalogue — better than the Fameuse, it resists scab more perfectly than that 

 variety of which it is supposed to be a seedling, and is a better keeper. 



E. C. Phillips, Grand Rapids — My list of varieties for this purpose is 

 Jonathan, Wagener, Red Canada, Northern Spy, Shiawassee Beauty and 

 Rhode Island Greening. 



Geo. P. Peffer, Wisconsin — The Red Canada we can grow pretty success- 

 fully within 30 miles of Lake Michigan, even on our side of the lake. The 

 Wealthy is a good variety but overbears, and thus becoming reduced in 

 vitality it succumbs to severe winters. Clark's Orange somewhat like 

 Fameuse in its tendency to scab, but is a valuable sort with us. Pewaukee is 

 a very good sort for our climate. 



Mr. Pearsall — I think no list of winter apples to use is complete without 

 the old Rhode Island Greening. 



Prof. Bailey — Don't leave out the Westfield (Seek-no-futher). I put it in 

 my cellar in preference to everything else. It is hardy, a good bearer, and 

 although not handsome, it is like some plain featured people, good inside. 



Mr. Peffer — And it is hardier with us than the Spy. 



Mr. Lyon — I should dislike to leave out of this list the Golden and Roxbury 

 Russets. They complete the round of the season until we have strawberries 

 from our own vines. 



W. W. Tracy, Detroit — Of all the apples presented me to eat in early win- 

 ter, none equal the Hubbardston. It is not showy enough for market, but 

 every man who has a tree knows it well enough not to try to sell the product. 



