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is trying some other varieties than those mentioned, and his experience has taught 

 him other lessons that will no doubt make his second venture, in connection with 

 his son. only more profitable. It is a pleasure to see such a good, level-headed 

 and faithful fruit-grower succeed. 



Oregon, Mo., Dec. 4, 1893. 

 'Mr. L. A. Goodman, Secretary : 



Dear Sir— Enclosed find the description of an apple from Mr. Van Buskirk's 

 orchard. From the description it is worthy of notice and a name, as he knows no 

 name for it, will you please have this apple named at the Fulton meeting? Con- 

 sidering the age of the tree, living through all the climate changes that injured all 

 our trees of that age very much, and it is still a good bearer, and had a fair crop, 

 while all the other varieties were a total failure, I think this apple is worthy of 

 propagating, and should be attended to before it is lost, as it is the only tree I know 

 of or ever beard of that the apple would cook from the first of August to the last 

 of March. Does not this beat the Ben Davis? It is a much better apple. Mr. Van 

 B. says these I send you are not as large and fine as they had used from this tree. 

 The tree was brought from New York in 1857. 



Respectfully, 



Wm. Brodbeck. 

 I send today a box of four of these apples. 



Oregon Mo., Dec. 4, 1893. 

 Wm. Brodbeck: 



Dear Sir— The description of the apple you desire me to*give is : I raised a 



crop in 1S90; commenced using them about the first of August, 1890, for cooking, 



and continued using them until the last of March, 1891. At the district fair at St. 



Joseph Mo., I put a plate of five apples which, at an exhibit of about 2000 of all 



the different varieties, my plate took the aw^rd. It is a fine eating apple from early 



fall until the March following. The tree on which they grew was set out in the 



year 1857, and is still a good bearer. This year the fruit was not so large as usual, 



though there was a fair crop ; used what we needed in my family, dried about 



one-half bushel (for which it is excellent), made apple-butter for three families, 



and have now about one bushel In good condition. It is an excellent bearer. 



Yours etc., 



E. Van Buskirk. 



DESCRIPTION OF APPLE. 



Fruit medium to large; rather roundish-oblong. Color, yellowish, striped with 

 red very closely; dots green and gray, quite prominent; stalk medium to short ; 

 cavity large, deep, russeted, and stalk set deeply; calyx closed ; basin medium. 

 Tegular; flesh yellowish, tender, sub-acid ; core small, closed. 



CONWAY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Conway, Mo., Dec. 6, 1893. 

 The Conway Horticultural Society was organized April 30, 1892, 

 with the assistance of A. Nelson, of Lebanon, and since its orgrniza- 

 tion has held many interesting and profitable meetings. 



