io8 State Horticultural Society. 



special pains to watch all the specimens of the Gano and so called Black 

 Ben Davis that were shown at the World's Fair. Specimens were shown 

 from Oregon, California, Washington, Colorado, West Virginia, Iowa, 

 Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and possibly other states and in every 

 instance they were pronounced identical. Specimens varied in size, 

 shape, color, and quality, but in no instance was there any greater dif- 

 ferences tlian could be found on the same tree, and no greater variation 

 could be found in any specimens than occur from different localities or 

 caused by different soils and climate. There were far greater differ- 

 ences in the shape and appearance and color of the Winesap, grown in 

 Missouri and that grown in Oregon or Washington, than in the Gano 

 as above mentioned. Not one, of the twenty or more judges on the 

 fruits, although they came from all parts of the country ever made a 

 report that the Gano and the so-called Black Ben Davis were different, 

 but on the contrary every one of them who were shown the specimens 

 and asked to name them invariably called them Gano : even Prof. Van 

 Deman, in the presence of Prof. Ragan, said that "He could not see any 

 difference in the quality, texture, or size of the specimens, but thought 

 there was some difference in the color and markings." 



In testing and examining hundreds of specimens from all over 

 the land we confess our inability to find any difference in the nature or 

 quality, and in no instance did we find the flesh "yellow like a wine- 

 sap" or any other color except the regular color and texture and quality 

 of the flesh of the "Gano." 



One year later the U. S. Pomologist, G. B. Brackett, re-affirmed his 

 decision, as given to the committee, that those apples were identical. 

 The other members of the staff, Messrs. Ragan, Powell, Taylor and 

 Gould, judges at the World's Fair, gave it as their opinion after further 

 examination that the two apples were the same. 



APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



The acceptance of this committee appointed by Mr. Robnett and a 

 desire for its appointment is given in the following letters: 



Columbia, Mo., August 22, 1904. 



The enclosed shows that C. M. Stark was willing to go to Arkansas 

 and work with the committee, also thought them O. K., even to Flournoy 

 and Evans at that time. D. A. Robnett. 



