SUMMER MEETING, 1879. 101 



different localities, and the Great American, so far in this State has not 

 proved itself remarkable either in size or quality. 



The Crescent is being extensively tried, and reports are conflicting. There 

 is some confusion in mimes of varieties on exhibition, notably so of the Jucun- 

 da, Seneca Queen, Boyden's No. 30, and Duncan. 



The committee recommend for trial Bidwell, Black Defiance, Captain Jack, 

 Champion, Cowing's Seedling, llervey Davis, Marvin, Monarch of the West, 

 Seneca Queen, Shirts, Springdale, Sterling, Windsor, and upon a rich heavy 

 soil, with careful cultivation, Triomphe de Gand and Jucunda. 



APPLES. 



Mr. H. F. Thomas of Jackson, places on the table a very fine specimen of 

 Golden Russet, also Mann Apple, very perfect and in good keeping ; also Wag- 

 ener, Baldwin, Northern Spy, Grimes' Golden, and Hubbardston. 



Mr. 11. C. Sherwood, of Lake view Farm, W'atervleit, Mich., presents Presi- 

 dent Lyon a case containing the following varieties : Eoxbury Russet, Baldwin, 

 Ben Davis, Bellflower, Rhode Island Greening, and King. They are superior 

 specimens, and in a good state of preservation. 



Mr. Geo. W. Dickinson, of Grand Rapids, has an exhibition of plates of the 

 following varieties of apples : Red Canada, Jonathan, Esopus Spitzenburg, 

 Baldwin, Golden Russet and Rawle's Janet. 



Mr. Emmons Buell, of Kalamazoo, exhibits two plates of Chronicle apples, 

 showing the remarkable keeping qualities of that variety. 



Mr. H. S. Tyler, of Dalton, exhibits Baldwin apples, which show a very 

 marked influence of stock on graft. 



Mr. AVhitney and Mr. Snow lay upon the table peach, jilum, and currant 

 limbs loaded with green fruit. 



GEO. W. BRIDGMAN, 

 EMMONS BUELL, 

 H. HOLT, 



CommitteG on Fruit. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NEW VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 



To the President and Memlers of the Michigan State Pomological Society : 



Five new seedling strawberries have been placed before the society for con- 

 sideration and name. 



Number one was discovered and is shown here by Mr. Ezekiel J. Shirts, of 

 Shelby, Oceana county, Mich. Mr. Shirts exhibits the bearing vine as well as 

 the fruit in boxes. This variety is of unknown parentage and was discovered 

 in Oceana county six years ago. 



The berries shown are large, long, and conical, with long neck, the color 

 is very dark, and flavor remarkably sweet. The fruit stalks are long and the 

 leaf of the plant in form and color resembles the Wilson. 



Your committee suggest that this variety be named and hereafter called 

 *' The Shirts." 



Number two is of Wilson and Jucunda parentage and was raised and brought 

 here by Harry Marvin of Ovid, Clinton county, Mich. 



The berries presented are very large and even in size, regular in form, of 

 dark red color and understood to be very late. 



Your committee suggest that this variety be named and hereafter called 

 ^'The Marvin." 



