78 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 0? THE 



DECEMBER MEETING 



The Society met at its rooms in Fuller's Bank, Grand Kap- 

 idfl, Tuesday, December 6, being the annual meeting for the 

 election of officers, etc. In the absence of the President, Mr. 

 J. P. Thompson was, on motion of Henry S. Clubb, elected 

 President j5ro tern. 



Mr. A. T. Linderman, the Secretary, stated that he had 

 received communications from Dr. E. Ware Sylvester of 

 Lyons, N. Y., promising valuable contributions of varieties 

 for test by the Society. 



Also, a letter from Mr. Geo. E. Waring, Jr., of Ogdeu Farm, 

 enclosing Trophy tomato seed for that purpose. 



SEEDLING APPLES. 



Prof. Whitney of Muskegon presented samples of seedling 

 apples from trees twenty years old, in Macomb county. They 

 have been grafted from, and are extensively known as the 

 Whitney apple. They have been kept till February, although 

 this year they are like all other apples, not keeping as well as 

 usual. The apple is a j)ale yellow, with a slightly strawberry 

 flavor. 



Mr. Pearsoll of Alpine also presented some fine seedling 

 apples, raised from seed sown by Mr. J. L. Tuxbury of Caseno- 

 via, some eighteen years since. It is a large rich apple, similar 

 to the Spitzenburg, This apjile was very highly spoken of by 

 the members present. 



OLD VARIETIES. 



Mr. Holt presented several varieties of apples and pears, 

 including Fall Pippin, Cayuga County Ked Streak, Peek's 



