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Pippin, of Thomas' Fruit Book. He was well acquainted 

 with its introduction into Cass county, by an uncle of his, 

 who lived at Portage, who presented him with some of them 

 twenty-live years ago. Mr. Harrison of Painesville thought 

 it was the Wells Sweeting, and generally there was an opinion 

 that it was not the Golden Sweet, which is ripe, according to 

 Downing, in August and September, while the Michael Henry 

 Pippin is good from November to March, which this apple 

 shown was evidently good for. 



Mr. Jefferson Johnson of Cascade exhibited some macfaifi- 

 cent Cayuga Redstreaks, grafted on seedlings, and the grafts 

 only two years old. This he represents as one of his best 

 bearing kinds, and as a fair and productive sort, highly 

 recommended by the State Pomological Committee. At the 

 East it is known as the " Twenty Ounce," and is so called by 

 Downing and Thomas, who give our western name as a 

 synonym, and state it a variety long grown in Connecticut, 

 and its synonyms are "Morgan's Favorite," "Eighteen Ounce 

 Apple," "Aurora," "Coleman," "Lima," "Wine of Connec- 

 ticut." It is a variety that is growing popular in Western 

 Michigan. Mr. Johnson says that its true origin is in Western 

 New York, and that Downing is incorrect in calling it the 

 "Wine of Connecticut;" nevertheless we incline, in the case 

 of an apple that has such marked characteristics as this one, 

 to lean to the opinion of Thomas and of Downing, while we 

 prefer the name of Cayuga Eadstreak as the best. 



Mr. Johnson also presented a number of Red Canada winter 

 apples, known also, as the Steel's Red Winter. These apples 

 were small, but brilliant in color, and not the size of the 

 Steel's Red, as grown in Wayne county. With these apples 

 there was presented the following note by Mr. Johnson: 

 " Grafred on seedlings. Graft four years old. A long keeper. 

 Highly recommended by T. T. Lyon as the best winter market 

 Bort for Michigan. Elliott says it is probably a native of 

 Massachusetts. Thomas calls it the Old Nonsuch of Massa- 



