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I do not know whether you have the market we have, but it is A No. 1 

 in Illinois, handled as peaches are handled. 



The President: I know that somebody in Illinois is getting a pile of 

 money just now out of Yellow Transparent, and I know that grafted 

 trees in this state are doing exceedingly well, and I think, handled like 

 the peach crop, it is a delicacy at that season. It is a perfectly reliable 

 bearer, and somebody makes good money out of it, because the few 

 shipped from this state have sold for better money for a peck than a 

 bushel of winter apples have. 



Mr. Rork: I would ask Mr. Riehl if Charlton Thavler is known in that 

 part of the country? 



Mr. Riehl: I don't know that apple. 

 , Mr. Harrison : I think it merits the recognition that is given it here as 

 one of our best summer apples. Of course, it is tender in shipping, it 

 must be carefully handled. 



Prof. Taf t : We have had this variety, I think, five years in fruit, and 

 while it is not nearly as early with us as Yellow Transparent, by ten days 

 or two weeks, it is a good deal larger and it seems to me fully equal in 

 every other respect, and the trees have borne more than Yellow Transpar- 

 ent. It is larger and a good deal later. 



Mr. Sherwood: I would like to ask a question. I have two trees of 

 Late Roman, and they have done remarkably well, and I want to know 

 if some of the southern people here have had an}' experience with it as a 

 regular bearer. They have borne regularly with me and are a very fine 

 apple. They are as hard as a rock and they will be from now until the 

 first of May. 



Mr. Riehl : That is an old apple that we have grown, and at one time 

 was considered a very good apple with us for productiveness and long- 

 keeping qualities, but of late years it has not done well and we have 

 dropped it entirely. I do not consider it a very good qualit}' of apple. It 

 is rather on the sweet order and is not very good. The quality is not 

 high. If you want an apple of that kind I would name Nero for trial. 

 It is a larger apple, of finer quality, and comes into bearing quite early. 

 Let me call your attention to one summer apple that has not been named 

 here, Jeflferis, the finest summer apple. I have in my orchard. No family 

 orchard should be without it. It has a bright, beautiful yellow splash, 

 is striped with red, and it will take on any stand. If I were growing 

 summer apples for stand trade I would certainly grow that; it is a pro- 

 ductive apple. 



Mr. Cook: Jefferis does very nicely in this section of country, and is a 

 very nice fall apple, but I think I can make more money out of Graven- 

 stein, treating it as you propose to treat Yellow Transparent, than any 

 of them. It is a better apple for cooking green than most apples when 

 they are ripe. It ripens up like a peach. You have to go over the trees 

 and pick and ship the fruit carefully. It should be taken care of as the 

 peach is, shipped in crates or boxes and put upon the market as it ripens 

 up. When it becomes thoroughly ripe it is the peer of all apples in 

 quality as a tender apple. It will rate with Jefferis, with Shiawassee 

 Beauty, or any of that class of apple in quality. 



