PROCEEDINGS OF THE WINTER MEETING. 27 



A good collection of apples shown by B. E. Niles and grown by Messrs. H. 

 Gillam, J. C. Carpenter, Geo. A. Baker. 



Among them is a plate of fall pippins, which appear as fresh and firm as in 

 October. Also a very handsome plate of American golden russet. There 

 were some very good Northern Spys in this collection. 



Mr. A. J. Wood makes a creditable exhibition of seven plates. 



C. C. Bradish shows eleven plates of good leading varieties. 



N. J. Strong shows, among other varieties, the Morris red, an apple of con- 

 siderable local celebrity near Adrian. The appearance of the apple is attract- 

 ive, being a good sized red and yellow apple of good quality, not rich, but 

 pleasant, juicy and melting. The tree is said to be hardy and productive. 



Horace Comstock exhibits a plate of beautiful Northern Spys. 



Mr. D. G. Edmiston shows a seedling of medium size, rather attractive in 

 appearance. 



Riga township, which is often considered a section of swamps and forests, 

 made the finest display of fruits on exhibition, grown by J. Rosentiel, Henry 

 Frisger, Conrad Ickler, Geo. Ford, Jerry Natzinger and Peter Dings. 



Nelson Voorhees, of Adrian, shows seven varieties. 



Jay Hoag eleven varieties. 



Mr. A. Sigler, of Adrian, shows a very fine cluster of White Nice grapes, 

 shown under glass and preserved in alcohol. 



Mr. J. W. Helme shows a basket of Catawba grapes in good condition, a 

 plate of Lady apples and a Yankee orange (Osage). 



Dr. Owen exhibits a plate of Yicar pears in a good state of preservation. 



J. C. Rowley shows a plate of Peck's Pleasant and one of a sweet variety, 

 probably either Ladies' Sweeting or Henrick's Sweet. 



Mr. J. H. Warren displays Spys and Rambos. 



It is worthy of remark that the Spy seems to have done better than usual 

 the past season as regards size, quality and keeping qualities. 



Mr. E. P. Allis, of Adrian, shows an unknown variety of winter pears. 



Mrs. Chas. Sizer a geranium just one year old from seed, and a cherry limb 

 with several clusters of full-blown blossoms upon it. This abnormal develop- 

 ment was caused by breaking the limb from the tree and sticking one end in 

 the soil of a flower-pot in a warm room. 



Mr. A. M. Gander, of Adrian, shows several beautiful specimens of extracted 

 honey, both in its liquid and granulated state. 



Mr. B. W. Steere shows a good collection of fruit ; also a curiosity in the 

 shape of an ear of corn, one side of which is red, the other yellow. 



Mr. V. Harris, of Adrian, exhibit ; excellent specimens of rutabagas, Sweed- 

 ish turnips and carrots. 



Henry Clark, of Ann Arbor, Mich., has on exhibition a new potato called 

 the "Michigan." It is a good sized ' pale red, smooth tuber, said to be a late 

 keeper of good quality, and about medium in time of ripening. Very white 

 inside. 



Mr. Elliott Allis, of Adrian, made a most instructive and attractive exhibit 

 of insects, labeled with name and their favorite food specified. Mr. A. de- 

 serves great credit for his labors in this direction. Many fruit growers dis- 

 tinguished many of their old and new enemies among the number. 



In the absence of names and arrangement your committee find considerable 

 difficulty in making a satisfactory report, and have undoubtedly made many 

 errors of omission aud commission. 



W. W. FARNSWORTH, 

 For the Committee. 



