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Dr. Gregory said they only grew extra fine grapes in Arkansas, 

 such as was used in making S8.00 wine for congressmen. 



Mr. Webb, of Kentucky, inquired if the Thwack raspberry 

 was hardy and was answered by Mr. Goodman that it was. 



Mr. Williams, of Kansas, asked if the reader of the paper 

 meant to discard the Pippin. 



Mr. Johnson, of Indiana, moved that the society drop the 

 word ''Favorite" from the apple known as the ''Huntsman's Favor- 

 ite ;" carried. It was then moved to drop "Pippin"' from the title 

 "Missouri Pippin," when it was suggested that the society was an- 

 ticipating its action in regard to nomenclature and the discussion 

 was then allowed to proceed. 



Mr. Holsinger, of Kansas, knew a man who got ten pounds of 

 dried apples out of a bushel of the Ben Davis variety. He recom- 

 mended that apple for planting and marketing. 



Mr. Masters, of Nebraska took excejitions to the paper in re- 

 gard to color. He handled white apples most successfully. 



Col. Col man believed the Turner raspberry could be shipped 

 successfully if picked at the right time. The red raspberry, the 

 Thwack, is peculiarly a Missouri institution. He eulogized the 

 Smith Cider apple. 



Mr. Hale, of Connecticut, said he believed the best raspberry 

 in America was the Cuthbert. The Gregg, he considered the best 

 black raspberry. The Souhegan and Tyler ranked second as a 

 black raspberry. He discarded all others. 



Mr. Pierce, of Minnesota, said he had heard more scolding at 

 Minneai3olis about the Ben Davis apples from Missouri than any 

 other in the market. The Missouri Jeniton was the most highly 

 spoken of in Minnesota. He was for the Cuthbert raspberry. 



Mr. Pierce, of Ohio, said the Yellow Bell-flower and Ehode 

 Island Greenings were nice apples, but were not a reliable crop, 

 Cleveland markets were supplied with Ben Davis apples from 

 Indiana. 



Mr. Eagan, of Indiana, said that in the early agitation of the 

 Ben Davis apples Dr. Warder had said before a meeting that the 

 Ben Davis was of poor quality, but recommended its planting to sell, 

 and upon being asked who would buy, tersely remarked, "fools." 



Professor Burrill, of Illinois, related an incident where some 

 people had tasted a number of varieties without knowing the name, 

 and had pronounced the Ben Davis the best. 



President Johnson, of Indiana, said he had attacked the 

 Thwack raspberry at a former convention, but it had grown in his 



