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not be amiss to take into account the modern tendency to disseminate 

 extensively the new and untried varieties, depreciating and under- 

 valuing everything that is well known, as being much inferior to 

 the later productions, I have seen canvassing outfits with upwards 

 of one hundred colored plates, every one of new, untried varieties, 

 without claims to endorsement here, while not one of the leading 

 varieties was represented. That is the way they make a run on 

 these things, to the nearest practicable exclusion of the old, cheap, 

 well known kinds, thus converting the whole country into an ex- 

 perimental field — that is, if the old, cheap, well known kinds are not 

 merely ornamented with the new, high sounding labels, which in 

 most instances would be quite a relief. I think we can do no less as 

 a society than to enter a protest, and state frankly whether there is 

 any such revolution or change of fashion in the horticultural world, 

 as this would imply. As a most emphatic answer, by one of our 

 best authorities, I will quote T. T, Lyon, president of the Michigan 

 State Horticultural Society. He says : "The fact is patent to all, 

 that of the thousands of new fruits put forward as valuable im- 

 provements, within the recollection of most of us, and skillfully 

 used to transfer large sums from the pockets of many, for the benefit 

 of a few, more than ninety-nine out of every hundred have turned 

 out absolutely worthless," 



Eespectfully submitted, 

 KiRKSViLLE, Mo., Dec, 8th, 1884. CHAS. PATTERSON, 



Discussioisr, 



Question by J, A, Bayles : Asked if the Ben Davis was killed 

 in the cold season Mr, Holman speaks of. 



Answer : They were. 



Chairman Murtfeldt says that on all the stands in St. Louis he 

 finds Ben Davis and thinks they are poor eating. We ought to 

 have something better, and thinks they will not pay to raise long. 



Bayles asks why they continue to sell then ? 



WHERE SHALL WE PLANT OUR APPLE ORCHARDS ? 



BY DAN CARPENTER, BARRY, MO. 



The subject assigned to me concerns not only the grower, but 

 the dealer and consumer. The grower, for permanency and profit, 

 the dealer for regular supply to his trade and the consumer for 

 economy and quality. 



