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Missouri and Kansas, he said no doubt would be called upon to 

 supply the great west and northwest. 



Those who made displays of apples were : 



George Meyer, six varieties. 



T. I. Kreek, forty-six varieties. 



David Barbour, five varieties. 



]Sr. F. Murry, thirty varieties. 



John Bond, four varieties. 



John Callow, five varieties. 



S. T. Huiatt, one variety. 



J. K. Menifee, five varieties. 



Wm. Brodbeck, twenty-five varieties. 



Stephen Blanch ard, seven varieties. 



T. B. Curtis, five varieties. 



L. ]Sr. Howard, three varieties. 



Henry Hughes, five varieties, 



Mr. X. F. Murry read the following interesting pajDer on 



''VAKIETIES OF APPLES:" 



After all tlie luminous works by able authors, giving a detailed 

 and accurate description of thousands of varieties of the apple, 

 together with the nurseryman's descriptive catalogues scattered 

 with a liberal hand broadcast over the country, an article at this 

 time from your humble servant on the same subject may seem stale 

 and a waste of time. To my mind no other question connected 

 with the whole routine of fruit growing, requires so much careful 

 study and practical knoAvledge. On this our future success or 

 failure depends. 



Warder's work on American pomology describes about fifteen 

 hundred varieties ; in addition to this, we have other lengthy lists 

 with glowing descriptions, and new varieties coming 'into notice. 

 Also many imported varieties from Eussia and elsewhere, being 

 continually extolled by the silver-tongued tree vender, as superior 

 tf) iiiir native varieties. With all this vast array of varieties 

 spread out before the man who contemplates planting an orchard, 

 it is little wonder that he often makes the mistake of planting too 

 many varieties. This is the fatal rook on which many enthusiastic 

 growers shipwreck. In our own experience we have noticed many 

 fine looking orchards that in reality had no commercial value — not 

 v/orth the ground they occupied ; because of too many varieties, 

 many of which were almost barren, although very fruitful and 

 profitable in other sections. We just now think of our fine Baldwin 

 tree in our own orchard, planted fifteen years ago, that has just 



