FEUIT CATALOGUE OF THE MICHIGAN STATE 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FOR 1889-90. 



PREFATORY REMARKS. 



In submitting the fifth revision of the Society's Catalogue of fruits, we 

 take occasion to remark — 



That several of the varieties included in the earlier revisions have so fallen 

 into disuse that their longer retention, even associated with unfavorable 

 notices, seems unnecessary. Several of these are therefore dropped from the 

 lists, and, as a safeguard against their re-introduction, they are appended as 

 a rejected list, without description or other characterization. 



The chairman is again compelled to state that, with the exception of a 

 report from Mr. D. G. Edmiston of Adrian, and the discussion of grapes and 

 small fruits at the June meeting at Benton Harbor, he has been compelled ta 

 act from his personal knowledge of the distribution and success of varieties; 

 a circumstance greatly to be regretted, since there is little room for doubt 

 that full reports from the several districts would have supplied facts of great 

 value to those who may have occasion to make selections from the catalogue. 

 The following persons are members of the committee to collect material 

 for use in the next revision, to either of whom information may at any time 

 be communicated : 



Ist District — H. W. Davis, Lapeer, Lapeer county. 

 2d " — Evart H. Scott, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw county. 

 3d " — D. Gr. Edmiston, Adrian, Lenawee county. 

 4th " — W. A. Brown, Benton Harbor, Berrien county. 

 5th " — Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mason county. 

 Each member is local chairman for his district, and is required to appoint 

 three or more associates as aids in the collection of material for the next 

 revision. 



Such appointments should be promptly made, so that the collections may 

 be commenced, and the desired information when obtained should be promptly 

 transmitted to the general chairman. 



T. T. LYON, 

 Chairman of Com. 07i Revision of Catalogue, 

 South Haven, January, 1889. 



