THE ANNUAL MEETING. 1'<'9 



striped and splashed with darker red ; flesh white stained with red, firm-break- 

 ing yet tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid ; a market apple if productive ; seasou 

 October and November. 



Winter Si. Laivrence 

 Comes also from Mr. Gibb, and is by him reputed hardy. It is rather large in 

 size, round or nearly so ; yellowish green and dull red, conspicuously striped 

 with darker red; flesh white, firm, breaking, juicy, aromatic, sweet or very 

 nearly so; season October to February. 



Strawberry of Montreal 



Comes also from the same source and is valued there for its hardiness. The 

 fruit is of medium size or above, roundish approaching conical; yellow 

 sparsely striped with dark red ; flesh whitish, tender, breaking, moderately 

 juicy, mild sub-acid ; season September. 



Apple from Chas. Alvord, 

 Lament, Ottawa county, may prove to be Bonum, to which it is at least sim- 

 ilar ill all respects. Fruit oblate, roundish with a long, slender stem set in a 

 broad, deep, open, russeted cavity; color brilliant red obscurely splashed and 

 striped with darker red; flesh whitish tinged with bright red, crisp, breaking, a 

 little coarse, juicy, mild, sprightly sub-acid: season October; one of the most 

 beautiful of apples; almost precisely like red Canada in size, form and color 

 before maturity; a fruit of excellent quality. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



T. T. LYON, 

 Chairman Conwiiiiee on New Fruits. 



FRUITS EXHIBITED AT THIS MEETING. 



The committees on fruits at this annual meeting at South Haven respectfully 

 submit the following award of premiums: 



APPLES. 



Market, — First premium, F. H. Parker, Eaton Kapids : Baldwin, Ked Can- 

 ada, Northern Spy ; second premium, J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo : Baldwin, 

 Jonathan, Red Canada. 



Cooking, — First premium, J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo: Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, Northern Spy, Baldwin; secojid premium, Emmons Buell, Kalamazoo: 

 Northern Spy, Greening, Wagener. 



Dessert, — First premium, D. C. Loveday, South Haven : Jonathan, Norton's 

 Melon, Red Canada; second premium, Emmons Buell, Kalamazoo: Jonathan, 

 Red Canada, Northern Spy. 



Fined Plate, — First premium, Emmons Buell, Kalamazoo: King of Tomp- 

 kins County; second premium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence: Red Canada. 



PEARS. 



Fined Plate, — First premium, Henry King, South Haven. 



There were also exhibited for premiums in 



Market Varieties — Specimens from J. M. Blowers, S. G. Sheffer, C. A. But- 

 ton, and Emmons Buell. 



Cooking, — Specimens from F. H. Parker. 



Dessert, — Specimens from J. N. Stearns, F. H. Parker, S. G. Sheffer, and 

 G. W. Phelps, which were all very fine and worthy of notice. 



