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we already have a Sliockley, your committee suggest that some other 

 name be given it. We find it of medium size, green, partly covered 

 with red, almost sweet, fine grained, spicy and excellent, a tine desert 

 apple. 



The third premium we have awarded to plate ^o. 130, exhibited by 

 J. H. Monsees of Beamen, Pettis county. Mo., supposed to be a seed- 

 ling, and from its appearance, your committee think that supposition 

 to be correct. It looks as though it might be a cross between the 

 Ben. Davis and Winesap. Quite large in size, dark red, slightly 

 striped, solid, heavy, and has the appearance of being n good keeper. 

 Better in quality and texture than the Ben. Davis. 



The other seedlings on exhibition we have examined we found as 

 follows : 



Xo. 17 — Dark red, above medium, white fleshed, fair quality. 



No. 18 — Yellow light blush cheek, medium size, sub acid and very 

 good. 



No. 19 — Greenish yellow, with blush, past its season, large. 



No. 125 — Gano — Not as large as Ben Davis, more highly colored 

 and no better in quality. 



No. 45 — very large, similar to Ben Davis in color, acid very good. 



No. 28 — Euby — Large, dark red, mild sub acid, very good. 



No. 30 — Very large, yellow, only good, coarse. 



No. 117 — Medium, lightly striped on green ground, fine grained,, 

 very good. 



No. J 15 — Striped dark red, over ripe, medium size. 



No. 156 — Large, striped light red on yellow ground, a sweet apple 

 of fair quality. 



No. 146 — Large, yellow with red cheek, white flesh, fine grained,, 

 but not in condition. 



Some of these seedlings were very good fruits and may in time 

 prove themselves to be of sufficient value to be grown, but taking into^ 

 consideration the great number of varieties already in existence, they 

 will have to develop other qualities in habit of growth, productiveness, 

 etc. not apparent in the fruit. Even those varieties to which premi- 

 ums have been awarded may fail on trial to have enough good quali- 

 ties over similar varieties already in existence to justify their being 

 grown. 



We also find on the table a collection of mammoth onions grown 

 from seed, corn and wheat, Chinese quinces, all of very fine quality. 

 Also some wine and brandy, the quality of which the committee could 

 not judge, as we had no tumblers for that purpose. We find on the 



