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Quinces. — I only have Rea's, Champion, and Orange, but fail to see 

 any material difference in them. 



Strawberries. — The newest sorts I have are Jersey Queen, Daisy, 

 Manchester, J. Vick, Crescent, and a few others. I also used to have 

 Big Bob, but have discarded it. Jersey Queen with me is a fine berry, 

 but does not fill boxes fast enough. Daisy is not a Daisy with me. 

 James Vick, however, I like fine, though if the ground is not rich and 

 the culture not complete, the fruit will not average large enough, at 

 least such is my experience. Manchester does only tolerable with me. 

 Crescents I have but few, and could not express my opinion as to my 

 own experience. Last summer, however, I saw a bed of them at 

 Montgomery City that were killed outright by the drought, while other 

 sorts on either side, such as Monarch, Bidwell, Longfellow, etc., were 

 not hurt at all. My best and most profitable sorts are Cumberland, 

 Piper and C. Jack. Crystal City is quite profitable with me, because it 

 is early. 



The newer Raspberries I have are Crimson Beauty, Lost Rubies, 

 Scarlet Gem, Stayman's No. 2, and a few others; but neither of them 

 come up to Turner and Cuthbert, and will therefore be discarded. 

 Shaffer and Gregg are my best black ones. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. LIOiN^BERGER. 



REPORT FROM NORTHWEST MISSOURL 



We wish to call the attention of the meeting to a new Apple, 

 exhibited by Mr. Murry at the Kansas City Fair last fall, under the 

 name of "Western Baldwin." At that exhibition it attracted consider- 

 able attention from such of our best fruit men as saw it then. 



Tree a very strong, large grower; shoots large; leaves very large. 

 As a support for a heavy crop of apples, it is, mechanically, the most 

 perfect tree we have seen. Wood, hard and tough. No apple tree 

 has stood the hard winters of the last ten years any better. 



