ANNUAL MEETING- AT LEXINGTON. 229 



Fruit large — nearly as large as Ben Davis. Quality much like the 

 New England Baldwin, of which it is a seedling; keeps well till April; 

 color nearly red. 



A good hearer. — A tree from a graft taken from the original tree 

 bore six bushels when seven years old from the graft. It originated 

 over forty years ago, and is now well tested — tree and fruit — in three 

 States. 



We claim for this apple — and ask the Society to allow it — the name 

 Babbit — of the man who first propagated it. 



Also, the "Woodmansee." Tree a vigorous grower, and has 

 proved perfectly hardy in Southern Iowa since its origination eighteen 

 years ago. 



Fruit medium size, striped with red : of very superior quality and 

 keeps well till May. A very abundant bearer. 



W. E. LAUGHLIF, 



N. F. MURRY. 



Elm Grove, Holt county, Mo. 



FRUITS, XEW AND OTHERWISE. 



BY W. P. STARK, LOUISIANA, MO. 



Jewell strawberry is a strong grower, but doesn't produce many 

 plants. Berries admirable in every respect, except lacking in flavor. 

 For our own use, nothing has yet superceded Cumberland. 



Marlboro is an early red raspberry of large size, beautiful color 

 and good quality. Plants were uninjured last winter. Superb crum- 

 bles, and is of poor flavor; scarcely worth growing. 



Shaffer's is a strong grower and good bearer of large purplish ber- 

 ries, but too acid and harsh in flavor; still, it is very generally liked. 



Of the black raspberries we have tested, the Ohio is easily chief. 

 Souhegan is a good variety, and very early. Earhart, we have had 

 growing for a number of years, having received plants from Illinois be- 



