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point to be considered ; many buyers in the auction room liold 



commissions from fruiterers hundreds of miles away to buy 



Cleopatras; they dare not buy for their principals cases that are 



. marked ' New York Pippin.' It has been done, but fruiterers 



have repudiated, the Courts have been appealed to, and, despite 



the evidence of those who know there is not any difference, the 



Courts have decided that the grower would not have marked his 



cases ' TsTew York Pippins ' if the fruit had really been Cleopatra. 



At Tuesday's sale there was a difference of at least one mark 



(frequently much more) in fruit of equal quality but different 



marking." 



In regard to the apple Cleopatra it has been proved that it is the 



apple which is largely grown ir, America under the original name 



Ortley. The committee have been unable to ascertain the source of the 



Exhibit of Fruit at Conference, 1916. 



name Cleopatra, but it is known to have first been used in Victoria 

 about the year 1872. 



Then in regard to the apple which has long been known in Victoria 

 as Munroe's Favourite, and as Dunn's Seedling in South Australia, it 

 was also known as Garibaldi, Gander's Seedling, and Golden Cup in 

 various districts in Victoria ; while it had been re-named Ohinimuri in 

 New Zealand. The action of the committee in changing the name to 

 Dunn's Favourite has been questioned; but, on the evidence submitted, 

 it was decided to recognise the name of the raiser, Mr. Dunn, of South 

 Australia, and to drop the name of Munroe, for it was only introduced 

 into Victoria from South Australia by Mr. Munroe, who never claimed 

 to be the raiser. Forty years ago, in the absence of any knowledge of 

 its correct name, the apple was in Victoria named " Munroe's Favourite" 

 by Mr. James Lang, of Hareourt, Victoria. 



The principal reason, therefore, for the appointment of the committee 

 was that the names of Australian-grouii fruits should be revised, and 



