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Crab, size of Transcendent, and delicious. Its keeping quality has not been 

 tested. A tine growing tree. (4.) Sweet Crab, red, with stripes, about the 

 size of the Transcendent, and of ftiir quality and keeps till the first of Feb- 

 ruary. ( 5.) Keeps till June, otherwise, same as (4.) 



Mr. Jordan showed a specimen named •• Fellows,'' one-third larger than 

 the Transcendent, a good apple. 



P. A. Jewell stated that he would present, at the next meeting, thirty or 

 forty new varieties, and give their history. 



Col. Robertson expected great excellence of fruit from seedling crabs in 

 the future. 



Mr. Brimhall stated that out of fifty see(^ings none had died. Had obtained 

 five trees by budding upon stocks of the common Red Siberian. 



Chas. Hoag thought that these experiments with, seedlings would result in 

 producing some fine apples, and that they should be encouraged. 



T. M. Smith inquired whether any one had tried hybridizing the crab with 

 the common apple. 



Chas. Hoag thought that many of our new seedlings might be the result of 

 such a union. 



D. A. J. Baker offered the following resolution : 



Re-sol) ed. That this Society commend the etforts o( our nurserymen, and others, to produce 

 new varieties of the crab and common apple, adapted to the soil and climate of Minnesota. 



. Adopted. 



Col. Robertson stated, the question having been mooted as to the existence 

 of hybrids between the crab and. common apple, that there were such hybrids, 

 and that others could be obtained. He feared that if the names of new 

 seedlings were endorsed before testing them, the Society might be looked 

 upon as an advertising medium. 



A. C. Hamilton believed the different kinds of seedlings should not be 

 mentioned. 



Chas. Hoag thought that if we recommended expei'imenting, it was the best 

 that the people should know what good results had been effected already. 



T. M. Smith said we ought not to recommend these new varieties for cul- 

 tivation till they have been longer tested. 



A. C. Hamilton believed P. A. Jewell had, in his collection, many that were 

 very valuable. 



S. Hunt stated that he had a seedling one-half larger than the Transcendent, 

 sweet, and a good keeper. 



L. M. Ford cited several cases where promising seedlings have failed, and 

 thought they ought to be tested long and carefully before receiving the 

 endorsement of the Society. 



D. A. J. Baker hardly saw what our work would amount to unless we could 

 recommend something. 



P. A. Jewell said we nmst rely upon the crab, and give it the greater prom- 

 inence, 



D. A. Robertson thought it might take a hundred years of experiment to 



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