58 HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE IX MINNESOTA. 



produce as tine varieties of tlie crab as we have of the coniuioii apple, 

 (Pyrus Malus.) Had seen tifty new seedlin.i^s worth propagating. . 



P. A. Jewell thought that since in three-fonrths of localities the common 

 apple could not survive, the crab should be placed on a footing of e(jualit\ , 

 at least. 



L. M. Ford spoke strongly in favor of pushing the Siberian species. 



Wyman Elliot moved that this Society solicit names and descriptions of 

 fruit from seedling apples and crabs that have proved hardy in our State and 

 Wisconsin. 



Carried. (See Appendix '• B."; 



The committee on '- kinds of fruit " reported the following varieties as 

 recommended for further trial in favored localities : Tallman Sw eet, Sweet 

 Pear, Fameuse, Ben Davis, Blue Pearmain, Fall Orange, Golden Kusset, 

 Perry Russet, Red Astrachan, Price's SAveet, St. Lawrence and Bailey Sweet. 



Report adopted. 



D.A.Robertson considered -'favorable localities" those near bodies of 

 water. 



T. M. Smith called attention to Beecher's fruit basket, of which he pre- 

 sented several specimens. Thought them very economical for fruit growers. 



Chas. Hoag moved to recommend to fruit growers the use of Beecher's 

 Veneer Fruit Basket, manufactured by A. Beecher & Sons, Westville, Conn. 



A. Stew^art believed orchards should be protected by wind-breaks on all 

 sides. 



Chas. Hoag thought means should be taken to bring the Society's Report 

 before the public. 



D. A. J. Baker moved that Messrs. Hoag, Stewart and Grimes be appointed 

 a committee to devise a way to elfect this object. 



Carried. 



Meeting atljourned. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by the President. The following report 

 by the committee on publishing the records was received and adopted. 



The committee appointed to propose a plan for disseminating the Secre- 

 tary's Report of the proceedings of this meeting, would report — That in their 

 opinion the best mode w^ould be to print one thousand copies in pamphlet 

 form, and that the Secretary pro tern, be instructed to attcjid to that duty. 



At the suggestion of the chairman contributions were made, amounting to 

 $10.35, to assist in defraying the expense of such publication. 



D. A. J. Baker moved to discuss the Blackberry. 



Carried. 



THE BLACKBERRY. 



J. T. Grimes had had the Kittatinny three years. Prunes it back to two 

 and one half feet in the fall, and covers it with straw. It fruited well year 



