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hardiness is required. Among the best are Zolotorff, Green Smoker, 

 Titus apple, Zunpy Juicy and Vasselis Sayest, all large, showy 

 apples, better in Quality than Duchess. The last named is similar 

 to Alexander in tree and fruit, but unlike the Alexander, bears 

 early and abundantly. This and Ziinpy Juicy are like the Alex- 

 ander, somewhat subject to blight. Of fall apples of medium size 

 and good quality I have fruited Long Arcade, Gitmars, Beau Ler- 

 bosk, Queen, Switzer, Bun apple. Juicy White, Red Wine, Arabian 

 and several others, less valuable. Of winter sorts, have fruited Bors- 

 dorf, Longfield, Apple Hiberal, Lord's apple, Anthony apple, 

 Repka, Blackwood, Zuchenhausen, Red Queen, and a winter 

 sweet apple (name lost) received before the importation by the gov- 

 ernment. Of sweet apples. Beautiful Arcade, Herdon's Streaked, 

 Zarsky Schip, and the one without name. 



During the fall I was absent much of the time and many of the 

 apples, when there were only a specimen or two, got lost. As 1 

 made up my mind not to show the new Russians last fall, they were 

 not saved. I send you a few sorts, most of them have been kept 

 until recently in a warm room, and have become withered and lost 

 their color in a measure. The Lord's apple is the smallest speci- 

 men that grew on the tree ; the few others have been cut up to 

 show callers interested in the new Russians. 



They evidently, like the Golden Russet and Seeknofurther, should 

 be kept from the air; most of the specimens were double the size. 

 I hope to be able next fall to make a large showing of new Rus- 

 sians. With less work laid out for the season I think I shall be 

 able to spare the time, and with a probable large addition to those 

 already fruited shall be able to show a collection that will at least 

 be satisfactory to myself. 



1 send you some new Russians fruited by a neighbor, not named. 

 He has the trees correctly named but the fruit got mixed up and 

 he could not be certain of giving them the correct names. 



I am sure that the time and money spent by Prof. Budd and 

 Chas. Gibb in their examination of fruits in Russia will largely 

 benefit the whole prairie region of the extreme northwest. 



I received an account of the extensive orchards around Sembirsk 

 nearly twenty years ago, and have thought ever since that from 

 them might be obtained valuable fruits adapted to all the colder 

 regions ot the United States and Canada. 



I should like much to attend your meeting, but think it doubtfuL 



Yours, &c., 



A. G. TUTTLE. 



President Sias. I have fruited the Borsdorf. It blossomed well, 

 but only bore a few apples. Size somewhat larger than the Tran- 

 scendent. I did not ascertain its keeping qualities. 



The Secretary. Here is a letter from our old friend Jordan, 

 whose absence from his accustomed place in these sessions has been 

 noted and regretted. He is away among the orange groves of 

 Florida, for the benefit of his health, and that of his family. 



