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He cited other localities where it was not doing well, thinks if there 

 is any doubt at all we ought to be very careful about recommending 

 it for general cultivation. 



It was first put on the list without sufficient long trial, thinks it a 

 very valuable tree, but on the bleak praries and north of the southern 

 belt of the State he did not believe it was hardy enough. 



Mr. Stevens thought much of the complaint about the Wealthy 

 arose from parties getting trees not true to name. 



Mr. Fuller said that notwithstanding, his report, he must object to 

 Mr. Dart's position. Mr. Sias said we must judge a tree by its fruit. 

 The Wealthy shows its fruit every year. He did not care about the 

 color of the wood if he can get the apples, said the wood was often 

 black, from the effects of insects. Mr. Grimes warmly sustained the 

 Wealthy. Mr. Jordan said the Wealthy stood the weather as well as 

 the Transcendent or Duchess. Mr. Gould thought the State would 

 yet be divided into sections, when fruits of different degrees of hardi' 

 ness would yet be grown. Mr. Underwood thought his test at Lake 

 City a good one, as the location of his orchard was bleak and sandy, 

 and the Wealthy was doing well with him, thought the soil very try- 

 ing, grew four hundred bushels of Wealthy last summer. Mr. Harris 

 said he had seen Mr. Underwood's Wealthies on the trees and had es- 

 timated the crop at four hundred bushels at the time. Mr. Gibbs said 

 the oldest bearing Wealthies in the Jewell nursery were now eleven 

 years old, top-worked on Transcendent and all sound and thrifty. 



Mr. Pearce had 700 Wealthies five years old, all looking hardy. He 

 would discard all apples but the Wealthy. 



Mr. Stevens' amendment prevailed and the Wealthy recommended' 

 for general cultivation in the State, 19 for, one (Mr. Dart) against. 

 The Haas stricken from the list entirely. 



Fruit List as corrected is as follows for 1882 : 



APPLES. 



For general planting. Duchess of Oldenburgh, Wealthy. For plant- 

 ing in limited quantities Tetofski. For planting in limited quantities in 

 southern eastern Minnesota. 



Plumbs cider, 4 against, 8 for. 



Fameuse, 2 " 10 " 



Tetofski, 5 " T *' 



St. Lawrence, unanimous. 



Walbridge, 



