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Mr. W. L. Taylor : Are any of those seedlings more hardy 

 than the Hibernal seedlings? 



Mr. Elliot: There are some of these seedlings which the own- 

 ers claim to be just as hardy as the Hibernal or Duchess. It will 

 take years to test that. In the case of Mr. Perkins' orchard — 

 I was there last May, when the trees were in bloom, to see what 

 the effect of the winter had been on them, and I was agreeably 

 surprised to learn and to see that they had come through the win- 

 ter in magnificent shape. There are only two or three trees in the 

 whole orchard of i6o or 170 varieties that w-ere injured to any 

 extent. 



Mr. A. J. Philips (Wis.): Here is the Dominion Winter, that 

 is as hardy as any apple tree that grows. 



Mr. Elliot: It is of very good quality, and it has some com- 

 mercial value. When you go down to the corner grocery and see 

 the kind of fruit that comes in and that they sell to customers, I 

 tell you we have no reason to feel ashamed of what we have on our 

 tables. 



Capt. Reed: What seedling here indicates the most value, and 

 by whom produced? 



Mr. Elliot: That is a hard question to answer, but I will tell 

 you. Here is a seedling (exhibiting apple) w-hich w^e had at the 

 World's Fair. Mr. Erwin was looking over our large collection 

 we had there at that time, and he took up one of these and cut it 

 and made this request: "I want you to send me to Washington 

 some samples of that seedling; I think that is something of value." 

 Coming from authority as good as that, I think, perhaps, there is 

 about as much value in that apple, according to our present infor- 

 mation, as anything w^e have here. 



Capt. Reed: By whom was it produced? 



Mr. Elliot: By Mr. H. M. Lyman, of Excelsior. 



Mr. A. J. PhiHps (Wis.): Is it productive? 



Mr. A. B. Lyman: It is very productive; it is characteristic of 

 that variety. We had this year about nine bushels. They were 

 picked about the 7th of October, and they were put away ten days 

 later. I looked over them before I came to this meeting, and 

 there was not an apple in the lot that was spotted. It takes well, 

 it is productive and has the outward appearance of the Wealthy, 

 although not quite as red as the Wealthy. The tree has not shown 

 any weakness, but I would not say it is as hardy as the Hibernal. 



Mr. Ferris (la.): Is it a seedling of the Wealthy? 



Mr. Lyman: Yes, sir. 



Mr. Merritt: How many trees have you? 



Mr. Lyman: One tree, the parent tree. 



Prof. Robertson : Mr. Elliot spoke of apples increasing in size. 

 Do they improve in quality? 



Mr. Elliot: In some instances they do, and in some instances 

 they go the other way. The quality varies with the soil. I think 

 that is a fact. 



