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that is one of the most distinguishing marks we have in those two 

 varieties. Now when you come to the question of hardiness, it 

 has been conceded by a great many orchardists that the Peter is 

 hardier than the Wealthy, and that was always claimed by Mr. 

 Gideon, and for that reason I am not in favor of taking it from 

 the list. If our nurserymen are growing it, it is no detriment to the 

 purchaser if he substitutes the Peter for the Wealthy and vice 

 versa, not half as much as there is in taking a bundle of trees of 

 several varieties and mixing them up and marking them 

 "Wealthy," and for that reason I do not think we are doing any 

 harm to the public in carrying the two varieties as we have done 

 heretofore. 



Mr. Ferris (la.) : Old Peter Gideon named the tree Wealthy 

 after his wife, then he named the Peter after himself, and some 

 other apples he named after other members of his family. There 

 may not be much difference between the Wealthy and the Peter, 

 and it would detract little if any from his glory to strike off the 

 Peter, but, as Prof. Green has said, there is a sentimental reason 

 why both should be continued even though they are very much 

 alike, and I do not think it would harm any one to leave the mat- 

 ter just as it is. 



Mr. Philips (Wis.) : I always had lots of faith in Elliot, I 

 don't believe he would tell a lie for anything, and he said he 

 could tell the difference. I stopped with Uncle Peter one night, 

 and we went out in the orchard together, and he showed me the 

 difference between the two, but he told me the same thing he 

 told Mr. Lord. Uncle Peter said, "There is hardly difference 

 enough between the two to pay to buy the Peter if you have got 

 plenty of Wealthy, but it will keep six weeks longer and is a 

 little hardier than the Wealthy." It has been said in this dis- 

 cussion that there is no difference. I planted the Peter myself, 

 and there is a difference ir this one respect. I have got some 

 Peter ; the apples are redder, and you cannot find an apple on the 

 ground, while a great many of mv Wealthy drop off. The Peter 

 are hanging on better than the Wealthy. I want to be fair and 

 honest in this matter. I think more of old Peter Gideon than I 

 do of anything in the world. Don't take the Peter off the list! 

 (Applause.) 



Mr. Yahnke : I tell you I hardly think it would be wise to 

 carry the two apples on our list, and if it was anything else I 

 would protest against it, but since I have heard those speakers 

 plead for its retention for the sake of sentiment and to perpetuate 

 the memory of Mr. Gideon I think it would be better to have 

 them both kept before the people. 



On motion of Mr. Elliot it was decided to keep the Peter on 

 the list by a vote of 58 to 3. . 



