THE WEALTHY AS A PARENT OF SEEDLINGS. 46I 



gate it. I do not believe there is any man at any of our trial 

 stations that would do that. If we can gather up all these promis- 

 ing seedlings and put them under propagation we can soon de- 

 velop what we have got. 



Mr. Philips (Wis.) : Is not that seedling (referrmg to the 

 Evelyn) liable to come in contest with the Wealthy in the same 

 way as the case we had here yesterday? 



Mr. Elliot: It is of a more conical shape; it is a different 

 shape. 



Mr. Yahnke: There is just as much difference as there is be- 

 tween the Patten's Greening and the Northwestern Greening. 



Mr. Elliot: There is the Peter; it does not grow like the 

 parent tree in the nursery, but as it becomes older it assumes that 

 form more. 



Mr. Sahler: Will that tree (Evelyn) overbear? 



Mr. Lyman : No, it is not so prolific as the Wealthy, but it is 

 a longer keeper. 



Mr. Lyman: Mr. Elliot spoke about giving scions to the 

 trial stations and to the experiment station. While we are willing 

 to do that, we are not going to put a fence around them, and if 

 nurserymen want to take hold of them we shall not impose any 

 restrictions. After a while the same rule will apply to them, if 

 they are a good thing at Excelsior they will be good somewhere 

 else, and I believe they will eventually be of great benefit to the 

 apple industry of the country. (Applause.) 



Mr. Underwood : We have paid so much tribute to the 

 Wealthy and the Peter and to their originator, Mr. Gideon, that I 

 wish I might fittingly express my appreciation of Mr. Lyman, the 

 elder, who originated these seedlings from seeds saved from speci- 

 mens of the Wealthy, and I hope at some time we may be able 

 to properly commemorate the life and services of Mr. Lyman. I 

 would like to see a portrait of Mr. Lyman in our collection, and I 

 trust that some fitting tribute will be paid to his memory. I sim- 

 ply wish to call your attention to this matter. 



The President: I wish in behalf of the society to thank Mr. 

 Underwood for calling our attention to this matter. I am sure 

 that all of our membership who were acquainted with Mr. Lyman 

 will sympathize and approve of the idea. Mr. Lyman was a man 

 whom it was a pleasure to meet and whose acquaintance was 

 something to be desired, and I know we all take pleasure in honor- 

 ing him. 



