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yellow and red striped; stem, short; cavity, broad, deep, funnel 

 shaped, slightly russetted at bottom; calyx, open; basin, large, deep 

 and nearly smooth; core, small and closed; flesh, yellowish white, 

 tender and juicy; flavor, pleasant acid, good; season, early winter. 



Albee Sweet. Size, 5: weight, 5 ounces; form, round conical; color, 

 light green, changing to yellowish, with a brown or dull red cheek 

 and obscurely Specked with small whitish dots; stem, short medium; 

 cavity, narrow, medium, slightly russetted at bottom; calyx, closed; 

 basin, small, shallow and wrinkled; flesh, fine, firm, yellowish white; 

 flavor, clear sweet. The tree is about the only survivor of a large 

 lot of seedlings planted from thirty-five to forty years ago, and is 

 not known to have been injured by hard winters. Origin, Portland, 

 Houston county. 



Adaline, by Jacob Klein, Hokah. Size, 5; weight, 5 ounces; form, 

 smooth, roundish; color, greenish yellow ground nearly covered 

 with deep red and overspread with many small russet dots; stalk, 

 short, medium, in a medium broad, rather deep, russetted cavity; 

 calyx, closed in a deep, abrupt, bowl-shaped basin; core, small and 

 closed; flesh, fine and Turhite; flavor, mild subacid, good; season, late 

 autumn and early winter; was awarded second premium at late 

 state fair. 



Sweet Allie, by Jacob Klein, Hokah, Minn. Size, 7; weight, 8 

 ounces; form, round ovate, inclining to conical; color, light yellow 

 ground, nearly covered with red in marbling and stripes; stem, 

 short, in a regular, medium deep cavity; calj^x, closed; basin, medium 

 regular, smooth; flesh, nearly fine, greenish yellow; flavor, sweet; 

 tree, vigorous and good bearer on alternate years; origin, from seed 

 from Canada; season, early September. 



Hathaway SeecUing, from R. Hathaway, Faribault. Size, 3; weight, 

 4 ounces; form, smooth, round; color, greenish yellow striped with 

 red on the sun side and quite thickly sprinkled over with minute 

 brown dots, obscure on colored portions; stalk, long and slender, 

 set in a rather above medium broad and deep cavity; calyx, small 

 and closed; basin, medium, ribbed; flesh, yellow, fine grained, firm; 

 flavor, mild acid. The originator says of it: "Excellent for cook- 

 ing, fair for eating and keeps well till April." Tree about twenty 

 years old, has fruited twelve years. .Tree believed to be perfectly 

 hardy and is free from fire blight. 



Akin's Russet, Seedling No. 71, by D. F. Akin, Farmington. Size, 

 5; weight, 6 ounces; form, oblate; color, yellow, mostly covered with 

 light russet; stem, short, in a regular medium cavity; calyx, closed, 

 in a broad medium basin; flesh, yellow, fine, tender; flavor, sub- 

 acid, good; season, November. 



This report is already too long, therefore the most desirable of 

 the remainder will be reported upon later and appear in the maga- 

 zine during the season. The work of this committee should be 

 continued. It takes up considerable time and involves some ex- 

 pense, but it is deeply interesting and may prove of great import- 

 ance to pomology. 



