COMMITEE ON AWARD OF $1,000 PREMIUM. 109 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE AWARD OF 

 THE $1,000 PREMIUM FOR SEEDLING APPLE. 



PROF. S. B. GREEN, CHAIRMAN. 



The immediate effect of the offering of this premium of $i,ooo 

 for a variety of apples as hardy as the Duchess, of as good quality 

 as the Wealthy and of as good keeping qualities as the Malinda, has 

 been to give our society much free advertising, in which we have 

 been referred to in very complimentary terms for our enterprise. 

 This has resulted in many inquiries from owners of seedling apples 

 in various parts of the country, and in the entry of twenty-three 

 seedling apples in this competition. Of these we have received scions 

 of thirteen kinds. Of the scions received, eight kinds are growing 

 upon the grounds of the Experiment Station, having been top- 

 worked upon the Virginia crab. The scions of three varieties were 

 received in such poor condition that they could not be made to grow, 

 and two kinds have been received this autumn. One party, a wo- 

 man, who entered the competition, says she will sell her apple tree 

 for $i,ooo, but that she has nothing to give away and will not send 

 scions— unless, I suppose, she should happen to change her mind. 

 One variety has been ruled out of this competition because, on the 

 statement of the owner, it is an autumn fruit. 



It would, perhaps, be well for me to refer again to the plan of 

 the committee having the matter of this award in charge. This com- 

 mittee plans to make and keep good, careful descriptions of the va- 

 rieties entered ; to grow the trees from scions sent in, on the grounds 

 of the University Experiment Station, preferably by top-grafting 

 upon the Virginia crab, but also by root-grafting. As soon as the 

 fruit is received, it is photographed and described. These records 

 are kept in the office of the Division of Horticulture at the Experi- 

 ment Station, and can be examined at any time. 



The parties who have entered this competition are as follows, 



in which list those who have sent scions are given a number which 



refers to the entry book of the University Experiment Station, 



where it is customary to give an entry number to all plants, scions 



and seeds received : 



Date of Exp. Sta. 

 Entry. Number. Address. 



Nov. 12, 'oo 2469 A. E. Hart. Vermont, Fulton Co., Ills, Reed Autumn 1900 

 Dec. 5, '99 2439 Devitt Carpenter, Homer, N. Y. . Too poor for use. 

 Nov. 17, '00 2382 John H. Mohr, Box 321, Enians, Penn. 

 Nov. 14, '00 2400 Capt. L. Olson, Decorah, Iowa. 

 Dec. 20, '99 2384 August Ahlin, Exiter, Tulare Co., Cal. 

 Nov. 16, '00 2423 George Phillips, Woodburn, Clark Co., la. 

 Nov. 27, '99 2427 (i) 'G. Sutherland, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada. 

 2428 (2) G Sutherland, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada. 

 Dec. 4, '99 2403 Fred Propp, Grafton, Wis. 



