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: boil Scott's 8 paper has not reached the hands of the date Sant 6 
if received in time it will be placed in the Appendix.) 
_ A short discussion on the above subject, was had in wfhileh 
Messrs Scott, Hollister and Lacy took part. 
REPORT OF DELEGATES TO CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 
On motion the report of the Committee on Centennial Exhi- 
bition was called for. Mr. Grimes asked leave to make a partial 
report since the report of the Committee on Awards had not yet 
come to hand which would enable them to make a complete report. 
- The request was granted and the partial report was read by Messrs 
Grimes and Elliot. After the reading it was ordered to be placed 
on file for publication when complete, and the following resolution 
carried: 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are due and are hereby tendered 
to those persons who contributed fruits to our exhibition at the Centennial 
Exhibition and that they are tendered especially to the members of the com- 
- mittee whose report we are to receive. 
(The report of the Delegates will be found in the Appendix to 
this volume. ) 
DISCUSSION. 
Fruit Charts. 
The subject of fruit charts, suggested by the report, was taken 
up for discussion. 
Mr. Jewell. F-question the practical value of such a chart. 
Mr. Grimes. It would be of great value. 
Mr. Dart. I think it of not much practical value. 
Mr. Grimes. It would mark the northern and southern limits 
of each fruit. 
Mr. Jewell. The weakness of the theory is that the fruit lines 
would not correspond to the isothermal lines. 
Mr. Elliot. We want a map that will show that apples will 
grow in the river counties, while they will not grow in the north- 
ern or the interior counties. 
Mr. Jewell. lt requires too much careful knowledge to con- 
struct a good one, and a poor one would be worse than none. 
Mr. Dart. We do not want one because in the regions outside 
of these lines people will be discouraged from trying to raise fruit. 
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