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114 ANNUAL REPORT, 
the best Seedlings yet brought to notice; said to be a seedling from Fameuse; 
size, above medium; color, a deep mottled red or dark cranberry. The Har- 
ris Pippin, a seedling from the Golden Pippin, large; color, somewhat like 
the parent; quality, good. 
W. E. Brimhall exhibits Haas, Wealthy, Molly, Alexander, Soulard, Hys- 
lop, Gen. Grant. 
P. A. Jewell exhibits Plumb’s Cider, Saxton, Haas, Sweet Seek-no-further. 
Of Hybrids—Maiden’s Blush, Gen. Grant, nepicaly Quaker Beauty, Orage 
Beecher’s Sweet, and an unknown apple. 
John Hart exhibits Bailey’s Sweet, Utter’s Red, Perry Riadake pee 
Yellow Bellflower, Saxton, Duchess, Early Joe, Ben Davis, Plumb’s Cider. 
A. W. Sias exhibits Wabasha, Elgin Beauty, Rollin’s Pippin, Rollins Pro- 
lific and two unknown seedling apples; all seedlings from Wabasha county 
and all winter varieties. The Rollins Pippin is a late keeper. 
Wyman Elliot exhibits Transcendent Crab, Pride of Minneapolis. Four 
plates of the Transcendent exhibited by Mr. Elliot have been well preserved 
and present a fine appearance. 
Mr. Pearce exhibits Seek-no-further and of Seedlings No. 2, No. 8, No. 4, 
all winter varieties. 
Mr. Mills exhibits the Alaska seedling apple, fair in appearance but too far 
past its season to judge of its quality. We also find the Alaska Crab on the 
table—an Iowa seedling, but, in the same condition as the Alaskaapple. Its 
season is probably fall. 
S. H. Kenney exhibits the Ben Davis. 
In the collection of John Hart we find several seedlings, one of which is 
now firm and hard, evidently a very late keeper, rather below medium size, 
but of fair quality. 
Our attention. was attracted to some samples of fruits and vegetables con- 
tributed by Mr. Wyman Elliot, of Minneapolis, which were preserved by a 
new patent process, which, if worth any thing at all, is worth a great deal. 
The articles on exhibit consisted of apples, grapes, cranberries, sweet corn 
and tomatoes, which were preserved before the State Fair and which seemed 
to be as fresh as when gathered, and to all appearance well preserved. 
Busch, Hollister ane Carter, of St. Paul, had upon our tables a fine collec- 
tion of vegetable garden seeds, grown in our own State, which we think 
worthy to recommend. The time has come when our gardeners should 
begin to look nearer about home for their seeds and not depend upon foreign 
seeds sent in from year to year, many of which have remained on the market 
until they have become entirely worthless. 
Seth H. Kenney, Morristown, Rice Co., presented a sample of sorghum 
syrup which for appearance and quality we have not seen equaled. It was 
thick aud clear and had more the taste of good strained honey than of 
molasses. The variety of cane from which it is made is called the Early 
Amber. Mr. Kenney states that he manufactured the past season 1,082 gal- 
lons equal to that on exhibition, including several barrels of grained sugar. 
Why is it that we cannot produce our own sweets when we can grow the 
mateiial and make them cheaper than we can purchase abroad. 
