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_ Then there was a period of mild winters and the trees grew and 
bore, but in 1872 and ’73 they were killed root and branch. 
Mr. Cotterell. took some home and planted and a year later 
found them growing. They grew and died about as fast. I thought 
the tap root must be cut and I cut it in one row These do not 
appear to kill down. I think I will cut the tap root of the re- 
mainder. — 
Mr. Harris. Houston County has Chestnut trees that have borne. 
I have trees; one transplanted young, the other not at all. They 
are doing well. 
Horse Chestnuts. 
Mr. Pearce. There has been one Horse Chestnut in Rochester for 
many years. It grows up in summer and kills down in winter. - 
REVISION OF APPLE LIST. 
It was moved and seconded and the motion carried to take up the 
revision of the apple list. 
Motion was made and seconded that the varieties of apples now 
recommended for general cultivation be continued. 
Wealthy—Duchess. 
Mr. Harris. We have not seen much of this variety on exhibi- 
tion at our State Fairs. If the tree is as hardy and the fruit as 
good as is claimed why have we not seen and know more of it? It 
was put on the list for general cultivation in violation of the rule 
requiring trial and fruiting in different parts of the State. 
Mr. Elliot. The first fruit was on exhibition here in 1869. Then 
the cions were sent to Illinois to be propagated and the trees sent 
back here, giving only eight years for their growth here—not suffi- 
cient time to show much fruit. On light soils the tree is not as 
hardy as the Duchess of Oldenburg, but on clay soils it is perfectly 
hardy. 
Mr. Latham. The reason why it has not been exhibited more is 
that until within a few years Mr. Gideon has had all the bearing 
trees and he is not in accord with the Horticultural Society. The 
old tree is dead and was not winter killed. It bore after the hard 
winter of ’72-8 but afterwards blighted and finally died. His 
younger trees are mostly on Crab stocks but some are not on Crabs 
and these look well. The tree is certainly hardy. Had never seen 
a tree winter killed or injured on the south side. 
