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and himself had been appointed a committee to go to Winona and examine Mr. 
Hart’s new berry, the Hart Seedling. Mr. Hart is the originator of this berry. 
It is very large, one berry measuring nine inches in circumference. The flesh is 
moderately firm, form slightly conical, regular, color crimson scarlet. The 
fruit stalks are long and stout, leaves large andnumerous. It is a hermaphrodite 
variety, and the blossoms are large and perfect, and the flavor delicious. Mr. 
Sias closed with a high compliment to Mr. Hart’s personal integrity. 
Samples of the berry were shown, they being very large and well formed. 
Mr. Pearce moved that the report be accepted. Adopted. 
Mr. Cook thought the Hart Seedling the nearest perfection of any ieee he had 
ever seen. He could not judge of the bearing qualities, as the frost of last spring 
had injured the plants very much. It is perfect in form, color and quality, and 
is a large grower. 
Mr. Pearce said a berry must be good which no one condemned. All the lead- 
ing horticulturists had tried it, and had no criticisms to make concerning it. 
Mr. Bamber said that at the State Horticultural meeting, these berries were on 
exhibition, and were pronounced perfect by all who tried them. 
Mr. Sias stated that he was shown a seedling pear tree on a farm owned by a 
neighbor of Mr. Hart’s, which was the largest and finest he had seen in the siate. 
It was well loaded with fruit, and took the first premium at the state fair. Those 
who want to cultivate this fruit, should procure scions. 
A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Cook for their hospitality, and the 
meeting adjourned, 
Mr. Pearce showed a beautiful bouquet of verbenas and pansies, and Mr. Cook 
a number of stalks of strawberries, with from nine to fifteen berries on a stalk. 
