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LEADING VARIETIES. 



Six best, as exhibited by A. G. Tuttle of Baraboo, Wis., at 

 our state fair last fall: Ko. 275, Zolotoreff; No. 177, Green 

 Streaked; Ko. 288, Easpberry; No. 410, Little Seedling; No. 599, 

 Omensk; No. 277, Wargul. 



Six best with me. No. 964, Autumn Streaked; No. 382, Eus- 

 sian Green apple; No. 330, Juicy Streaked; No. 335, Green 

 Transparent; No. 445, Eed Cheeked; No. 981, White Eusset. 



Six best with Wm. Somerville, Duchess, Autumn Streaked, 

 Eussian Wax, Charlamoff, Winter O' Porto, Unknown. 



No, 978, Golden White, stands high with Dr. Hoskins of Ver- 

 mont, and from the appearance of the fruit he sent us, should 

 pronounce it a very promising variety. 



Mr. Harris suggested that it might be well for the Society to 

 name a list of semi-hardy varieties of apples that may be con- 

 sidered specially dangerous to recommend for planting in large 

 quantities, to be known as a ''black list," which was as follows: 



BLACK LIST. 



Mann apple. Bethel, Walbridge, Haas, Pewaukee, Alexan- 

 der, Borsdorf, Northern Spy, Salome, Utter' s Large Eed, Fa- 

 meuse, Wolf Eiver. 



Mr. Harris. I do not believe there is any genuine reliable nur- 

 sery man in Minnesota or Wisconsin who would sell many of these 

 trees to a customer for planting an orchard. A Wisconsin man 

 might perhaps recommend the Wolf Eiver. 



Mr. Pearce inquired as to the Salome. 



Mr. Stubbs. It originated in Southern Illinois. 



Mr. Sias. I had the Salome but the late hard winter killed 

 the last one. It was recommended by Arthur Bryant, of Illiuois, 

 a reliable man, and in that climate might be all right. Those 

 varieties in the list the most hardy are really the most danger- 

 ous, and they have beeu heretofore recommended. The Mann 

 apple has been sold as hardier than Duchess but I have lost the 

 last tree of that variety; they are as tender as Ehode Island 

 Greening, and the Salome is no better. The Fameuse is perhaps 

 the best on the list and if there were no test winters it would 

 answer our purpose. The sooner we adopt such a list the better. 



Mr. Pearce said the Mann was doing well in some localities 



