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proper classificatiou of fruits, especially of hardy varieties adapted to 

 Minnesota, should be made. 



Col. Stevens said the Society in former years revised the fruit lists 

 each year, lists of hardy small fruits, evergreens, and everything on 

 the catalogue, recommending some varieties for general planting, 

 some for experiment, and others for favorable localities. 



Mr. Harris thought it would be well to have such a list as Mr. Wil- 

 cox suggested, after the plan pursued with reference to classification 

 of varieties by the American Pomological Society. Such a list had 

 never been published in any of our reports. 



Mr. Wilcox said he had been unable to find such a classification, 

 and as he was a new comer here desired to know what were considered 

 to be the hardiest varieties. 



The report of the special committee on fruit lists was called for and 

 Mr. Sias of that committee presented the following: 



REVISION OF FRUIT LISTS. 



APPLES. 



For general cultivation — Duchess, Hibernal. 



For trial — Autumn Streaked. 



For favorable localities — Wealth3\ 



For general trial — Red Cheeked, Plikanoff, Antonovka, Yellow Anis, 

 Red Anis, Yellow Transparent, McMahon's White, Soiree, Russian 

 Green, White Pigeon. 



HYBRIDS. 



Whitney, Beaches Sweet, Early Strawberry, Orange, Martha, 

 Transcendent, Florence, Powers. 



NATIVE PLUMS. 



De Soto, Weaver, Rollingstone, Forest Garden. 

 For trial — Cheney, Rockford, and other best varieties to be ob- 

 tained. 



GRAPES. 



Worden, Moore's Early, Concord, Delaware, Brighton, Lady. 

 For trial — Niagara, Woodruff's Red, Wilder, Early Victor. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Ancient Briton, Snyder, Stone's Hardy. 



