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there is, but I think he is wrong in that as wellas in some other 
things. 
Vice-President Wedge: My Hibernal is quite different from 
the Lieby that Mr. Patten has. The apples are not very 
highly colored, with the exception of «a few specimens that 
have hung inthe sun. Now Mr. Patten’s Lieby, as I have seen 
it, bears fruit nearly as bright as the Duchess. 
Mr. Brand: You may find green and colored apples on the 
same tree, but they all have a golden russet color on the stem. 
Prof. Green: Is there any noticeable difference in the length 
of time that they will keep? 
Mr. Mitchell: I cannot see that there is any difference. I 
will say further that I have seen them as grown by other par- 
ties—by Prof. Budd, Mr. Charles Patten and a number of 
others—they have had them at our state fairs and winter meet- 
ings, and they are apparently just like mine. I think the 
time will come when it will be admitted by all, when the fruit 
becomes a little more plenty, that the two are identical. 
Vice-President Wedge: One further question. Were your 
Liebys bearing heavily before that severe winter of ’84-5? 
Mr. Mitchell: Yes, sir. I had trees that were bearing be- 
fore ’84 and ’85. I have noticed that a tree will suffer more 
the first winter after it has been transplanted than it wil] at 
any other time. 
Mr. Harris: That is correct. 
Mr. Mitchell: In the spring of 1884, in my last orchard of 
original trees, I took from my first grafting some four or five- 
year-old trees and transplanted them into the orchard in rows, 
and they came through that winter of ’84 and ’85, while the Duch- 
ess was killed back some inches. 
Mr. Harris: How about the blight? 
Mr. Mitchell: They are as free from the blight as the 
Duchess. 
Prof. Green: Does the Lieby blight at all? 
Mr. Mitchell: Well, I am under the impression it does. 
Prof. Green: Mr. Peterson says that the Lieby blights a . 
little on the new wood. 
Mr. Mitchell: Well, I am quite sure that I have seen some | 
blight on it. 
Prof. Green: How about the Charlamoff—how does it com- 
pare with the Wealthy for hardiness? 
Mr. Mitchell: Well, I should say there was not much differ- 
ence. 
