STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 69 
of August. This is one of the very best, nearly sweet, summer” apples yet dis- 
covered. 
304, Switzer: a beautiful apple that somewhat resembles the Red Astrachan; 
not as tart; season September. 
382, Russian Green, an early fall fruit, of excellent quality. 
470, Burr apple: yellowish white; good bearer; more acid than Duchess; fair 
pie apple. 
264, Smelling apple. This is a beautiful red apple of excellent quality; sea- 
son August. 
374, Pendant Ear apple. This resembles in general appearance the Duchess 
of Oldenburg; is a prolific bearer, but too astringent to ever become a great fa- 
vorite; season September. 
170, the Revel apple, is a fine fruit, but I wish to see what another year will 
bring forth before describing. 
The long keeping varieties that our enthusiastic Russian friends have been 
pleased to offer us for some years past, we are still looking for. We fruited 
thirty varieties the past season. The season of the latest of these was Septem- 
ber. Stili we are confident that there are better keepers than we have yet 
struck, and we live in hopes of finding them yet. 
Respectfully yours, 
A. W. SIAS. 
Mr. Latham has sixty varieties of Russian apples. He has 
fruited ten sorts, mostly fall fruit. Thinks some of the Russians 
will yet prove valuable. 
President Grimes thinks the Russian apples do better in our cold 
climate than further south. 
My. Harris thought we ought not to discuss the hardiness of 
Russian sorts; thought that a settled point. He said that what 
we wanted of this variety was to produce an earlier apple than the 
Duchess, and a winter apple. We want a Russian good from now 
until spring. He thought we had better turn our attention to the 
production of good hardy seedlings, and let the Russian apples 
alone. 
Mr. Sias asked about the English Pippin, said to be a Russian. 
Mr. Peffer said he did not know any Russian by that name. He 
has a poor opinion of Russian apples generally. Said he had more 
faith in the Wealthy than in all the Russians in this country. 
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Peffer’s remarks he was elected an 
honorary member for five years. 
The next order of business was a report of the committee on 
seedling apples. 
Mr. Day wished to modify his report of last year. Is not so 
sanguine as then. Many of the trees he had faith in‘then were 
