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Second. Red Anisette, a late fall sort, very fair and handsome, medium 
size, fine grain, a very prolific bearer; but with rather dwarfish growth as 
grown, rather acid but well flavored. 
Third. Noble Red Streak, a large round, slightly flattened apple, green- 
‘ish white, abundantly striped with red, a little coarse, but juicy and tender; 
best for cooking; growth of wood very strong and vigorous; season, 
medium to late fall 
Fourth. Juicy Burr, much like the last; season the same, but still larger, 
good specimens weighing a pound; wood, stocky and strong. None of 
these have shown the slightest injury from the winters, and are as free from 
blight as the Duchess of Oldenburg. Of other varieties fruited, many are 
good fruit but mostly early and perishable. About the season of Duchess 
-of Oldenburg, somewhat like that sort, and not superior to it in any way. 
Mr. Fuller. A member of the Western New York Horticul- 
tural Society thought that the large number of Russian varieties 
might be only for types of which the Duchess and Astrachan are 
the chief. 
Dr. Humphrey. 1 would say much the same from my obser- 
vation. 
Mr. Dart. J have noticed strong similarity in my Russian 
trees to trees already familiar to me. 
Mr. Jordon. I am confident that there is not a single old 
variety among the Russians that I have seen. 
REMARKS OF GEN. LE DUC. 
Hon. Wm. G. Le Duc, Commissioner of Agriculture, having 
accepted an invitation to be present at the meeting, was called 
upon and made the following remarks upon the subject under 
discussion. He said: 
GENTLEMEN: It gives me much pleasure to be present at your meeting, 
and especially this afternoon, which is devoted to the discussion of the 
Russian varieties of apples, a large number of the cions of which have 
been distributed by the Department of Agriculture, especially throughout 
‘the Northern States, where it was hoped and expected they would find a 
congenial soil and climate. Of the 290 varieties of Russian apples imported 
by the department and grown and fruited in the grounds at Washington, 
there are not more than the usual proportion of first-class fruit trees in the 
locality of Washington. We sent out nearly 100,000 cions from these trees 
last year and 60,000 to 70,000 during 1878, until we have the report of par- 
ties who have given these cions attention in various sections and under 
various circumstances. I had expected and am glad to find that I will not 
be entirely disappointed; that the results of previous distributions would 
be discussed here and possibly the fruit exhibited. There are no reports 
-on record from those to Whom cions were sent some years since, and in 
this matter allow me to say that there is too much negligence in the matter 
