82 ANNUAL REPORT. 
Pres. Grimes. I would suggest that the cions be sent to the 
secretary of this society to be distributed. 
Col. Stevens. I received from Commissioner Watts a large 
number and distributed them, but Dr. Humphrey is the only one 
I know of that has succeeded with them. 
Pres. Grimes. Those are all grown by top-working, and when. 
we get them from root-grafts we shall get a different story. 
SEEDLINGS. 
MR. DAY’S REPORT. 
The reports of Committee on Seedlings were then called for and 
made, as follows: 
D. Day made a verbal report, and asked leave to make a full 
written report describing fruits. Leave was granted, and the 
report ordered on file. 
FARMINGTON, April 30th, 1880. 
C. Y. Lacy— 
Sm: Iam aware that I promised to put my report on seedlings in writing 
within a few days or weeks, but poor health immediately after my return 
home prevented me from writing until I thought it would be too late for 
this year’s Transactions, so I gave up the idea of writing, and now have 
mislaid what little report I did make, and will have to refer to the minutes 
I took at the time of examining the trees, &c. Hoping that this will be 
some aid in making up Transactions, &c., 
Respectfally yours, 
DITUS DAY. 
To the Members of Minnesota State Horticultural Society— 
As one member of a committee on seedlings, I would make the following 
report, which must be very brief, as I have not had opportunity of exam- 
ining trees in any part of the State except in my immediate vicinity : 
i found two trees in Eureka, raised by Mr. Pool: one a red apple, sour; 
season, early winter; size, medium; tree semi-hardy. The winter of ’73 and 
*4 injured it a little (not much.) The other is a white, sweet apple; size, 
medium; good baking apple; keeps till February; tree hardy. The winter 
of ’78 and ’4 did not injure it. It measures 25 inches in circumference at 
the ground. Both trees are 16 or 17 years old. 
I found a tree in Lakeville on the farm of Caleb Smith, one mile from 
Farmington. Tree an upright grower, is 24 inches in circumference one- 
foot from the ground; was raised from seed sent from near Claremont, in 
New Hampshire, in 1860, and is the only tree left of 800 or 900. This one 
seems to be hardy—the winter of ’73 and ’4 did not injure it—has borne 5 or’ 
6 years; bore near a bushel the last year; apple the size of the Baldwin, an 
early winter apple, somewhat tart. 
The large apples I have here were raised by Wm. H. Johnson, of Castle 
