196 ANNUAL REPORT. 



MORNING SESSION. 



Third Day, Thursday, January 17th. 



The session opened with music by the University Glee Club. 

 The following paper was then read by W. S. Mesmer: 



THE WAUPACA COUNTY SEEDLING APPLES. 



By William A. Springer, op Fremont, Wisconsin. 



I have been asked to give an account of the seedling apples pro- 

 duced in Waupaca county, Wisconsin, which have been noticed 

 more or less in western horticultural reports of the last few years. 



The Wolf River takes the lead. Tt is the oldest of the lot, and 

 has had the most general trial. The old original tree, from seed I 

 planted thirty-two years ago, is still perfectly healthy, although it 

 stands in the most trying place, where its roots touch the waters 

 of the Wolf River. It has not missed a crop since 1862. The 

 young trees are all doing well so far as I know. I have no trees 

 that gave me so many apples this year as my twelve-year-old Wolf 

 Rivers. 



THE WRIGHTMAN ORCHARD. 



This seedling orchard is at Weyauwega. The trees are all healthy 

 and nearly all are good bearers. Ten of the varieties were exhibited 

 this winter at the Wisconsin meeting. One of them, called the 



