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Wealthy, but it is large, showy and productive ; the tree is hardy 

 and has not blighted. 



Mr, Plumb. The Northwestern Greening of which Secretary 

 Gibbs has spoken is one of the new sorts of which we have high 

 hopes in Wisconsin. 



Mr. Plumb having been announced on the program for a paper 

 on "Adaptations in Fruit Growing/' then addressed the society 

 very ably and acceptably on that subject. At the time of going to 

 press a copy of his address had not been furnished. If received in 

 time, it will appear in the appendix. 



Colonel Stevens. In reference to one remark of Mr. Plumb in 

 his address, I will say that late frosts in the spring and early frosts 

 in the fall, are not common in Minnesota, and such a thing 

 as June frost is unknown. 



FLORAL OFFERING. 



At this point in the proceedings a beautiful basket of cut flowers 

 was received from R. J. Mendenhall, of Minneapolis, and pre- 

 sented to the society, and a vote of thanks was returned therefor. 



INTRODUCTION OF CHARLES LUDLUFF. 



Secretary Gibbs. Mr. President : We had before the society 

 yesterday for the first time one of the noted fruit growers 

 of Carver county, and gave him a cordial greeting. I see in the 

 audience over there in the corner another one of them. I found 

 him as I did Mr. Peterson in my searches for appbs to take 

 to Philadelphia. Mr. Charles Ludluff, will you please rise and let 

 me introduce you? Mr. President and fellow members, this man 

 is a farmer who lives near the village of Carver. He raises more 

 fruit than any other man in Minnesota not a professional 

 nurseryman, and has been at it for over twenty years, in apples, 

 grapes, and everything. He gave us about fifty varieties of apples 

 for the Philadelphia collection, and in a favorable apple year we 

 we could draw on him for one hundred varieties, I presume. 



Mr. Sias. I know, Mr. Ludluff's work in fruit-raising, and am 

 glad to see him here. Our Secretary has not overstated the value 

 of his services. 



