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The thirty or more reports in the Volume of Transactions, jast 

 published, contain a vast fund of information in regard to the fruit 

 culture of our country that could not be obtained from any other 

 source. 



If you have not received a copy of the last Volume of I'^ansac- 

 tious, you can procure it by addressing Prof. W, J. Beal, Secretary, 

 -Lansing, Mich. 



Respectfully, 



P. BARRY, 

 Chairman General Fruit Committee, Rochester, N. Y. 

 April, 1882, 



REPORT FROM MINNESOTA. 



Lake City, Mini^., Oct. 30th, 1883. 



Prof. W. J. Beal^ Secretary American Pomological Society, Lansing, 

 Michigan. 



My Dear Sir : — I would recommend to the committee on the 

 revision of the catalogue that they erase fio'.u the Minnesota 

 column the stars now printed against Ben Davis, English Russet, 

 Haas, Grolden Russet, Late Strawberry, Maiden's Blush, Rambo, 

 Red Astrachan, St. Lawrence, Sops of Wine, and Talman Sweet. 

 They are all growing here, but have not been classed by us as 

 worthy of general cultivation since the hard winter of 1873. 



2d. Add a star for Alexander and Wolf River. 



3d. Transfer Edgar Co. Red Streak to the W.'s, and call it 

 Wal bridge, as it is more generally known as Walbridge. Grive 

 Edgar Co. Red Streak as its synonym, and change its color to r. s., 

 for red striped. 



4th. Mark Wealthy, Alexander, and Wolf River as red apples, 

 and Utter as red striped. An apple should be given the color it 

 shows at maturity, under its best conditions. 



5th. Give Yellow Transparent a star. 



In the Crab list, double star the Whitney and add the following 

 with double stars ; Early Strawberry, Beecher Sweet, Orange, Coni- 

 cal, Orion, and Minnesota. 



In Gooseberries star the Houghton. 



In Blackberries star the Snyder and Stone's Hardy. 



In Grapes star the Worden and add Janesville with a star. 



