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were several kinds 1 didn't know anything about. There are 

 men who are traveling through the country selling Russian ap- 

 ples and it is a credit to their business, but there are lots of things 

 that are sold that are not Russian, The Pewaukee is sometimes 

 sold as a Russian apple, and the Waldron. They come here and 

 sell them, biit I have not seen any of these men traveling and 

 selling Russian apples that were selling a list of strictly Russian 

 apples. They send out the Lord apple when it is nothing more 

 than the Alexander. 



Mr. Sias. I have fruited about fifty varieties of these new 

 Russians and I fully agree with Mr. Tuttle on that jjoint raised 

 by Mr. Smith, as to whether they average as well as the seed- 

 lings. I think the Russian varieties average much better; that 

 is, as to quality and hardiness as compared with the seedlings. 

 Now, I am on the seedling committee and don't wish to say any- 

 thing out of the way in regard to the seedlings, for I believe in 

 the seedlings, but facts are what we are to get at. The Russians 

 are hardy and they average much better than a lot of seedlings 

 through the country, such as are generally to be found. 



Mr. Tuttle. Mr. Dodge says he did not find the true Duchess 

 in Russia. The Red Anisette, the Yellow and the Green Rus- 

 sian are all so near alike that one has difficulty to distinguish 

 between them; and yet I can see a little difference. They are 

 Duchess in tree and Duchess in fruit. 



An adjournment was here taken until afternoon. 



