STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 265 



SEEDLINGS. 



On motion of Mr. Harris the Rollins Pippin was continued for 

 trial, by a vote of eight for, none against. 



Mr. Harris moved to place the Excelsior, raised by P. M. 

 Gideon, on the list of seedlings, for trial. 



Mr. Pearce. I understand that those varieties of Mr. Gideon's 

 are not to be had as he does not propose to put them out. 



Col. Stevens. I will venture to say that Mr. Gideon hasn't an 

 apple on his grounds that he will not give, sell, or dispose of in 

 some way. All the apples he has propagated that are so valu- 

 able he has scattered over the whole continent. He has forty or 

 fifty varieties that are hardy; but he would not put them on the 

 public unless satisfied they were perfectly hardy — he is not that 

 kind of a man. It seems to me that not only the Excelsior, but 

 the Gideon and a great many others which he has ought to be 

 recommended. 



Mr. Gideon stated that he had published an article in the 

 StocJc, Farm and Home upon seedlings, which he had desired to 

 have read before the society. 



Mr. Harris moved that the article referred to be embodied in 

 thft report of proceedings. The motion was adopted. 



Mr. Pearce said he desired to ask whether these varieties could 

 be obtained. He had wanted to get cions of Mr. Gideon but had 

 been unable to do so. He would inquire, so there would be no 

 misunderstanding, whether he was prepared to furnish cions or 

 trees of the Excelsior apple. 



Mr. Gideon. I will be prepared to furnish trees next fall, but 

 there are no cions furnished this spring. I expect to set about ten 

 thousand root grafts this spring, and of all collections about one 

 hundred thousand. 



The motion to place the Excelsior on the list was then with- 

 drawn. 



Col. Stevens thought the Elgin Beauty and the Giant Swaar 

 were good varieties to recommend. 



Mr. Harris. I think the Giant Swaar is the Northwestern 

 Greening. 



Mr. Sias. I don't think it is the same. 



Mr. Dartt. It seems to me as many premiums as have been 

 awarded on seedlings we ought to have more than one variety 

 recommended for trial. 



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