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particular varieties, so that the purchasers may not blame this Society. 

 Where this Society has put forward varieties one year, which it has 

 condemned the year following it has injured us. Eight varieties are 

 more, perhaps, than we could conscientiously recommend. 



The motion of Mr. Harris was adopted. 



Mr. Pearce. I would move that this committee be appointed by 

 the Society, and that as chairman of that committee, Mr. Tuttle, of 

 Baraboo, Wis., be appointed. 



Mr. Tuttle. I should object to serving on that committee. I am 

 propagating Russian apples to some extent; I can tell what I know 

 about them and I prefer to do it, rather than act as a member of the 

 committee. 



President Smith. What is the pleasure of the Society as to excus- 

 ing Mr. Tuttle ? 



Mr. Smith. The object of that committee is to make a report as 

 coming from this Society, and I agree with Mr. Tuttle entirely; he 

 is a propagator of Russian apples, and is offering them for sale, and 

 although I have no doubt of his honest}^ I think that committee 

 should be composed of men not engaged in the selling and propaga- 

 tion of those trees, if you want to get a report that will have any 

 force whatever. Here is Mr. Grimes, Mr. Cutler, Mr. Whipple, Mr. 

 Hoag of Rochester, and others that are not engaged in selling trees; 

 they can consult with these men that are propagating them, and 

 recommend on the strength of that. Here is Mr. Peterson who is not 

 engaged in selling those trees, and who has had a good deal of experi- 

 ence with them. 



Mr. Tuttle. I would be willing to state to the committee the ex- 

 perience I have had with Russian fruits. I think that it would be far 

 better that a report should come from disinterested persons not promi- 

 nently known as propagators of those Russian apples. 



Mr. Pearce. I think that every member of this Society has entire 

 confidence in the integrit}'^ of Mr. Tuttle; I am very certain that he is 

 better posted on Russian fruits than anybody else. I withdraw my 

 motion and nominate, as chairman of that committee, Mr. A. W. 

 Sias, of Rochester. 



Mr. Sias. I object to serving on the same ground that Mr. Tuttle 

 has given. I am a propagator, on a small scale, of Russian apples, 

 and that I think, is reason enough for declining to serve on that com- 

 mittee. 



Mr. Harris. Mr. President, I have entire confidence in the honesty 



