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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NEW FRUITS. 

 D. H. Knowlton of the Committee said : There are many dif- 

 ferent varieties of apples sold in this State by agents, some of which 

 are net known to the ofHcers of the Society. We have a great many 

 enquiries from farmers from time to time. 



My attention has been called to the Wealthy apple. You are all 

 aware of its beauty and excellence. An objection is that it drops 

 badly, but it is claimed that if picked as soon as it is ripe it will not 

 drop any worse than other varieties. If picked at the proper time 

 it will keep till late in winter. 



Mr. Blossom of the Committee : I wish to call attention to two 

 varieties of apples which have been confused. Agents have gone 

 over the country and represented the Stark and the Starkey as the 

 same apple. They have been placed on exhibition at the State fairs, 

 both as the same apple. The Starkey originated in Vassalboro', 

 Maine, on the farm of Moses Starkey. It is very vigorous and 

 hardy. Its season is from October to January. The Stark is of 

 unknown origin. I raise the Stark. When the trees first came into 

 bearing I recommended it, but I find that the more I raise it the less 

 I like it. Its greatest fault is that it drops from the tree early in 

 the season which is a fault for a late winter apple. I have no apple 

 that the codling moth seems to take to so much as to that. I will 

 speak of an apple grown in some parts of the State and which should 

 be grown more than it is. The tree is hardy, and there are few 

 better apples in the State of Maine. It is the Milding. It is an old 

 apple, having been raised to some extent for quite a number of 

 years. I find we can raise this variety in places where we cannot 

 raise the Baldwin. 



