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Beurri d^ Amanlis . — Second-rate in flavor, but valuable for orchard culti- 

 vation, on account of its great productiveness. 



Andrews. — Decided nearly first-rate, but not unanimously. 



Gushing. — Pronounced to be second-rate. 



Bezi de la Motte. — On account of its frequent worthlessness, considered 

 unworthy of cultivation. 



Heathcot and Foster^ s St. Michael. — No action had on these two sorts. 



Sivan''s Orange. — The name of this pear was discussed, but no vote 

 taken on its merits. [It rather surprised us to hear gentlemen urge that it 

 should not be called Orange, as it was a yellow pear : if this argument is to 

 hold good, then White Doyenne should be altered to Yellow Doyenn^ ; for 

 we never saw that pear with a white skin. — £c/.] 



Cabol. — Pronounced second-rate. 



APPLES. 



Early Harvest. — Decided to be •worthy of general cultivation. Consid- 

 erable discussion arose relative to its name. Mr. Thomas proposed to 

 rename it the Yellow Harvest, and it was decided to alter the name. This 

 vote certainly must have been without the laast reflection. If pomo- 

 logical conventions are to change names of years' standing in this way, 

 why, our nomenclature would be "confusion worse confounded." 



Si. Lawrence. — Voted, but not unanimously, to be first-rate. Mr. Thom- 

 as said that, at Macedon, N. Y., it was called third-rate. Around Roch- 

 ester, Mr. Barry said it was called ^j-s/-rate. 



Dyer, or Ponvne Royal. — Considered a first-rate fruit. In some places 

 in New York, it is known as Coe's Spice, and, in others, as the Hollow- 

 Crown. 



Early Joe, — Unanimously passed as a first-rate apple. Mr. Bissell said 

 that it had been pronounced, by those who had eaten it from the tree, to be 

 about the best eating apple they had ever known It does not bear trans- 

 portation well. It should be eaten directly from the tree. It is also a fine 

 pie apple. 



Early Strawberry. — Considered a first-rate apple for the season. 



Bough, or Sweet Bough, as generally called. Unanimously voted a 

 first-rate apple for the season. 



Sine Qua Non. — Unanimously considered a first-rate fruit. 



Summer Rose. — Unanimously passed as a first-rate fruit. Considered by 

 some as the best early apple. 



Fameuse. — A first-rate table fruit for the season, especially for northern 

 regions. 



R. 1. Greening. — Considered a first-rate standard fruit, both for the table 

 and for cooking. 



Neivtoivn Pippin. — Unanimously passed as a fruit of first-rate quality. 

 A variety of opinions were expressed relative to this apple. In western 

 New York, in some localities, it was stated to be worthless, while, in oth- 

 ers, no apple could equal it. 



