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Stranger. I have used Paris green for a long time. We must 

 understand that it is a deadly poison ; but with careful management 

 there is no danger. Once in a while we hear of a man being killed 

 with a cart wheel ; but that is no reason why we shouldn't use cart 

 wheels. It is just the same about using Paris green. 



Mr. Pope. Our men cover their faces with a moist sponge. The 

 first time we used it, two men were sick two da3^s. We have been 

 very careful about the use of it since. 



NEW varieties. 



During the year the attention of the Society has been called to 

 several varieties, hitherto unnoticed. Many of those received by the 

 officers have been identified as varieties already named. Several 

 seedlings appear to have sufficient merit to warrant testing. 



These seedlings were brought to the Secretary by Mr. A. M. 

 Furbush, East Wilton. The trees which bore them were grown from 

 seed planted over eighty years ago. The family has always prized 

 the fruit highly for domestic use, and the apples were named for mem- 

 bers of the family years ago. One, the Sally, is a large, handsome 

 yellow-skinned apple nearly covered with red. It is of good flavor, 

 and keeps about the same as the Baldwin. Specimens of the Sally 

 were sent to Mr. Van Deman, who says of it: *'The variety which 

 you call Sally is indeed quite a good one and I think worthy of notice. 

 If it is hardy it might do to propagate in the North. In quality it is 

 quite good and the color is also very good, being rather a brilliant 

 red." 



Mr. R. S Sampson of Temple called attention to a seedling which 

 certainl}' has some good qualities. In size and color it somewhat 

 resembles the Early Harvest. The flavor is crisp, tart and agree- 

 able. It keeps well into the winter. Mr. Sampson set scions the 

 past spring and we hope to learn more of the apple in future. 



Several seedlings were sent us from Aroostook count}-. These 

 and others examined from that section afford satisfactory evidence 

 that Aroostook can raise good apples. We are inclined to think 

 there are better varieties that can be produced successfully there, 

 though these may be desirable to propagate from in the future. 



