126 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Dr. Jenkins: I do not think there is anything- to that, 

 any more than that stable manure will do the same thing. 



A Member: That question came up in New York with- 

 in a couple of years. I had some apple trees of the yellow 

 Bell Flower and I had one tree that was very nice indeed in its 

 flavor, entirely different from the rest, and it was a curiosity 

 to me foT a g:reat man}- x'ears to know why that was. When 

 that question came up I rememhered that on the spjt of 

 ground wbere that tree was, when I was a little child, there 

 was a house there, and the house was torn down, and the sug- 

 gestion was made, or came to my mind, that that ]3articular 

 apple tree was aft'ected favorably by the excess of lime which 

 came into the soil from the pulling down of that old house. 



Dr. Jenkins : The thrift of the trees and the produc- 

 tion of the fruit undoubtedly was aft'ected by it, and that may 

 have acted on the .flavor, on botj-i the thrift and flavor of the 

 tree. Other things being equal, I should expect that it would 

 have a better flavor. 



A ^Member : It gave a spicy taste to the apple. It was 

 a very nice flavor, and I have always been curious to know 

 whether that came from the lime. 



Vice-President Drew : I am sorry to draw this discus- 

 sion to a close. 



The President has appointed the following committee to 

 judge the fruit exhibit downstairs : Mr. L. S. Tenny, oi New 

 York; Mr. N. S. Piatt, of Connecticut, and ^Ir. Wilfred 

 Wheeler, of Massachusetts. They will please meet down- 

 stairs to-morrow rnorning at nine o'clock. 



There is another business matter to come before the meet- 

 ing. This morning Mr. Lyman was appointed as a member 

 of the Nominating Committee. We find he is not here. So 

 it will be necessary to nominate someone else from Middlesex 

 County. I will call for that nomination now. 



A Member: I nominate Mr. Robert Hubbard of Alid- 

 dletown. 



The Vice-President: Mr. Hubbard is placed in nom- 

 ination. 



