REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 77 



The above list comprises sixty-two dishes ; and last year, at our 

 Annual Exhibition, we had one hundred and seventy-six dishes. 



July 7th, Marshall P. Wilder presented some specimens of 

 Haines' Seedhng apple, from M. Cole & Co., of Atlanta, Ga. 

 The fruit was not in a perfect condition for trial, being partly de- 

 cayed from being sent so long a distance at that season of the year. 

 It was very large and handsome ; quality, good ; not unlike the 

 Gravenstein in flavor. 



It gives us much pleasure to acknowledge the receipt on the 15th 

 of December, from the Fruit Growers' Association and International 

 Show Societ}', of Halifax, Nova Scotia, from which we have before 

 received similar favors, of the largest and finest collection of apples 

 placed on our tables this 3'ear. They were mostly gathered from 

 the orchard of Robert W. Starr, the Secretary of the Society, and 

 that of his brother. We regret very much that owing to their hav- 

 ing been gathered and packed for some time, a portion of the 

 specimens, particularly the earl}^ varieties, were decayed and not in 

 a condition to test. The Committee considered the collection a 

 remarkably fine one for any section, and more particularly so as 

 coming from so far East, and where the season is so short and cold. 

 We desire to mention a few of the varieties, which were extra fine : 

 Blue Pearmain, King of Tompkins County, Blenhein Pippin, Rib- 

 ston Pippin, Yellow Bellflower, Cabashea or Twenty Ounce Pippin, 

 Rose, Alexander, Fallawater, Starratt, Cayuga Red Streak or 

 Twenty Ounce Apple, and Red Cheek or Monmouth Pippin. We 

 think the above-named varieties were quite as good as the same 

 varieties grown in the New England States. We were much grati- 

 fied to see for the first time, Cox's Orange Pippin, an apple of 

 English origin, and a favorite variet}^ in England. It is of medium 

 size, roundish ; 3'ellow, Streaked and clouded with red ; flesh, 3'ellow 

 and very rich. It ripens from October to February. As a whole 

 this collection of apples was much less ribbed than those generally 

 received from Nova Scotia. None of them were striking in this 

 respect except the White Calville, which is alwa^^s much ribbed 

 wherever grown. This evenness of form is accounted for by the 



