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where the two kinds joined. In growth the tree resembles the 

 Rhode Island Greening. The common account of the origin of 

 this variety' is that two buds were divided and caused to unite 



Mr. French said that such a tree grew in his father's orchard. 



Mr. Hovey had never seen specimens of such a fruit. 



Mr. Wilder's confidence in the existence of such a fruit had 

 never been sufficient. 



Mr. Hovey said that many mistakes occur in gathering fruit, but 

 there was no reason why fruits should not vary like flowers — like 

 some camellias before him, for instance. 



Mr. Wood did not know that the peculiarity could be trans- 

 mitted, in all its strength, by grafting but the existence of such an 

 apple was a fact well known in Worcester county. 



Benjamin G. Smith was prepared to bear testimony to the exis- 

 tence of the Sweet and Sour apple. He knew of a tree in Sudbury 

 which produced fruit with one half sweet and the other half acid. 



James Cruickshanks said that he saw a very handsome dish at 

 the exhibition in Worcester. 



Mr. Manning said that he tasted some specimens brought here 

 b}'- Mr. Wood last fall, and though the difference was less dis- 

 tinctly marked than he expected to find it, there were one or two 

 specimens in which it was quite decided. 



E. W. Buswell said that the more marked and striking speci- 

 mens had been selected and tasted at Mr. Wood's store, before the 

 collection was brought to the hall. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



Saturday, February 20, 1875. 

 The discussion was opened by the following paper : — 

 Parlor Plants. I. 



BY EDWARD S. RAND, JR. 



The general love of flowers manifests itself most noticeably in 

 the culture of window plants. Alike in the parlors of the rich 

 and the garrets of the poor we see the love of these bright gifta 



