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rears It is an excellent table apple, and the finest ac- 

 quisition we have had in many years. Does not ripen till 

 September. . c n 



Mr. Hoag, of Lockport, had received scions from Penn- 

 sylvania, which had fruited, and he considered the Jeff- 

 ries a very superior dessert apple. . 



The President, H. T. Brooks, thought the growing of 

 apples for feeding pigs an important matter for farmers 

 Pork is cheap, and it, is necessary that cheap food should 

 be used in making it. 



P. Barry named the Golden Sweet as a good summer 

 variety for this purpose. . 



Dr Beu.lb said a neighbor fed sweet apples to pigs in 

 great quantities, first using the Golden Sweet, and later 

 the Tolnian Sweet. . , 



L B. Langworthy thought they were too good to feed 

 pies Let the pigs have the run of the orchard and pick 

 up all the wormy, fallen fruit; but apples that are fit to 

 sell are worth more than they would be made into pork. 



H X Lwgworthy said he would sum up his opinion 

 of the Golden Sweet in a few words— it is good for feed- 

 ing pio-s, not very good to eat, good to bake, and good to 

 sell before half ripe. Dealers will buy it, and it is con- 

 sidered pretty good before it hardly begins to ripen. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 



SUBJECT III. 



Which of the twenty-four, are the best six fall varieties? 

 H. E. Hooker considered the Munson Sweet a superb 

 sweet apple, productive, and good either for baking or 

 the table. 



Geo. Ellwanger said Munson Sweet is the finest autumn 

 sweet apple we have, with a bright red cheek, which 

 makes it attractive. Excellent for baking. 



W. H. Smith found the Munson sweet a very profitable 

 apple. Tree hardv and productive, and the fruit excel- 

 lent. The Fall Jenneting good, and the Colvert a hand- 

 some apple and an enormous bearer, always fair, and an 

 excellent cooking apple. The Ranibo and the St. Law- 

 rence are fine for late fall. 



P. Barry said Jersey Sweet ranks among the best sweet 

 apples of its season. 



Dr. Sylvester had cultivated the Munson Sweet a few 

 years and liked it. The Pound Sweet is the best autumn 

 sweet apple. It is more juicy than any other sweet apple. 

 For feeding there is nothing like it. 



Mr. Smith inquired if Jersey Sweet is generally fair. It 

 is an excellent apple where it can be grown, but for the 

 last few rears it had grown spotted and gnarly with him. 

 Mr. Beadle said Jersey Sweet was an excellent apple in 

 Canada, the fruit fair, and the tree productive. Ripe in 

 October. Succeeds in almost all soils. 



Mr. Fish thought Jersey Sweet one of the very best of ] 

 fall apples; very tender and rich. 



Mr. Moody said Jersey Sweet as known by him was un- 

 worthy of cultivation, knotty and worthless. If they hap- 

 pened' to get a fair one it was very good. 



H. N. Langworthy agreed with Mr. Moody. It is an 

 unprofitable apple, knotty, and falls from the tree. 



Mr. Hoag bad seen the Jersey Sweet excellent in Niag- 

 ara county, on clav soils. 



Mr. El'waxger' found the Jersey Sweet to be a fine 

 apple, but very often small and spotted. Spoke well of 

 Duchesse of Oldenburg, Gravenstein, and Pound Royal 

 for table apples ; and the Munson Sweet for baking. 



Mr. Hooker said the Pound Royal is of poor appear- 

 ance, greenish-white, often specked. Twenty Ounce is 

 the finest of all varieties in, its season (Nov. and Dec.) of 

 the largest size, and one of the best market apples, excel- 

 lent for cooking, hangs well on the tree, and is a good 

 bearer. 



Mr. Moody believed that the Duchesse of Oldenburg 

 was bue of the best autumn apples, and a very early 

 bearer, often bearing in four years from the graft, one of 

 the tenderest table apples. Fall Pippin, after the Graven- 

 stein, is the next best cooking apple. 



Mr. Fish said it is generally admitted that the Fall Pip- 

 pin is of good quality, but he could never get many of 

 them. 



Mr. Holmes had not heard the Hawley mentioned, and 

 would like to get the opinion of members as to its 

 quality. 



Dr. Sylvester said the Hawley is one of the best fall 

 apples, but is not considered very productive. 



Mr. Beadle had the Hawley in cultivation some years, 

 but of late it is not only water-cored, but water-soaked, 

 and was about worthless. It stands in a rather low place 

 in the orchard, and this may be the cause of the trouble. 



Mr. Hoag found it the same at Lockport. 



Mr. HERRiNGTONhad the same difficulty with it on high 

 ground. No good specimens. 



Mr. Hooker agreed. He would name the Porter. It is 

 good for the table ; good for shipping ; is very popular in 

 Boston. 



Mr. Ellwanger wished to add the St. Lawrence. He 

 agreed with Mr. Hooker in regard to the Porter. 



Mr. Corey, of Penfield, considered Maiden's Blush a 

 very fine apple. 



Mr. Anthony said Maiden's Blush is always fair, pro- 

 ductive and excellent. 



Mr. Barry said it is remarkable to notice the changes 

 in the character of apples. Only twelve years ago the 

 Hawley was extremely popular, and it was an excellent 

 apple. Now it is subject to the defect noticed by several 

 geutlemen, and is about discarded. 



Mr. Hooker found the St. Lawrence a very perishable, 

 unreliable fruit. The crop is generally poor and wormy. 



Mr. Beadle thought the St. Lawrence had got too far 

 south. In Canada, the further north it is grown, the 

 higher colored, the finer, and the more perfect the fruit. 

 It is always large, fine, and the tree productive.* 



Mr. Lay, of Greece, found it to ripen uneveuly. 



Mr. Smith said this was the case in Syracuse. 



BEST TWELVE WINTER APPLES. 



SUBJECT IV. 



The best twelve winter, to embrace two for stock, two for 

 baking, two for cooking, and six for the table ? 



Mr. Ellwanger thought the Fameuse the best early 

 winter apple for the table. 



Mr. Hooker recommended for baking, the Tolman 

 Sweet, and Ladies' Sweet— a very valuable fall sweet 

 apple. 



Mr. Barry said for market he was prepared to recom- 

 mend the Rhode Island Greening and Baldwin. 



Mr. Fish recommended for late keepers the Roxbury 

 Russet and Golden Russet. 



Mr. Beadle recommended the Pomme Grise as a fine 

 late keeper, and asked information respecting the Pomme 

 cl'Or, a good apple, somewhat resembling the Pomme 

 Grise. He would rather have one barrel of the Pomme 

 Grise than two barrels of Roxbury Russets. 



Mr. Fish said the Pomme d'Or is a small, excellent Rus- 

 set apple. It sold last year »X ten dollars per barrel in 

 Canada. 



H. N. Langworthy said he first saw this apple on the 

 ridge road, near this city, in the orchard of Mr. Sherman. 

 I Its fine flavor and aroma is delightful. It is the prince of 

 Russets. It is more oblong than the Pomme Grise— 

 sometimes quite oblong. The tree is upright in its 

 growth, and a good bearer. For a long time he could 

 not ascertain its name, but by searching the French pomo- 

 logical works became satisfied that it was the Pomme 

 d'Or of the French, and it has been called by that name. 

 It is quite distinct from the Pomme Grise. 



Mr. Beadle said Norton's Melon is exceedingly valua- 

 ble in Canada. 



Mr. Smith called attention to Peck's Pleasant, as it had 

 not been mentioned. It is a very valuable early winter 

 apple, and a pretty good bearer. Had none this winter. 

 All the winter apples they have in Syracuse this season 

 are the Golden Russet and Northern Spy. These two are 

 the hardiest trees we have. 



Mr, Barry said the Golden Russet, as understood here, 

 is the one with small specks on the bark. The American 

 Golden Russet, so much grown in New Jersey and south- 

 ward, will not do here. Our Golden Russet is not 

 de-scribed in the books. 

 Mr. Wright inquired of the value of Cooper's Market. 

 Mr. Hooker said it is grown by some of his neighbors, 

 and is a good bearer and keeps until April. It is a showy 

 fruit, but not of first quality. The Yellow Bellflower is 

 good, but sometimes specked. 



Mr. Sharp, of Lockport, inquired why some one did 

 not mention the Swaar. 



*8t. Catherines, C. "W., the residence of Mr. B., is no further 

 i north than this city.— Eds. 



