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have been planted in low places. We had one orchard, the 

 lowest orchard which we had, and the trees in that looked 

 kind of tong^h for a wdiile, but it gradually recovered, and is 

 in fairly g-ood shape now. 



T have not been able to get much information about the 

 newer plums. We had a few of a new variety, for which 

 some good points were claimed, but it proved to be a rather 

 shy bearer. 



In apples, I have had some opportunity to study, but have 

 not found very much new information to give you. I went 

 to the meeting of the Western New York society, but was 

 not up on what was new. There are two or three that have 

 been brought out from the Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 like "Dudley's Winter." It is a good winter apple, a good 

 filler, bright in color, good appearance, large, spreading tree 

 in growth, and it is a good winter fruit. Has good cfuality, 

 and the only objection to it is that it is a broad grower. 



There has been some discussion among horticultural 

 people as to the value of the Bismarck. We had quite a dis- 

 cussion about that on the floor in the New York society. 

 ]Many thought it was a first-rate variety, but there were some 

 that were a little against it. 



There is another apple that came to my attention that 

 seems to be a good apple for business purposes. I don't 

 know just what value there is in it. I refer to the new seed- 

 less and coreless apple that is mentioned by John F. Spencer, 

 of Grand Junction, Colorado. I presume some of you have 

 seen the little circular that he sends out. The gist of that 

 thing is that he wants to form a company to grow it, and 

 he wants to sell trees at a pretty high price apiece. He makes 

 big claims for it. I would not advise anybody getting into 

 it very deeply. It might do for somebody to try it and see 

 what it would do in this climate. 



I do not know as there is anything else that I can men- 

 tion, Mr. President. 



The President: The report of the committee on New 

 Fruits will be accepted and published in the proceedings, if 



