SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. H-'' 



Now, T say to }()U, don't invest more than one dollar for your 

 trees. I don't care whether it is a seedless variety or not. 

 I received word from tlie "seedless apple" company that they 

 were going to send me a sample of the "seedless apple"; that 

 they had not been able before now to let me have one. Last 

 Thursday I had word they were sending me by express, sam- 

 l)les. Saturday the package came and we opened it and found 

 tliese canned "seedless apples"; I called the boys in and we 

 made a little study of the samples. One of the students said 

 the samples looked as if they had lost not only the seeds but 

 also the ]xilp and core. They are practically coreless, and 

 both ends are alike. — a most peculiar growth. I am not say- 

 ing one word against them, mind you. I understand there 

 arc some genuine apples in this hall that have not been tam- 

 pered with and I think we should have an opportunity to look 

 at them and have them cut so that we can see the inside. I 

 certainly must caution you al)out this apple. 



Mr. J. H. Hale: Why don't you say something against 

 them ? 



A Member: Where is the man who represents this apple 

 and is selling the trees? 



President Eddy : T will give the representative of the 

 seedless apple live minutes in which to address us. 



Mr. Gildersleeve : I have the pleasure of addressing a 

 very intelligent audience upon a subject that for the last 12 

 vears has been discussed ])ro and con all over the country. We 

 have so many calls for exhibitions of our apple, and the cutting 

 of the same that .sometimes our supply becomes exhausted, and 

 we ha\-e preserved samples in alcohol so there would be plenty 

 to go around. Your Mr. N. S. Piatt has seen me cut an apple 

 and he has tasted it. T have been treated here as though I 

 were exhibiting to xou a fraud. How can you expect me to 

 pass th.ese apples around to everyone? They are too ex- 

 l)ensive and we can't get enough of them to do that in every 

 place. In New Haven T did cut several and the pieces were 

 l)assed about for all those who could get them to taste. I am 

 perfectlv fair about the a])ple and if I had more than this one 

 (takes one apple from coat pocket and holds in hand), I would 



