SPECIAL REPORTS. 



The special committees appointed early in the session to 

 examine and report upon the exhibits made at this meeting 

 handed in the following very complete reports, which, owing to 

 lack of time, were not presented for action by the Society. 



Report of the Ojmmittee on Fruit Exhibit. 



The fruit on the tables does not show the variety usually 

 displayed at our annual meetings, but last season's short crop of 

 apples accounts for this. Of the exhibitors in apples, Mr. E. M. 

 Ives of Meriden, has Baldwin, Peck's Pleasant, Black Gilli- 

 flower, Pound Sweet, R. I. Greening, Roxbury and Golden Rus- 

 set, Fallawater and two or three sorts not named. All good 

 specimens and in good condition. 



Joseph Albiston of South' Manchester displays several of the 

 new Southwestern apples, including Springdale, Arkansas Black, 

 Senator, Collin's Red, also Winter Pearmain, Flushing Spitzen- 

 burg, and one or two others better known. It is very doubtful 

 if any of the new kinds will be equal to those already tried in 

 this State. They evidently are good keepers. 



H. E. Savage of Berlin shows R. I. Greening, Newtown, 

 Spitzenburg, Baldwin, Peck's Pleasant, Limber Twig and Rox- 

 bury Russet. All in good condition. 



W. L. Hannah of \Yhigville has Roxbury Russet, and also 

 exhibits a bunch celery. The latter out of our line, but a good 

 sample. H. P. Lowry of the same place has R. I. Greening, 

 Roxbury Russet, Smith Cider, and a sweet variety, possibly 

 Green Sweeting. 



E. Manchester of Bristol has R. I. Greening, Golden Russet 

 and Hurlbut, of the fine class of apples that he always shows. 



J. H. Merriman of Southington shows some good Baldwins. 



G. G. Tillinghast of ^"ernon presents a supposed seedling of 

 fine flavor, having good keeping qualities. 



T. S. Gold of West Cornwall shows some good Newtown 

 Pippin, also American Golden Russet and Peck's Pleasant. 



