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CHERRIES. 



May Duke, Knight's Early Black, 



Black Tartarian, Downer's Late, 



Black Eagle, Elton, 



Bigarreau, Downton. 



In their report, the committee did not state their principle of action, 

 which was to reject every variety against which there were three 

 voices, and to adopt none which had not been extensively cultivated. 



Mr. Allen, of Missouri, moved the adoption of the report. A dis- 

 cussion then arose relative to the Geo. IV. Peach, (which W. R. 

 Prince said was a synonym of the Red Rare Ripe,) in which W. R. 

 Prince, A. J. Downing, J. W. Knevels aud C. M. Hovey participated. 



Samuel Walker moved that the report be accepted, by taking up 

 the varieties in detail, commencing with Apples. The motion was 

 carried, and the Early Harvest, Large Yellow Bough, American 

 Summer Pearmain, Gravenstein, Summer Rose, Early Strawberry, 

 Fall Pippin, R. I. Greening, Baldwin and Roxbury Russett, for gene- 

 ral cultivation, were adopted without objection. 



For particular localities, Yellow Bellefleur. 



W. R. Prince said he had never known it poor any where. Thos. 

 Hancock said it was very inferior in New-Jersey ; the trees were 

 unhealthy ; he had cut his down many years ago. J. M. Earle said 

 it was poor in the vicinity of Worcester. 



Dr. Munson spoke well of it at New-Haven, Conn. Wm. Reid 

 said it was good in Eastern Jersey. C. M. Hovey said it succeeded 

 well around Hartford ; bore large crops. P. Barry said it succeeded 

 well in Western New-York ; the trees healthy and good bearers, and 

 the fruit fair and fine, and very highly esteemed. H. W. Terry said 

 it did poorly at Hartford. A. Foote said, if retained, it should be in 

 the general list. 



Samuel Walker remarked that it would be impossible to present a 

 list suited to all meridians, but that we should do all we can to re- 

 commend as good a list as possible. 



C. M. Hovey said that the same qualifications might as properly 

 be appended to other varieties. A. Mcintosh said in Ohio it was 



