STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 83 



Mr. Sawyer. I think that whoever can raise the Danvers Sweet 

 suceessfiill}', has as good an apple as the Tahiian Sweet. It is a 

 thrift}', hardy tree, bearing some every year, and ever}- other 3-ear 

 abundantly, as the Baldwins do. 



Mr. Gilbert. I have learned that the agents are selling the 

 Rolfe apple. I think it would be well for the Soeiet}- to put itself 

 on record in regard to this fruit. 



The President. I saw the apple last winter for the first time, 

 and liked the appearance of it ver\' mucli. It is not a veiy late 

 keeper. 



Walbridge. Mr. Briggs, It is a good sized apple, colors well, 

 a good winter apple, but not a good keeper. 



Adjourned. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The committee appointed to select and forward a collection of 

 apples to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, reported tliat in 

 the performance of the duty assigned to them they had selected from 

 the fruit on exhibition, and forwarded as directed, with the com- 

 pliments of the Society, a collection of fort3--tlu*ee varieties of 

 apples, as follows: American Golden Russet, Baldwin, Ben Davis, 

 Black Oxford, Bottle Greening, Cooper's Market, Danvers Sweet, 

 Derry Pippin, English Russet, Fallawater, Fameuse, Fall Harvey, 

 Gravensttin, Hubbardston, Hubbardton Pippin, Hunt Russet, 

 Hurlbut, Jewett's Red, Jonathan, King of Tompkins Count}', Lyscora. 

 Mcintosh Red, Minister, Moodv, Mother, Newtown Pipi)in, Norton's 

 Melon, Northern Spy, Ontario, Peck's Pleasant, Rambo, Red Canada, 

 Red Russet, Rhode Island Greening, Ribston Pippin, Roxbury Rus- 

 set, Spitzenburgh, Starkey, Talman Sweet, Yandevere, Wagener, 

 Winthrop Greening, Yellow Bellflower. 



Report accepted. 



A letter was subsequenth' received from Mr. Robert Manning, 

 Secretary, in which, after acknowledging the receipt of this collec- 

 tion, he said : "In behalf of this Societ}' I desire to return thanks 

 to the Maine Pomological Society, for this fine collection of apples, 

 which were of much interest to our pomologists. They were placed 

 on exhibition on the 28th of February, and as we happened on that 

 day to have some fine roses, camellias, etc., contributed quite freely, 

 as also vegetables, the whole made up much the best display we have 



