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quality, if we can get them. We also need hardy, free growing, 

 productive varieties of pears. Of apples, we have a good variety, 

 of very satisfactory quality, of early and of autumn frnit. Of later 

 keeping apples we need something different from what we have. 

 The Baldwin fruit is satisfactory — the tree is productive, but has 

 ever been pronounced tender in Maine by orchardists. Those who 

 have not heeded the warnings of experience, and have planted it 

 without regard to location, now have the ghostly branches of their 

 dead trees pointing out their folly. The Roxbury Russet keeps 

 well, but lacks quality, besides being whimsical about the soil from 

 which it will make a bountiful crop. The Northern Spy keeps 

 passably well, its quality is good, but it is so long after the trees 

 are set before you have the privilege of testing its quality, tjiat 

 discouragements precede the fruit many years. We have nothing 

 which can be fully recommended to fill the gap. 



The whole world should be seaj'ched for a hardy, productive, 

 late keeping apple for Maine. There are many kinds of native 

 apples, which have proved of great local value, which should be 

 introduced to notice, and tested in other locali^^es than where they 

 originated. It is not unreasonable to suppose that both at home 

 and abroad new varieties may be found worthy of dissemination. 



4:th.. Nomenclature. There is great confusion among fruit 

 growers in relation to the names of the fruit grown. While one 

 is describing by word of mouth, or in a communication to a public 

 journal, a certain kind of fruit grown by himself, and descanting 

 upon its merits and demerits, another is growing a very different 

 kind under the sanie name. This confusion is not likely to abate 

 of its own accord, as long as travelling agents fill an order for 

 several different varieties from the same nursery row. This Soci- 

 ety, by drawing specimens together at our exhibitions, will correct 

 such errors, — the producers will learn the true names, and all 

 future confusion will be avoided. A special committee is appoint- 

 ed, whose duty it is to correct all errors in nomenclature. 



5th. The meetings and exhibitions of the Society will afford an 

 opportunity for fruit growers to "meet together. It is necessary for 

 men engaged in a common business to meet together occasionally 

 and compai-e views. They gain dew ideas. The fruit grower, 

 like the farmer, by meeting with those engaged in the same busi- 

 ness, not only gains new ideas, but also gains enthusiasm and 

 earnestness ; he is aroused to higher efforts, and pursues his busi- 



