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pears, it must be eaten early. It is the largest early pear I 

 know of. 



Mr. Gr. B. Sawyer. At Chicago, President Wilder spoke of the 

 Mount Vernon as desirable. 



Mr. Uam. The Beurre Bosq stands highest among market 

 pears. 



Mr. Smith. I have fruited the Beurre d' Assomption. It is a 

 ver3'' large pear, and a very thrifty grower. I presented it at our 

 exhibition last year. I grafted it in the top of a tree and it made 

 a fine stalk. It bore seven pears, all large and of good quality. 

 They would sell readily for six or seven cents apiece. Mr. 

 McLaughlin calls it tender. I don't know about that. 



Mr. IIkrsey. I don't know anything about the Josephine de 

 Malines, but the specimens presented here have kept well. 



Mr. Sawyer. Do you believe it is as good as the Lawrence ? 



Mr. Smith. It is a sweet pear. It has a good flavor. It is 

 rather a shy bearer. 



Mr. IIersey. I can recommend the Beurre Diel. 



On motion of Mr. Varney, it was voted that the Glout Morceau, 

 Beurre Giffard, Beurre Superfine, Beurre Bosq, Beurre Diel and 

 Manning's Elizabeth, be added to the list. 



On motion of Mr. Sawyer, it was voted that the Fruit Commit- 

 tee prepare a descriptive list to be published with the catalogue. 



Revision of the Catalogue of Apples. 



American Summer Pearmain. — President Gilbert. This is an 

 old variety, but it has never been grown to any great extent, and 

 the question occurs here, before we begin to weed, whether we 

 shall weed thoroughly or not. 



Mr. Sawyer. I suppose we may regulate the matter by the de- 

 scriptive notes. 



Mr. Pope. It seems to me that the " remarks" might be more 

 extended. 



President Gilbert. We find them in the descriptive list, fullow- 

 ing the catalogue. 



American Golden Pippin. — Mr. Gilbert. I would like to inquire 

 if the Golden Pippin on exhibition is the apple under discussion ? 



Mr. Shaw of Minot. I suppose that to be the apple. I have 

 known it from my boyhood. It is an apple that I like very much, 

 with the exception of the skin. It is a nice apple for home use, 



