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and I should judge a good beaver. I have frequently tried to sell 

 them in this market (Lewiston), but never succeeded in selling 

 them to a person the second time. It is rather a coarse apple and 

 its flavor is not as good as that of some others. 



Mr. G. B. Sawyer. I have a single tree of this variety, and I 

 am satisfied that it is the same thing. I find it a very desirable 

 apple for cooking purposes. It is a vigorous and productive tree, 

 but with me not as hardy as some others. Yet the tree has not 

 been injured by the climate. 



Mr. Shaw. There is another peculiarity about this apple. la 

 keeping it until January it is apt to be covered with black spots, 

 which injure its appearance. For that reason, if for no other, I 

 would not recommend it. 



Mr. Sawyer. Is it more so than the Fameuse ? 



Mr. Shaw. I have never raised the Fameuse. It is more so 

 than any that I have seen in the shops. 



Mr. Sawyer. Mine are not especially subject to that; not so 

 much so as the Greenings. 



Mr. Shaw. It is possible the variety may not be the same, but 

 it looks like it. 



Mr. Gilbert. If the apple cannot be more highly recommended 

 than that, had it better remain on the Society's list ? 



Beauty of Kent. — President Gilbert. I have had my attention 

 called to that this winter, by having specimens forwarded to me. 

 It is quite a showy apple, but of low quality. 



Mr. Varney. Put that and the Alexander and Cayuga Red- 

 streak in the same basket. 



Mr. Gilbert. It is different from either of these, and simply 

 passable in quality. 



Mr. Sawyer. It is down in the American Society's catalogue 

 simply as good, not very good. 



Mr. Gilbert. I think good is too good ; it is hardly up to good. 

 Poor would be better. 



Mr Sawyer. What is the use of keeping an apple on the cata- 

 logue that you can't call good ? 



Mr. Gilbert. To keep people from buying it. The Beauty of 

 Kent is an apple we hear of and see large pictures of, and if we 

 can reach the people and say to them that it is not worthy to be 

 planted, we are doing a good work. 



Voted to change the word " good " to " poor." 



Black Gilliflower.— Mr. Gilbert. Had we not better strike that 



