12S STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Grand Sachem. — Mr. Gilbert. Grown moro in Lincoln Connty 

 than in otlicr sections. I suggest that it would be best to strike 

 it from the list. 



Mr. Sawyer. I don't know that it is grown there. 



Mr. Gilbert. I have seen specimens from there. I think Mr. 

 Currier and Mr. Simmons of Waldoboro' grow it. 



Gravenatein . — Mr. Gilbert. Is there any diflBculty in regard to 

 the hardiness of the Gravenstein ? 



Mr, Pope. That is a question I was about to ask. We lost one 

 tree, and another gentleman whom I know, lost two. We found 

 one tree in the spring barked entirely from the limbs to the 

 ground. The top seemed to be perfectly thrifty. 



Mr. Gilbert. I have had two or three trees that have done the 

 same. 



Mr. Pope. I have thought it might be the situation of the tree I 

 spoke of; it was in rather a sheltered position, where it had the 

 full force of the sun in the spring. I have hoped it might be so, 

 for I like the fruit. 



Mr. Sawyer. It ought to be hardy. It is a northern fruit. 

 The tree is hardy in Lincoln county. 



Mr. Gilbert. It is grown extensively in Nova Scotia, in the 

 vicinty of Annapolis, for shipment. They cannot grow Baldwins 

 there. It is very popular and always sells well in the market. 



Mr. Shaav. It is a good apple. I have tried to grow it, but 

 somehow the scions winter- kill. My neighbor, from whom I had 

 the scions, makes no such complaint. 



Granite Beauty. — Mr. Gilbert. Not extensively introduced but 

 is highly recommended by those who have tried it. It originated 

 in Weare, N. H. The tree is hardy, and an early and annual 

 bearer, but of slow and irregular growth in the nursery — hence it 

 is better grafted in the tops of vigorous trees than propagated by 

 budding or grafting at the crown. Fruit large, pale yellow, striped 

 and splashed with red. Quality, good. Season, winter, but keep- 

 ing well into the spring. [See frontispiece.] 



Hurlburt. — Mr, Gilbert. I have found that while with some in- 

 dividuals this apple is not highly recommended either as a bearer 

 or for quality, with others it is highly recommended in both these 

 respects. It is quite probable that two varieties have been intro- 

 duced into the State under this name. 



Mr. Sawyer. I think there are two varieties. Some cultivators 

 in Lincoln county recommend it highly and others do not. 



