STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 133 



REPORT OX THE EXHIBITION OF FRUIT AT THE WINTER MEETING. 



The committee appointed at the Winter Meeting of the Maine 

 State Pomological Society, held at Lewistou, the 22d and 23d of 

 2d Mo., 1876, to examine and describe the fruit exhibited at that 

 meeting-, present the following- report: 



Eight varieties of apples were exhibited by Z. A. Gilbert of East 

 Turner, viz: some fine specimens of Fall Ilarvey, R. I. Greening, 

 Talman's Sweet, Northern Spy, Black Oxford, Blue Pearmain and 

 Baldwin, and one specimen of Gravenstein, which, though nearly 

 five months past the usual time of its mature ripenes.s, was nearly 

 as fresh and fair as when picked from the tree. 



Charles Sampson of New Gloucester, presented ten varieties of 

 apples, viz : R. I. Greening, Baldwin, Golden Pippin and Sweet 

 Russet, and six varieties other than the above — the names of which 

 were unknown to the committee, — all very fine apples. 



Charles S. Pope of Manchester, presented some fine specimens 

 of King of Tompkins County, Peck's Pleasant and Mother apple ; 

 also, for name, one variety from the William Wood Farm, Win- 

 throp. 



Several specimens of the Josephine de Malines pear, very ex- 

 cellent, from Samuel Rolfe of Portland. 



Alfred Smith of Monmouth, exhibited some very excellent speci- 

 mens of Roxbury Russets, Baldwins, R. I. Greenings, Yellow 

 Bellflower, "Hooker of Maine,"* Talman's Sweet, and some fine 

 specimens of pears of the Vicar of Winkfield and Glout Morceau 

 varieties. 



Joseph Taylor of Belgrade, exhibited some good specimens of 

 apples of the Northern Spy, Blue Pearmain, Jewett's Fine Red and 

 Russet Pearmain varieties, and also " Rome of Maine" and " Bee- 

 hive," both of the last named being local apples ; and three other 

 varieties of fine appearing specimens, the names of which are un- 

 known to the committee, but supposed to be from scions sent to a 

 member of the committee by a friend of his in Western New York. 

 These last specimens bad better be further tested before they are 

 recommended for cultivation. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOSEPH TAYLOR, ) ^ 

 ALFRED SMITU, | C^ommtWe.. 



* The " Hooker Apple," a Maine seedling. Origin, Gardiner. — \_A. Smith.] 



