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we going to take measures to protect ourselves ? We cannot 

 do so by passing this question. AVc can only do it by bring- 

 ing it before the people, and by presenting them with some- 

 thing better. 



Mr. May. I think if people would only consider, there 

 would be no need of their l)eing imposed upon in that way. 

 What gave it the name crab-apple? The name of itself is 

 suggestive of the quality of the fruit. 



Mr. Briggs of Turner. I wish to relate a little incident. 

 When I was in Bangor at the State Fair a few years ago, 

 there was a tree vender there from my own county, and he 

 made the statement that he had made from crab-apples, cider, 

 and from that cider, wine, Avhich sold at $8.00 per gallon. 

 These are the very men whom we do not see at such meetings 

 as this. I think there is much humbug in this direction. 



Mr. Litchfield. I notice the Secretary tasting a piece of 

 a crab-apple. I would ask him if he thinks they will make 

 good cider? 



Mr. Sawyer. I wish to have the gentleman taste for him- 

 self. I should call it a crahhed apple, — bitter, astringent and 

 totally worthless. 



Mr. Smith. If a man wants a tree for an ornament the 

 crab-apple tree looks well in the fall when loaded with fruit, 

 and in the spring with its blossoms. That is," I should sup- 

 pose, al)out all we want of the crab-apple tree. 



Mr. Brackett. I was about to say, that it seems to me that 

 we are almost wholly united in our opinions on this subject, and 

 it further seems to me there should be something done to go 

 before the people of this State to show our disapprobation, 

 more than simply to say that we merely objected to it. I 

 think we ought to adopt a resolution condemning the practice 

 of planting crab-apple trees in Maine, or that we regard them 

 unsuitable for growing in our State. 



Mr. Pope. There is another point which ought to be 

 ventilated, and that is the use of the crab-stock for grafting. 



The President. A motion to amend will be in order. 



Mr. Rice. I would move an amendment. I think the 



