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There is no excuse for this importation, we must grow it. I will 

 make inquiry of those who best understand the cultivation and 

 management of the Osier and report to the club. 



Hon. Richard Bacon, of Simsburj, sends a box of wild grapes 

 for examination — which were tried and pronounced excellent for 

 a wild one. It is a very dark color. One berry measured three 

 inches in circumference. Mr. Bacon sends also apples of a very fine 

 form. Dr. Peck said he had known them for twenty years by 

 the name of Baking Sweets, they are excellent when baked. 

 Pears also of good flavor. 



Mr. Ralph Hall, sent for examination line native dark colored 

 and some white native grapes which are good. The white one 

 resembles in color the sweet water foreign grape. 



The subject of the Osier and new plants was ordered for the 

 next regular meeting on the first Tuesday of November next at 

 noon. The club then adjourned. 



L. W. Annan, 810 Greenwich street, exhibited very beautiful 

 seedling apples raised by Mr. Alson Sherwood, of East Fishkill. 

 The tree is a chance seedling about 12 years old, 20 feet high ; 

 has on it probably 5,000 apples. Those on the upper limbs white 

 like wax. They are also of pleasant flavor. It bears few leaves 

 in comparison with other trees — almost as many apples as leaves. 

 The af^les are about one inch in diameter. 



Mr. Annan exhibited also Lemon Clings of very fine kind ; 

 also wild grapes of a fine deep wine color. 



The apple is to be called Sherwood's Wax Apple. 



Ralph Man, Esq., exhibited pears from a tree planted in 1690 

 by Samuel Hall, at East Middletown once called, then Chatham, 

 now Portland. These pears were picked on the 10th Sept. 1852. 

 '^Chey are well grown, handsome yellow, pleasant taste. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary, 



