REPORT OF THE APPLE AND PEAR CONFERENCE. 



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and Wilts, which, being subject to similar climatic influences, 

 readily afford means of comparison. 



From the selections of the varieties of Apples made by the 

 exhibitors, as best suited to their respective localities, three 

 valuable tables were compiled, which have been re-inserted in 

 this present Eeport, viz. : 



1. Poll taken of the selections for each county. 



2. Poll taken of the selections for each division, or group of 



counties. 



3. Poll of the selections for the whole of Great Britain. 



A distinctive feature of the 1888 Conference, which was 

 absent from the 1883 Congress, and which makes the present 

 Report peculiarly valuable, was the reading of papers relating to 

 Hardy Fruit Culture, and the discussions following thereon. 

 This part of the Report (Part I.) has been prepared for the press 

 by the Secretary of the Society, the Rev. W. Wilks, and Parts II. 

 and III., the statistical and descriptive portions, are the work of 

 Mr. A. F. Barron, Superintendent of the Society's Gardens at 

 Chiswick. 



