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AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
In the valleys extending north from the Wind River Mountains, in the 
west central portion of the state, apples are very successfully produced. 
Here the Wealthy and Oldenburg have been the most successful varieties 
and, of course, hardy crabs succeed. The last winter was very destructive 
there also. In these protected valleys, at not more than 5,500 feet altitude, 
small fruits of all kinds which are generally grown at this latitude, succeed, 
and several varieties of grapes, principally Concord, Diamond and Wyoming 
have ripened for several years. 
Along the eastern border of the state near the Laramie Range of moun- 
tains, is a belt -in which apples and other fruits are succeeding well. The 
hardy varieties of standard apples and crabs are in bearing and little trouble 
has been experienced with winter killing. 
The Wealthy has been proven the hardiest apple over the larger part of the 
state. Trees of Wealthy apples have been in bearing for several years on the 
Laramie plains at altitudes of from 7,000 to 7,500 feet. 
Wyoming will never be a fruit producing state in which horticultural pro- 
ducts will be of commercial value. We are trying to show our inhabitants 
that it is possible for . them to grow sufficient fruit for home consumption, 
but to do this special care must be given the fruit garden. 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL 
FRUITS. 
Your Committee as originally constructed consisted of the following named 
gentlemen: 
E. H. Hart, Federal Point, Fla.; Lyman Phelps, Sanford, Fla.; H. C. Mat- 
thams, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mrs. W. F. Meres. Tarpon Springs, Fla.; 
R. Maitre, New Orleans. La.: W. H. Winters, Phoenix, Ariz.; Frank A. Kim- 
ball. National City, Cal.; J. E. Cutter, Riverside, Cal.; J. S. Calkins, Pomona, 
Cal., Leslie F. Gay, Pirn City. Cal.. Geo. C. Ro'eding, Fresno, Cal. 
The serious and continued illness of Mr. Llart compelled his resignation 
as Chairman, and Frank A. Kimball was appointed to succeed him. The 
death of Mr. Hart created a vacancy on the Committee, which was filled 
by the appointment of F. G. Sampson, of Boardman, Fla. 
Mr. Sampson reports as follows: “Since the last report from Florida 
Committee on Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits was made to this Society 
Florida’s chief fruit crop, the Orange, has suffered a terrible set back, from 
cold, the great majority of the trees being cut to the ground, thereby reduc- 
ing the crop from probably nearly 6 000,000 boxes in 1894, to 40,000 boxes 
in 1895, 150,000 in 1890, 250,000 in 1897, and probably about the same quan- 
tity in season of 1898-9. The loss was so severe that many growers were 
completely discouraged and abandoned their groves, and many others are 
only able to half take care of their groves so that 50 per cent is likely to 
cover acreage in the State now fully taken care of as compared with 1894. 
“The cold this past winter again damaged the youngest buds, but nothing 
like as bad as in 1894-5. Trees now taken care, of are making a wonderful 
growth so that there will be a marked increase in the crop of 1899. 
“In re-budding the groves in the northern section of the State, since the 
freeze, the growers have budded more generally to the early varieties Parson 
Brown, Boone. Satsuma, etc., etc. 
