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STATE HOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
and how well they could be grown. A list of these will ap¬ 
pear in the report of the committee on fruits. Among others 
were the seedlings grown by Mr. Peffer, and on which he had 
received the premiums at the late fair. 
Judge Knapp moved that one of these, and the one pro¬ 
nounced the best, and to which after three years exhibition had 
been awarded the first premium, be called the Pewaukee; whiclf 
prevailed. The apple was recommended to be placed on the 
list for trial. 
Mr. Tuttle spoke very highly of an apple he had recently 
found on the fawn of Mr. Walbridge, in Sauk county, and 
which he found growing in some of the most exposed situa¬ 
tions, and on poor land, but it was as far as he could observe? 
perfectly hardy, an abundant and regular bearer. He knew 
scarcely anything of its history, but he had found it on this 
farm, and from that fact he called it the Walbridge. He had 
no trees for sale, but had a few scions he would willingly dis¬ 
tribute to the members of the society. 
On motion, a committee to examine the fruits on exhibition 
were appointed by the chair, consisting of Messrs. Kellogg, 
Peffer and Greenman. 
A communication from Mr. Kinkst of Bad Ax, Yernon 
county, relating to a seedling apple raised by him in that 
county, from a seed planted in 1848, in best condition in April, 
tree hardy, even excelling in that the Siberian crab; bears 
every year. A specimen of the apples was also sent, but it 
did not meet with muck favor as to quality of fruit. But 
shows that varieties may yet be found that will be able to re¬ 
sist all the vicissitudes of our climate. The whole matter was 
referred to the committee on fruits. 
LEGISLATIVE AID. 
The report of the committee on the president’s address, and 
the memorial asking for legislative aid in conducting the ex¬ 
perimental garden, was taken up, the question being on its 
adoption. * 
Hr. Chadbourne, president of the university, coming in, was 
called upon for his views on that matter, who stated that he 
